Islamophobia has become a mainstream civil rights issue framed alongside racism and sexism.

Evidence

Her ascent, in great part, symbolizes the arrival of Islamophobia as a mainstream civil rights issue mentioned in the same breath as racism, sexism, homophobia, and xenophobia. Sarsour has risen along with other Muslim American grassroots political and legal leaders who helped forge vital coalitions before the ascent of Trump—women like black Muslim activist Donna Auston and Somali American Asha Noor, who come from communities at the very intersection of racism, Islamophobia, and xenophobia and speak about the perils posed by Islamophobia in ways that reach broader audiences. This broadening of leadership and audience, and a growing legion of allies, has been absolutely vital in the short term to confront the structural Islamophobia the Trump administration has been poised to expand. It is even more important in addressing the blueprint of political Islamophobia that will be followed by politicians waiting in the wings, and the private Islamophobia it will embolden. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 501

Categorization

• XREF: Names the private Islamophobia that structural/political Islamophobia emboldens — the dialectic the reader is tracking. — connects to: Islamophobia is increasingly theorized as a form of racism rather than mere religious prejudice; Islamophobia has moved from academic usage into mainstream national discourse. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 502; Islamophobia is systemic and institutionalized, not merely individual prejudice — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 641 (+1 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 501

Broader Connections

• Islamophobia is increasingly theorized as a form of racism rather than mere religious prejudice #corroborates (0.60)
• Islamophobia has moved from academic usage into mainstream national discourse. #corroborates (0.55) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 502
• Islamophobia is systemic and institutionalized, not merely individual prejudice #expands (0.50) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 641
• Islamophobia remains socially acceptable while other bigotries bring reprimand #corroborates (0.45)