Islamophobia operates by reducing Muslims to a monolithic bloc

Evidence

As indicated in chapter 1, a key component of Islamophobia is the tendency to portray Muslims as a monolithic bloc. Once Muslims are regarded as fundamentally sharing the same attitudes and commitments, it is not difficult to conclude that one violent Muslim, or one intolerant Muslim, makes all Muslims violent or intolerant. The events discussed in this chapter demonstrate how the actions of a few—Muhammad Bouyeri in Amsterdam, four young men in the London bombings, or a handful of imams from Denmark—are often presumed to be representative of all or most Muslims. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 433

Categorization

• DEFINE: Gives the clearest mechanism of Islamophobia: the synecdoche that one Muslim’s act stands for all Muslims.
• XREF: connects to: Perceiving Islam as monolithic and static drives most Islamophobia — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 53; Guilt-by-association is the bedrock principle of professional Islamophobia — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 444; Selective coverage reduces entire Muslim communities to violent militants. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 498 (+19 more)

Broader Connections

• Perceiving Islam as monolithic and static drives most Islamophobia #corroborates (0.90) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 53