Islamophobia persisted equally under Obama and Bush administrations.
Evidence
The anti-Shari‘a movement that reached its climax in 2011 illustrates that Islamophobia was just as pervasive during the Obama administration as it was during the George W. Bush era. And while the charismatic and fresh-faced politician came into office promising an end to the war on terror, what came to pass was entirely different. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 311
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 311
- XREF: connects to: Liberal Islamophobia under Obama worsened conditions for Muslims at home and abroad — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 436; Obama’s engagement with Islam combined strategic accommodation and intentional distance. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 319; Anti-Muslim racialization is bipartisan and flourished under the Obama administration (+5 more)
Broader Connections
- Anti-Muslim racialization is bipartisan and flourished under the Obama administration
#corroborates(0.80) - Liberal Islamophobia under Obama worsened conditions for Muslims at home and abroad
#contradicts(0.75) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 436 - Obama’s engagement with Islam combined strategic accommodation and intentional distance.
#expands(0.60) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 319 - Both Bush and Obama demanded Muslims police their own communities
#expands(0.60) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 339 - The Bush administration criminalized a mandatory Islamic religious practice by shutting down Muslim charities
#exemplifies(0.60) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 465 - Homegrown terrorism panic let Obama continue Bush-era war policies
#expands(0.55) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 499 - Obama continued and expanded Bush’s imperial wars despite softer rhetoric
#expands(0.55) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 579