Islamophobia remains Europe’s one tolerated and even encouraged racist ideology

Evidence

The good news is that in many parts of Europe today, anti-Semitism and other forms of racism are rightfully condemned and punished. However, Islamophobia still remains the one racist ideology which can still often go unpunished, or even encouraged. Recent global events have allowed Europe’s far-right ultra-nationalists to make Islamophobia this century’s ugly form of European xenophobia which is tolerated by the general public at-large. — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 486

Categorization

  • XREF: Reverses the premise in the reader’s retained note that Islamophobia and anti-Semitism mirror each other; here they diverge in enforcement. — connects to: European nations tolerated Nazism because it was first used against non-European peoples.; Unconscious anti-Arab bias kept a European open only to a fellow non-Arab’s call — Frantz Fanon, A Dying Colonialism, 546; Islamophobia remains more socially acceptable than other Western prejudices — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 710 (+11 more)
  • corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 486

Broader Connections