Islamophobic tropes become real violence through perceived enemy images

Evidence

There are four interconnected groups of people who have come together to project the image of a vicious and menacing “Muslim enemy” and to generate fear and hatred. They include members of the neocon camp who have devoted themselves to ferreting out the “Islamic terrorist”; Zionists whose goal of policing criticism of Israel dovetails neatly with the logic of Islamophobia; the Christian Right, which has joined the ranks of the Islamophobic warriors; and a group of former Muslims (and Christians) from the Middle East and South Asia who have profited from Islam-bashing. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 537 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Semantic and philosophical redefinitions are being weaponized to legitimate state violence. — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 122; Van Gogh’s murder reinforced the stereotype of Islam’s inherently violent nature — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 387; Post-war Middle East events made violence central to US Muslim depictions — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 521 (+31 more)

Broader Connections

• Islamophobic provocation aims to elicit rage that confirms Muslim stereotypes #expands (0.75)
• State-perpetuated fear racializes Muslim bodies as terrorist enemies #corroborates (0.70)
• Four interconnected groups jointly project the Muslim-enemy image #expands (0.60) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 537
• Islamophobia worldwide shares the core link between Islam and terrorism #corroborates (0.60)
• Gendered Islamophobia assigns opposite tropes to Muslim women and men #expands (0.50) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1244