Liberal Islamophobia under Obama worsened conditions for Muslims at home and abroad

Evidence

Correspondingly, conservative Islamophobia gave way to liberal Islamophobia. This did not, however, change the realities of people’s lives in the “Muslim world,” which in some ways got worse under Obama. This is true, too, of the domestic environment for Muslims in the United States, a topic I turn to in the next chapter. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 436

Categorization

• XREF: The shift from conservative to liberal Islamophobia parallels themes in Selod and Iftikhar about how mainstream discourse legitimates empire. — connects to: Islamophobia includes polite liberal variants, not only conservative conspiracy theories — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 48; Islamophobia persisted equally under Obama and Bush administrations. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 311; Democratic and Republican parties practice different but complementary forms of Islamophobia — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 327 (+21 more)