Liberal tolerance of reformed Islam coexists with nativist demands to end Islam itself

Evidence

For more enlightened liberals, at least theoretically, there may be no conflict among Islam, democracy, and liberal citizenship as long as the form Islam takes is a liberal, democratic one. Hence, we get the statesponsored vision of a more palatable Islam, one that has undergone a reformation. But that tolerance has been far less politically appealing to many Americans than the nativist position that demands the end of Islam. After all, Islam, for most Muslims, cannot be differentiated from sharia which is its code of living. Thus, if sharia is the problem, then being Muslim is a problem. — Cyra Akila Choudhury, Racecraft and Identity in the Emergence…, 303

Categorization

• XREF: The ‘palatable reformed Islam vs. end Islam’ binary tracks her earlier framing shared with the Fields sisters on racial ideology’s demand for conformity; plausibly parallels the reader’s racecraft comparison materials. — connects to: Demands to assimilate Muslims logically require excising Islam itself — Cyra Akila Choudhury, Racecraft and Identity in the Emergence…, 296; Liberal tolerance of religion extends only to religions accepting liberal discursive assumptions — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular:…, 893; New capitulations aimed to eliminate Islam, not just assert Christian primacy (+7 more)

Broader Connections

• Islamophobia flourishes on both the nativist right and among self-proclaimed liberals #corroborates (0.90) — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 689
• Liberals frame Muslim presence in Europe through Enlightenment universalism versus romantic nativism #expands (0.83) — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 773
• Liberal tolerance of religion extends only to religions accepting liberal discursive assumptions #expands (0.82) — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 893
• Populist nativism drives concrete denial of Muslim futures across societies #corroborates (0.80) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 155
• Liberal containment of Islamophobia serves counterinsurgency strategy, not tolerance #complicates (0.79) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 574
• New capitulations aimed to eliminate Islam, not just assert Christian primacy #exemplifies (0.78)
• Amis demands Islam follow a forced linear path of Western secularization #exemplifies (0.76)
• Conservative and liberal approaches to Islamic extremism share a cultural-racist frame #corroborates (0.75)
• Denying Islam religious status legitimizes anti-Muslim state action as religious-freedom protection #expands (0.74) — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 743