Othering Muslims suppresses public outrage at their disparate treatment
Evidence
I think that one of the great consequences of this intransigent “Other-izing” of Muslims is that there is little to no outrage when they are treated differently than other people. — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 767
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 767
- XREF: connects to: Anti-Islam campaigns can fail to stop a project yet still poison public opinion — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 445; Halliday argues modern hostility targets Muslims as a people, not Islam as a faith. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 87; Muslim depictions served as foils for unrelated domestic critiques — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 106 (+6 more)
Related
- Neither denouncing bigotry nor privatizing Muslim difference achieves mutual respect. (similarity 0.80)
- Islamophobia remains socially acceptable while other bigotries bring reprimand (similarity 0.79)
- Halliday argues modern hostility targets Muslims as a people, not Islam as a faith. (similarity 0.78)
- Anti-Islam campaigns can fail to stop a project yet still poison public opinion (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Islamophobia remains socially acceptable while other bigotries bring reprimand
#expands(0.62) - Private media Islamophobia extends rather than deviates from state structural Islamophobia
#corroborates(0.50) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 375 - Muslim depictions served as foils for unrelated domestic critiques
#contradicts(0.40) — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 106