Practices Westerners blame on Islam often predate Islam or are geographically limited.

Evidence

We must also realize that many oppressive and patriarchal practices popularly connected to Islam by Westerners either have roots outside Islam or are practiced by only a limited number of Muslim communities. FGM, for example, not only predates Islam but is also found among Christian communities in Egypt, the Sudan, and Kenya. Female circumcision, moreover, is not mentioned in the Qur’an, which may also explain why the practice is limited geographically within the Muslim world. In fact, about half of all Muslim women who have endured the procedure live in Egypt and Ethiopia—hardly evidence that FGM is an Islamic practice. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 311

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Islam has varied regionally and adapted to historical transformations. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 160; Global Muslim practice is internally diverse across sects and regions. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 159; Western media frames Islam chiefly through terrorism and women’s oppression. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 499 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Islam has varied regionally and adapted to historical transformations. #corroborates (0.70) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 160
• Global Muslim practice is internally diverse across sects and regions. #corroborates (0.70) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 159
• Western media frames Islam chiefly through terrorism and women’s oppression. #corroborates (0.55) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 499