Professional Islamophobia is a career path of deliberately manufacturing anti-Muslim fear
Evidence
I analyze the arguments, motivations, and influence of prominent individuals and organizations that deliberately drown out the diversity of Muslim voices and consciously manufacture and exploit the fear of Islam in a manner unprecedented in mainstream political and media circles. I refer to this enterprise as “professional Islamophobia.” Professional Islamophobia is constituted by a cadre of conservative politicians, right-wing activists and bloggers, and even disgruntled Muslims or ex-Muslims who make a career of demonizing Muslims and Arabs. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 435
Categorization
- DEFINE: The author’s core term ‘professional Islamophobia’ is defined here as a career-based enterprise that deliberately manufactures fear, distinguishing it from the irrational bias the term normally denotes.
- XREF: Connects to the reader’s stated question about the single clearest definition the author offers and what it excludes. — connects to: Guilt-by-association is the bedrock principle of professional Islamophobia — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 444; Professional Islamophobia is defined by overt demonization and career incentives for provocation — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 492; Islamophobic provocation aims to elicit rage that confirms Muslim stereotypes (+11 more)
Broader Connections
- Professional Islamophobia is defined by overt demonization and career incentives for provocation
#expands(0.85) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 492 - Islamophobic provocation aims to elicit rage that confirms Muslim stereotypes
#expands(0.65) - Islamophobia operates as a marketable commodity across media forms
#expands(0.60) — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 354 - Islamophobia has material and political causes beyond ignorance or xenophobia
#complicates(0.50) — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 706