Rushdie argues the Islamophobia concept protects the intolerant and punishes critics
Evidence
The irony, according to Rushdie, is that the ones who are truly phobic and bigoted are those Muslims who are protected by the concept of Islamophobia, whereas enlightened individuals committed to criticizing Islam’s intolerance and narrow-mindedness are the ones labeled bigots. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 361
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the book’s earlier chapter reference to Rushdie and the 2006 ‘wretched concept’ statement; also echoes Blakemore/other critics of the concept. — connects to: The Rushdie Affair was the first major Muslim-non-Muslim conflict in Europe — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 343; The Rushdie-Hirsi Ali manifesto rejects Islamophobia as a confound of criticism and stigmatization — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 73; Criticism that endangers Muslim safety crosses into Islamophobia. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 80 (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- The Rushdie-Hirsi Ali manifesto rejects Islamophobia as a confound of criticism and stigmatization
#corroborates(0.80) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 73 - Criticism that endangers Muslim safety crosses into Islamophobia.
#complicates(0.75) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 80 - Critics reject the term Islamophobia as misnomer or speech-chilling
#corroborates(0.75) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 47 - Fighting Islamophobia need not stifle legitimate criticism of Muslims
#corroborates(0.65) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 696 - Liberal containment of Islamophobia serves counterinsurgency strategy, not tolerance
#complicates(0.60) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 574 - Free speech concerns about the Islamophobia concept are shared across the political spectrum
#corroborates(0.60) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 78