Similarly, analyzing 'demography jihad' can lend a greater understanding to current events including Brexit, the election of President Trump, and 'Muslim Ban 2.0.' The concept of baby jihad plays…

Similarly, analyzing ‘demography jihad’ can lend a greater understanding to current events including Brexit, the election of President Trump, and ‘Muslim Ban 2.0.’ The concept of baby jihad plays an important role in anti-Muslim propaganda through both Europe and North America. Baby jihad strikes at the heart of white nationalist fears.

Evidence

White nationalists view demography—whether religious switching, fertility rates, or migration—as a form of jihad. I believe the concept of “baby jihad” can further be applied to analyze the nationalist rhetoric of populist parties across Europe and North America. These right-wing parties include the UK Independence Party, the French National Front, the Alternative fur Deutschland in Germany, the Independent Greeks Party, and the Freedom party of Austria amongst others. Similarly, analyzing “demography jihad” can lend a greater understanding to current events including Brexit, the election of President Trump, and “Muslim Ban 2.0.” The concept of baby jihad plays an important role in anti-Muslim propaganda through both Europe and North America. — Margaret Hodson, Baby Jihad, 54 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: I will then consider the demographic factors of fertility rates, age distribution, and migration. Much like conversion, white nationalists view high Muslim fertility rates as a form of jihad. White nationalists use violent rhetoric such as ‘literal baby boom’ (Steyn 2008, xviii) and ‘war of the wombs’ (Kilpatrick 2106, 131) to paint Muslim motherhood as weapon wielded against Western society. This concept of ‘baby jihad’ objectifies Muslim women as baby-producing machines. In turn, these babies will bring about the ruin of Western society through stealth jihad to implement Sharia law, amongst other things such as genital mutilation, rapes, and persecution of Christians. These fears are exacerbated by an aging European population in contrast to a young Muslim population. Finally, migration is viewed as another type of demographic weapon. White nationalists write of the ‘hijra’ as a form of stealth jihad (Corcoarn 2105b), a ‘Trojan horse’ (Solomon and Al Maqdisi 2009) to alter the demographic make-up of non-Muslim countries and implement Sharia law.; White nationalists believe this increase in switching to religiously unaffiliated causes lower fertility and birth rates for Western women. William Kilpatrick writes that ‘The decline of Christianity in Europe led to a loss of cultural confidence and a loss of will. This loss of faith also translated into a declining birth rate.’ (2016, 131). As stated above, Pew Research Center (2107) confirms that religiously unaffiliated women are projected to have lower fertility rates than religiously affiliated women. However, religiosity is only one factor impacting fertility rates, and is intertwined with educational opportunities, economic development, and age of marriage amongst other factors. However, here begins a shift from internal factors within Western society to external threats. There is indeed a perceived threat from within Western society due to religious switching, secularism, and lower fertility rates. However, the threat is also viewed as externally imposed on Western society in the form of ‘baby jihad.’ As shown above, religious switching has little impact on demographic changes. Therefore, white nationalist fears of religious switching impacting demography indicate greater fears about national security and cultural values. However, there are data to support large demographic shifts due to differing fertility rates and age distributions. White nationalists view demography as a form of jihad, and thus fear these projected changes.; Much like conversion, white nationalists view high Muslim fertility rates as a form of jihad. White nationalists use violent rhetoric such as “literal baby boom” (Steyn 2008, xviii) and “war of the wombs” (Kilpatrick 2106, 131) to paint Muslim motherhood as weapon wielded against Western society. This concept of “baby jihad” objectifies Muslim women as baby-producing machines. (+9 more)

Related

• Baby jihad rhetoric links demographic change to Muslim conquest in populist propaganda. (similarity 0.96)
• There is indeed a perceived threat from within Western society due to religious switching, secularism, and lower fertility rates. However, the threat is also viewed as externally imposed on… (similarity 0.94)
• Much like conversion, white nationalists view high Muslim fertility rates as a form of jihad. White nationalists use violent rhetoric such as “literal baby boom” (Steyn 2008, xviii) and “war… (similarity 0.92)
• White nationalists frame Muslim demographic change as an existential threat (similarity 0.92)
• White nationalists frame Muslim fertility and migration as demographic weapons against the West (similarity 0.91)
• White nationalists believe this increase in switching to religiously unaffiliated causes lower fertility and birth rates for Western women. William Kilpatrick writes that ‘The decline of… (similarity 0.91)
• The demography-as-jihad variant of Islamophobia has been understudied (similarity 0.90)
• William Kilpatrick builds upon Ibrahim’s description of baby jihad in A Politically Incorrect Guide to Jihad. Kilpatrick uses the term ‘war of the wombs’ along with baby jihad. He coins the… (similarity 0.90)
• White nationalists frame Muslim fertility and motherhood as weapons of war (similarity 0.89)
• White nationalists treat demographic change as externally imposed warfare. (similarity 0.89)
• Specifically, I will examine recent demographic data from the Pew Templeton Global Futures project Changing Global Religious Landscape Report published in April 2017. This report outlines… (similarity 0.89)
• White nationalists fuse fears of immigration with fears of fertility (similarity 0.88)
• White nationalists frame religious conversion as a weaponized demographic attack. (similarity 0.87)
• Muslim immigrants are a ‘fifth column’ of secret ‘stealth jihadists’ lying in wait to overthrow Western society and implement Sharia law, according to white nationalists. (similarity 0.87)
• Migration affects demographics less than fertility rates and age distribution. (similarity 0.86)

Broader Connections

• Much like conversion, white nationalists view high Muslim fertility rates as a form of jihad. White nationalists use violent rhetoric such as “literal baby boom” (Steyn 2008, xviii) and “war… #expands (0.90)
• William Kilpatrick builds upon Ibrahim’s description of baby jihad in A Politically Incorrect Guide to Jihad. Kilpatrick uses the term ‘war of the wombs’ along with baby jihad. He coins the… #expands (0.85)
• Baby jihad rhetoric links demographic change to Muslim conquest in populist propaganda. #corroborates (0.80) — Margaret Hodson, Baby Jihad, 54
• There is indeed a perceived threat from within Western society due to religious switching, secularism, and lower fertility rates. However, the threat is also viewed as externally imposed on… #expands (0.70)
• Baby jihad is one strand within a broader web of Islamophobic anxieties. #corroborates (0.70) — Margaret Hodson, Baby Jihad, 56
• The demography-as-jihad variant of Islamophobia has been understudied #corroborates (0.60) — Margaret Hodson, Baby Jihad, 13
• Just as conversions aren’t causing massive demographic shifts, jihadists aren’t causing massive numbers of terror attacks on Western soil. Therefore, it seems clear that Western fears of both… #expands (0.50)