The Eurabia conspiracy theory about Muslim demographic domination has circulated widely through bestselling authors

Evidence

One need not look far for evidence of this. The widely received conspiracy theory, initially proposed by the polemicist Bat Ye’or (2001, 2005), reflected in the notion of ‘Eurabia’ foretelling the planned numerical and cultural domination of Europe by Muslims and Islam has achieved significant traction and features prominently in the accounts of various best-selling authors. These include the late Italian intellectual Orianna Fallaci (2001, 2003), the German economist Thilo Sarrazin (2010) and the British polemicists Niall Ferguson (2004) and Melanie Phillips (2005), among many others. It also includes Mark Steyn (2006a), who has made the confident prediction that ‘much of what we loosely call the Western world will not survive this century, and much of it will effectively disappear in our lifetimes, including many, if not most Western European countries.’ — Nasar Meer, Racialization and Religion, 50

Categorization

• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
• XREF: connects to: The Eurabia myth mirrors the Protocols of the Elders of Zion structure — Nasar Meer, Racialization and Religion: Race,…, 52; The refuted Eurabia demographic conspiracy structurally mirrors the Protocols of the Elders of Zion — Nasar Meer, Racialization and Religion: Race,…, 52; Eurabia theories predict Muslim demographic takeover of Europe. — Nasar Meer, Racialization and Religion: Race,…, 50 (+8 more)

Related

• Eurabia theories predict Muslim demographic takeover of Europe. (similarity 0.90)
• The Eurabia conspiracy theory migrated from Europe into US Islamophobia (similarity 0.83)
• The refuted Eurabia demographic conspiracy structurally mirrors the Protocols of the Elders of Zion (similarity 0.81)
• The Eurabia myth mirrors the Protocols of the Elders of Zion structure (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• The Eurabia conspiracy theory migrated from Europe into US Islamophobia #expands (0.85)
• Anti-Muslim books sold widely despite being riddled with documented falsehoods #corroborates (0.80) — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 498
• Liberal framing of the good-bad Muslim divide enables right-wing conspiracy theories #expands (0.75)
• Elite literary institutions normalized grotesque anti-Muslim propaganda #corroborates (0.75) — Michael A. Sells, The Bridge Betrayed, 191
• Liberal Islamophobia legitimizes and amplifies right-wing anti-Muslim conspiracy theories #expands (0.75)
• European literature encoded Muslims as satanic, fanatical, and antithetical to progress #corroborates (0.70) — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 494
• Spoof satires of Muslims deliberately reinforce existing anti-Muslim attitudes #corroborates (0.70) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 507
• The Christian publishing industry sold war-supporting Islamophobia through books and fiction #exemplifies (0.70) — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 496