The War on Terror functions as an imperial project spreading Islamophobia globally

Evidence

But as the War on Terror spun distinct myths in different countries and the world spun along with it, an understanding of Islamophobia untethered from the American experience, its distinct history, and unique configurations of race and racism has become essential. Islamophobia is now more than ever a global phenomenon, and the War on Terror has evolved into an imperial project that advances it across longitudes and latitudes. — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 43

Categorization

• XREF: Directly frames the reader’s pairing with Iftikhar’s global-synthesis argument about anti-Muslim bigotry abroad. — connects to: Liberal Islamophobia includes Muslims only on imperial terms — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 89; States across the power spectrum weaponize Islamophobia for national and imperial projects — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 79; Islamophobia networks are structurally integral to US empire — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 89 (+12 more)