Wikipedia contributors — Islamophobia

12 published claims from this book.

• A term’s etymology does not determine its actual meaning or use.
• Early twentieth-century colonial writing already framed Islam as civilization’s negation.
• Early uses of ‘islamophobie’ meant Muslim liberals’ fear of Islam, not hatred of Muslims.
• Islamophobia can be deeply institutionalized in societies that have almost no Muslims.
• Islamophobia is internalized by Muslims more than by any other US faith group
• Islamophobic imagery varies by context and reveals the Islamophobe more than Muslims.
• Majorities in eight European countries would halt Muslim-majority migration
• Moral panic over Muslims persists even where no Muslims live
• Muslim terrorist attacks received seven times more media coverage than non-Muslim attacks per incident
• Muslim-perpetrated attacks draw far more US media coverage than far-right attacks
• Naming a bigotry can be attacked as a way to shield it from criticism.
• Well-funded US organizations exist whose primary purpose is anti-Muslim prejudice