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Islam and Islamophobia. Definition 1. Unreasonable fear, hatred or hostility directed against Muslims 2. Attacks on Muslims qua Muslims 3. Attacks on.

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1 Islam and Islamophobia

2 Definition 1. Unreasonable fear, hatred or hostility directed against Muslims 2. Attacks on Muslims qua Muslims 3. Attacks on Islam that appear to be tendentious and go beyond normal inter-religious polemic 4. Stereotypical depictions 5. Distortions of beliefs, practices, or history to show “wickedness” of the religion or its adherents (further info at www.fairuk.org)www.fairuk.org

3 What is not Islamophobic? Inter-religious polemic Reasonable fear or hatred against specific Muslims Disagreement with Islam-could be secular

4 types of Islamophobia “dhimmitude” Terrorism & Violence as somehow uniquely or especially Muslim issues Misogyny (obsession with Muslim women and “liberating” them) Insulting or harmful attacks on Islam beyond normal polemic

5 Example 1: Ethnic fear http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2663642

6 Example 2: Politically motivated anti-Islam Oriented towards Israel http://www.dfme.org/archives/000370.html Oriented towards India http://www.swordoftruth.com/swordoftruth/ar chives/byauthor/vinodkumar/tcfhmu.html

7 Example 3: Extreme religious polemic -Insulting depictions of Muhammad http://www.warriorsfortruth.com/news-jerry- falwell-mohammed.html -Moon god http://www.bible.ca/islam/islam-moon- god.htm

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