Islamophobia

[ is-lah-muh-foh-bee-uh, iz‐ ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an aversion or hostility to, disdain for, or fear of Islam or Muslims:
The graffiti and other property damage at the mosque was motivated by Islamophobia.

Islamophobia

/ ˌɪzlɑːməˈfəʊbɪə /

Creationists need a Muslim hero, and American right-wingers need a “good” Muslim with whom to deflect accusations of Islamophobia.

He was also disturbed by the loaded arguments taking place online that were often filled with anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.

This is a show that breeds Islamophobia, paints its Obama character in black, and is hasbara-intensive all at once.

If it has been too easy to jump on the right for its Islamophobia, Bennoune takes on the Western left as well.

As for Joe Kaufman, the FrontPage writer who attacked Aboushi, he was skewered last year for his Islamophobia on the Daily Show.

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