Why would the Council on Islamic-American Relations designate critics of Islam as Islamophobes? For the same reason certain kinds of Muslims call their critics racists--to try to convince the uncommitted reader that nothing this individual says can be believed--he is a bad person. It is a way to stop an uncomfortable debate--silence the other side. It is interesting to see what CAIR considers Islamophobic speech. In several instances, the only offense was belonging to a group that is critical of Islam, but here is a selection of what CAIR considers speech that is beyond the pale of civilized debate. I consider most of these people, at least those with whom I am familiar, to be legitimate critics of Islam, not phobes of any kind. Most of what they say is either obviously or arguably true: Maher consistently demonizes and stigmatizes the Muslim community. Kilmeade told a leader of the English Defence League, an anti-Muslim group known for violent protests, “We got your back.” Gabriel has said, “America and the West are doomed to failure in this war unless they stand up and identify the real enemy: Islam.” According to Fischer, “Islam has no fundamental First Amendment claims, for the simple reason that it was not written to protect the religion of Islam.” According to an announcement for an October 2013 event, Goldberg can prove that “Islam is not just a religion but also a totalitarian and imperialistic ideology.” Lopez told an audience, “When people in other bona fide religions follow their doctrines they become better people — Buddhists, Hindus, Christians, Jews. When Muslims follow their doctrine, they become jihadists.” Pipes is the grandfather of Islamophobia in the United States. In 1990 he wrote, Western European societies are unprepared for the massive immigration of brown-skinned peoples cooking strange foods and maintaining different standards of hygiene...All immigrants bring exotic customs and attitudes, but Muslim customs are more troublesome than most. The Southern Poverty Law Center, a group that tracks hate in the United States, names Horowitz the godfather of the modern anti-Muslim movement. Yerushalmi beleives, Our greatest enemy today is Islam. Robinsons Q Society of Australia asserts, “Islam is not just another religion, but also a totalitarian ideology with a global agenda.” According to OBrien Islam...is a poisoned well. Gaffney has advocated renewing the House Un-American Activities Committee Rodgers “contended that Muslims should be treated differently because their legal system is inherently flawed.” Mano Bakh A key individual with the California group Concerned American Citizens. On its website, the group asserts, “The real source of the devastating 9/11 attack is the Islamic Ideology as prescribed in Quran. In June 2012, Bachmann led a group of House Republicans on a series of five letters to federal inspectors alleging that the Muslim Brotherhood was infiltrating the U.S. government. Huckabee referred to Islam as the antithesis of the gospel of Christ. Peter King has maintained that “80%, 85% of the mosques in this country are controlled by Islamic fundamentalists, [Robert Spencer] “From a historical standpoint, it is not even clear that Muhammad existed.” Reis wrote, “The ideology, politics and religion of Islam has one purpose – to bring the world into submission to Islam and under its laws.” Coughlin holds the beleif that belief that Islam obligates Muslims to use violence in the name of spreading or defending the faith. Crowder alleges “the real problem is the Quran.” Wildmon has said, “[Islam] is, in fact, a religion of war, violence, intolerance, and physical persecution of non-Muslims. He believes mosques exist to wage a cultural jihad against America. Zuhdi Jasser Jasser is founder and president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy and a board member of the Clarion Project Under Jasser’s leadership, AIFD is embedded with groups that are dedicated to spreading false information, fear, and distrust of Islam and Muslims. islamophobia.org/islamophobic-individuals.html
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