Islamophobia

Not that I am saying that it is right to abuse terms such as 'islamophobia' - but how is such an abuse any difference to what Melanie Phillips does almost every single day, when she condemns perfectly legitimate criticism of Israel as anti-Semitism? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Durban II is aiming for the criminalisation of 'islamophobia' by its demand for a law against 'blasphemy of religion' (only Islam is mentioned) and for support for the Cairo Declaration of Human Rights in Islam to supercede the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Fellow Traveller asks what is wrong with "hate legislation": same thing that's wrong with the terms 'islamophobia' and 'homophobia'; they are false concepts, designed to shut down all debate, discussion and ultimately, freedoms of speech and conscience. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Thus creating a fait-accompli, wherein "islamophobia" is discovered by the pea-heads who use such terms to be the default position of pretty much everyone around them. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Once we get drawn into silly debates over what it is supposed to mean we miss the obvious: the term "islamophobia" presupposes that those it is applied to are mentally ill. ❋ Unknown (2008)

mickinlondon., london, 02/02/2011 12:45 I am fed up with the likes of Mahmood trying to make a direct analogy in people's minds between so called islamophobia and racism or, indeed, sexism or homophobia. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The "islamophobia" was a charade foisted on Americans by israel-firsters anxious to keep Americans dying in campaigns to "protect" massive zionist crimes against humanity in Palestine and the mideast in general. ❋ Mutainia (2010)

Islamism as "islamophobia" that pillories all Muslims. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Muslim states seek U.N. action on West's "islamophobia" ❋ Unknown (2010)

But if he actually listened to the people who were upset, he'd see it has nothing to do with "islamophobia," just good manners. ❋ Unknown (2010)