If you thought Islamophobia was simply about intolerance of Muslims due to religious bias, you probably need to go beyond its literal meaning to better understand the cause of rising prejudice across the world against the community. A lecturer in sociology from Rice University, Craig Considine — who reviewed more than 40 news articles and referenced…
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It’s not Islamophiobia, it’s Islamopissedoffia.
A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, defined by a persistent fear of an object or situation.[1] The phobia typically results in a rapid onset of fear and is present for more than six months.[1] The affected person will go to great lengths to avoid the situation or object, typically to a degree greater than the actual danger posed. So when did this term migrate to intolerance? It seems that anyone with an intolerance, not fear, of Islam is now an islamaphobic! So what is it when blacks can’t tolerate whites? Whites can’t tolerate blacks? Intolerance is not fear! A person can be intolerant of many things without being fearful or afraid of them.
Craig Considine may define ISLAM using all the academic terms he wishes. However, those who follow it are capable of anything for which it stands. And it stands for the elimination by any means necessary of any and all non-believers of any age, country or culture. That the majority of Muslims may be passive at any given time is entirely irrelevant.