Selling Fear: The Economics
&
Politics of Islamophobia
Students trained in the study of white supremacy, colonialism, and Islamophobia need jobs.
Professor Jasmin Zine and many others travelle the world warning of the dangers of Islamophobia. In a talk in Budapest, Hungary, she said that Islamophobia existed at the time of Islam’s inception. Many were afraid and spoke negatively of Is Islam.
According to Zine, 60% of Quebecers and 40% of Canadians have a negative opinion of Islam and Muslims. Canada, owing to M103 the Islamophobia motion that urges a a whole-of-government approach to quelling Islamophobia, spends many millions in an attempt to alter negative opinions of Islam.
It happens that some in the Islamophobia industry make a comfortable living.
In the US, Georgetown professor John Esposito joked that he drove a Toyota, but the Iranian Revolution allowed him to upgrade to a Lexus.
Is it possible that wherever Islam goes, Islamophobia is sure to follow?
This book introduces the term “Zine Paradox”:
Islam, as expressed by senior influential imams,
fuels fear of Islam and the Muslim community.
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