An Independent Investigation

Three Books - One Inquiry

Politics, bureaucracy, academia, Islam, Islamism, and Islamophobia

Islam. Islamophobia. Islamism.
Three terms. One reality

  • Is Progressive or Fundamentalist Islam shaping Canadian society?
  • What are the effects of a growing Islamophobia industry?
  • How does the term Islamophobia alter perception?

Religion — Muslim Reformers vs. Fundamentalists

Is Islam being reformed to embrace secular liberal values—or returning to an orthodox 9th-century interpretation?

How is this conflict shaping Canadian policy?

Language — Selling Fear: The Economics and Politics of Islamophobia

How does the term Islamophobia shape what can be said—and what cannot?

How does it influence public policy and public debate?

Lobby — Islamists Shape Canada’s Islamophobia Narrative

Why is criticism of Islam often framed as irrational fear?

How did the concept of Islamophobia become dominant—and what follows from that dominance?

Scroll to Top