The following quotes from this link are what I am describing:
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Islamophobia
Islamophobia is the irrational fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims. It is usually, though not always, connected with xenophobia in general. The term is also sometimes used as a snarl word to dismiss valid criticisms of Islamic doctrines and ideology.
Islamophobia is a controversial term for a number of reasons. Despite the implication of the term, those accused of Islamophobia are not actually afraid of Islam, but instead are highly critical of it. Despite the fact that it may not be an actual phobia, it is akin to the concept of homophobia.
Kenan Malik, a UK writer, has criticized the concept of Islamophobia, calling it a myth. He argues that the charge of Islamophobia is leveled against those who criticize Islam or Muslims in any way (even when those criticisms may be legitimate) to serve as a "chilling effect."
Rowan Atkinson, a British comic-actor has likewise stated that although criticizing another person based on their race is ridiculous and irrational, criticizing another's religion, which is a voluntary belief, is a right. He further stated that laws should not be created which protect certain types of ideas from criticism and not others.
Many well known atheists, including Sam Harris[20] and Bill Maher[21], have endorsed Andrew Cummins' description of Islamophobia as “a word created by fascists, and used by cowards, to manipulate morons.”[22]
Charb, one of the cartoonists murdered in the Charlie Hebdo attacks, attacked the concept of Islamophobia in a posthumously published article. According to Charb, most right-wing islamophobes are actually just racists. By calling their racism Islamophobia these people get an intellectual veneer they don't deserve. "If one day all Muslims in France converted to Catholicism ... these foreigners or French of foreign origin would still be seen as responsible for all ills."[23]
From the same link, there are obviously many examples of actual Islamaphobia. One such action is 'snatching a Muslim woman's veil off in the street'. Now I cant speak for the US, but in the UK this is almost a non issue, and I live in one of the cities with England's highest Muslim population. However the common application of 'Islamaphobia' is simply used as a childish rebuttal to attempt to silence any legitimate criticism of Islam. Also, there are many countries in the west who have already banned, or are looking to ban face coverings in public. Many have attacked this as being Islamaphobic, yet it applies to all and any person and any type of face covering, not just the veil. Also the full covering face veil is not a religious requirement in Islam, but even pre dates Islam as a cultural trend from the middle east. Some Muslims simply take the Islamic teaching that 'women must dress modestly' to mean that a woman must cover up every milimeter of her skin with clothing, which of course is not a widely held actual belief as most Muslim women in the west do not adhere to it.
Another example of what is attacked as being Islamaphobic is the advocacy of the 'One law for all' campaign, which seeks to ban religious courts and laws from secular countries, as many of their court cases have been demonstrated to be misogynistic and oppressive towards muslim women. Yet to try and push for all citizens regardless of their race, religion or gender to be treated equally and by the same law is automatically branded 'Islamaphobic'.
So while the term Islamaphobia may exist, its use by many people including yourself is clearly an example of leftist - fascism, used as a method to try and smear any and all criticism of Islam as being hate speech, no matter how big, small or relevant the criticism may be.
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Islamophobia
Islamophobia is the irrational fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims. It is usually, though not always, connected with xenophobia in general. The term is also sometimes used as a snarl word to dismiss valid criticisms of Islamic doctrines and ideology.
Islamophobia is a controversial term for a number of reasons. Despite the implication of the term, those accused of Islamophobia are not actually afraid of Islam, but instead are highly critical of it. Despite the fact that it may not be an actual phobia, it is akin to the concept of homophobia.
Kenan Malik, a UK writer, has criticized the concept of Islamophobia, calling it a myth. He argues that the charge of Islamophobia is leveled against those who criticize Islam or Muslims in any way (even when those criticisms may be legitimate) to serve as a "chilling effect."
Rowan Atkinson, a British comic-actor has likewise stated that although criticizing another person based on their race is ridiculous and irrational, criticizing another's religion, which is a voluntary belief, is a right. He further stated that laws should not be created which protect certain types of ideas from criticism and not others.
Many well known atheists, including Sam Harris[20] and Bill Maher[21], have endorsed Andrew Cummins' description of Islamophobia as “a word created by fascists, and used by cowards, to manipulate morons.”[22]
Charb, one of the cartoonists murdered in the Charlie Hebdo attacks, attacked the concept of Islamophobia in a posthumously published article. According to Charb, most right-wing islamophobes are actually just racists. By calling their racism Islamophobia these people get an intellectual veneer they don't deserve. "If one day all Muslims in France converted to Catholicism ... these foreigners or French of foreign origin would still be seen as responsible for all ills."[23]
From the same link, there are obviously many examples of actual Islamaphobia. One such action is 'snatching a Muslim woman's veil off in the street'. Now I cant speak for the US, but in the UK this is almost a non issue, and I live in one of the cities with England's highest Muslim population. However the common application of 'Islamaphobia' is simply used as a childish rebuttal to attempt to silence any legitimate criticism of Islam. Also, there are many countries in the west who have already banned, or are looking to ban face coverings in public. Many have attacked this as being Islamaphobic, yet it applies to all and any person and any type of face covering, not just the veil. Also the full covering face veil is not a religious requirement in Islam, but even pre dates Islam as a cultural trend from the middle east. Some Muslims simply take the Islamic teaching that 'women must dress modestly' to mean that a woman must cover up every milimeter of her skin with clothing, which of course is not a widely held actual belief as most Muslim women in the west do not adhere to it.
Another example of what is attacked as being Islamaphobic is the advocacy of the 'One law for all' campaign, which seeks to ban religious courts and laws from secular countries, as many of their court cases have been demonstrated to be misogynistic and oppressive towards muslim women. Yet to try and push for all citizens regardless of their race, religion or gender to be treated equally and by the same law is automatically branded 'Islamaphobic'.
So while the term Islamaphobia may exist, its use by many people including yourself is clearly an example of leftist - fascism, used as a method to try and smear any and all criticism of Islam as being hate speech, no matter how big, small or relevant the criticism may be.
