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The definitions of Islamophobe / Islamophobia seem to be a matter of perspective.

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Islamophobe - a person that is afraid to say or do much of anything when dealing with Muslims for fear of possibly offending members of the Islamic community anywhere on the planet. The offended Muslims the islamophobe fears apparently have an IQ approximately equal to that of an amoeba, for the only response the offended Muslims seem to have regarding any actual or perceived negative statement or action against Islam are various intimidation tactics, usually involving the threat of violence or actual violence. This hostile stance is not only directed against the offender but all non-muslims of similar race, religion, nationality and/or ideology. Alleged passive / moderate Muslims will usually not speak out openly with any major degree of public visibility against the violent / negative actions of other Muslims either because they agree with of the inappropriate actions or perhaps the passive Muslim is just as afraid of retaliation from other Muslims as the Islamophobe.

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Islamophobe - A non-Muslim who knows more than they are suppose to about Islam.

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Islamophobe - A person that is prejudice or discriminates against Muslims or anything dealing with Islam.

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Islamophobia is the fear and/or hatred of Islam, Muslims or Islamic culture. Islamophobia can be characterized by the belief that all or most Muslims reject such concepts as equality, tolerance and democracy (as defined in western cultures) and are religious fanatics towards non-Muslims.


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I thought this was a really good article about Islamophobia and the Islamic references to back up their statements.

I am going to try to include their reference links but the article will probably be easier to read if one goes to the source page.


copied from:
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Pages ... phobia.htm

Islamophobe (is-slahm-o-fohb) - A non-Muslim who knows more than they are supposed to know about Islam.

Islamophobia is a fear of losing life or liberty to Islamic rule merely because the laws, sacred texts, and traditional practices of Islam demand the submission of culture, politics, religion and all social expression. It tends to afflict those most familiar with the religion, while sparing the more gullible.

Unlike Infidelophobia (Quranically-inspired hatred for non-Muslims), Islamophobia doesn't involve dead bodies, but rather bruised Muslim feelings, which are far more important than the lives of infidels according to the teachings of the faith.

In Muhammad's day, Islamophobia was treated with a practice known as beheading. Since this is now impractical outside of the Muslim world, the condition is best addressed by means of prevention. Such preventive measures include willful ignorance - which is best assisted with a strong dose of taqiyya.

The fact is that when Islam checks in, a lot of folks wind up checking out... permanently.  Therefore Islamophobes are a pretty broad group. Islamophobes include:

Hindus, Christians, and Jews who don’t want to be forced into a political system that treats them as third-class citizens. (Islamic teaching)

Atheists who want the freedom to live openly as such and publicly challenge religious orthodoxy. (Islamic teaching)

Women who don’t want to be draped in black bags.(Islamic teaching)

Heterosexual males who don’t want to see women draped in black bags. (Islamic teaching)

Drinkers (this ones important). (Islamic teaching)

Artists (not quite as important). (Islamic teaching)

Homosexuals who don’t want to be beaten to death. (Islamic teaching -> 'http://www.frontpagemag.com/articles/Pr ... 3BD71AEA25}' )

Anyone else who believes that consenting adults should not be killed or tortured over sexual practices. (Islamic teaching)

Liberals who don’t believe that cultural and moral values should be established by a state-sponsored religion. (Get past The Religion Barrier, for god's sake)

Dog lovers. (Islamic teaching).

Mothers who don't want their daughters killed over a man's "honor". (Islamic teaching)

Females who want to keep their clitoris. (Islamic teaching)

Intellectuals who value freedom of conscience and public dissent. (Islamic teaching)

Feminists who believe that women should not be made subordinate to men by a religion which openly insists that females are the intellectual and legal inferior of males. (Islamic teaching)

Anyone else who objects to a religion in which a woman's identity is defined by her relationship to a man. (Islamic teaching)

The left-handed (Islamic teaching).

Conservatives who believe in preserving the Western heritage responsible for the civil freedom, political liberty and economic success which has attracted the flood of immigrants from Muslim nations, where such values are conspicuously lacking. (Islamic teaching)

Muslims who would like the freedom to leave Islam. (Islamic teaching)

And many more...