A Briefing Paper for Green Party Activists
This paper examines what Nathan Lean called the 'I... more A Briefing Paper for Green Party Activists
This paper examines what Nathan Lean called the 'Islamophobia Industry' and its role in demonizing muslims and shaping the public debate about the nation's relationship with predominantly muslim nations. It summarizes the impact of Islamophobia on muslims in the United States, including constitutional infringements by the US DoJ Countering Violent Extremism program, the chilling impact on political discourse of such surveillance, violence perpetrated against muslims and islamic places of worship, the pejorative misuse of jihad and sharia in political speech, legislative attacks on the Muslim community and the Western narrative that US Imperialism, framed as humanitarian intervention, is necessary to save brown women from brown men and a presumptively misogynistic faith; albeit one known historically as first recognizing and protecting the rights of women to life, property, inheritance, support in divorce, etc. The paper also serves to debunk common myths that FGM, honor killings and hijab are evidence that Islam oppresses women. Finally, this paper offers guidance for community and Green Party activists for addressing Islamophobia encountered in their organizing work.
A Briefing Paper for Green Party Activists
This paper examines what Nathan Lean called the 'I... more A Briefing Paper for Green Party Activists
This paper examines what Nathan Lean called the 'Islamophobia Industry' and its role in demonizing muslims and shaping the public debate about the nation's relationship with predominantly muslim nations. It summarizes the impact of Islamophobia on muslims in the United States, including constitutional infringements by the US DoJ Countering Violent Extremism program, the chilling impact on political discourse of such surveillance, violence perpetrated against muslims and islamic places of worship, the pejorative misuse of jihad and sharia in political speech, legislative attacks on the Muslim community and the Western narrative that US Imperialism, framed as humanitarian intervention, is necessary to save brown women from brown men and a presumptively misogynistic faith; albeit one known historically as first recognizing and protecting the rights of women to life, property, inheritance, support in divorce, etc. The paper also serves to debunk common myths that FGM, honor killings and hijab are evidence that Islam oppresses women. Finally, this paper offers guidance for community and Green Party activists for addressing Islamophobia encountered in their organizing work.
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This paper examines what Nathan Lean called the 'Islamophobia Industry' and its role in demonizing muslims and shaping the public debate about the nation's relationship with predominantly muslim nations. It summarizes the impact of Islamophobia on muslims in the United States, including constitutional infringements by the US DoJ Countering Violent Extremism program, the chilling impact on political discourse of such surveillance, violence perpetrated against muslims and islamic places of worship, the pejorative misuse of jihad and sharia in political speech, legislative attacks on the Muslim community and the Western narrative that US Imperialism, framed as humanitarian intervention, is necessary to save brown women from brown men and a presumptively misogynistic faith; albeit one known historically as first recognizing and protecting the rights of women to life, property, inheritance, support in divorce, etc. The paper also serves to debunk common myths that FGM, honor killings and hijab are evidence that Islam oppresses women. Finally, this paper offers guidance for community and Green Party activists for addressing Islamophobia encountered in their organizing work.
This paper examines what Nathan Lean called the 'Islamophobia Industry' and its role in demonizing muslims and shaping the public debate about the nation's relationship with predominantly muslim nations. It summarizes the impact of Islamophobia on muslims in the United States, including constitutional infringements by the US DoJ Countering Violent Extremism program, the chilling impact on political discourse of such surveillance, violence perpetrated against muslims and islamic places of worship, the pejorative misuse of jihad and sharia in political speech, legislative attacks on the Muslim community and the Western narrative that US Imperialism, framed as humanitarian intervention, is necessary to save brown women from brown men and a presumptively misogynistic faith; albeit one known historically as first recognizing and protecting the rights of women to life, property, inheritance, support in divorce, etc. The paper also serves to debunk common myths that FGM, honor killings and hijab are evidence that Islam oppresses women. Finally, this paper offers guidance for community and Green Party activists for addressing Islamophobia encountered in their organizing work.