Islamophobia / Dedria Bryfonski, book editor.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-212) and index.

What factors contribute to Islamophobia? Overview: there are four distinct forms of Islamophobia / J. Mark Halstead -- The mass media contributes to the spread of Islamophobia / Arthur F. Buehler -- A small group of right-wing zealots is responsible for spreading Islamophobia / Wajahat Ali, et al. -- Islamophobia grew following 9/11 / Goal Auzeen Saedi -- The economic crisis has contributed to Islamophobia / Rachel Slajda -- The perceived oppression of Muslim women is used to justify Islamophobia / Leila Ahmed -- Banning face veils fuels Islamophobia / Nancy Graham Holm -- Is America Islamophobic? Chapter preface -- Anti-Muslim sentiment is widespread in the United States / Peter Beinart -- Islamophobia has replaced anti-semitism in the United States / Nadine Epstein -- Bigots are responsible for the spread of Islamophobia to mainstream Americans / Mosharraf Zaidi -- Anti-Muslim sentiment is a problem on college campuses / Akbar Ahmed and Lawrence Rosen -- Anti-Muslim bigotry is exaggerated / Russ Smith -- There was no backlash of anti-Muslim sentiment after the 9/11 attacks / Jonathan S. Tobin -- Being opposed to the Islamic Cultural Center is not being Islamophobic / Rich Noyes -- False charges of Islamophobia are being used by radical groups to advance their cause / Robert Spencer -- Is suspicion of Islam rational? Overview: both conservatives and liberals have valid arguments about Islam / Cathy Young -- Fundamentalist Muslims are violent and pose a real threat / Andrew C. McCarthy -- Islamic supremacists pose a clear and present danger / Mark Tapson -- Islamophobia is a bigger threat than Islam / Melody Moezzi -- An irrational fear of Islam has its roots in the time of the Crusades / John Feffer -- Does Sharia law pose a threat to America? Overview: background on Sharia law / Toni Johnson -- There is a link between Sharia law and the support of violent jihad / Mordechai Kedar and David Yerushalmi -- Sharia law in the United States leads Americans one step closer to Islamist conquest / JanSuzanne Krasner -- Sharia law is a danger to civil society / Cully Stimson -- Demonizing Sharia law is counterproductive / Reuel Marc Gerecht -- Attempts to ban Sharia law are based on ignorance and Islamophobia / Abed Awad, interviewed by Justin Elliott -- The US legal system would never adopt Sharia law / Wajahat Ali and Matthew Duss.

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