Tribune: Since the tragedy of 9/11, Islamophobia has been persistently on the rise in America. The anti-Muslim rhetoric from the far right and the new atheist community continues to serve as fuel for the growing climate of fear, hate and suspicion of Muslims in America.
Just this past Friday, a significant anti-Muslim rally was held outside a mosque in Phoenix, Arizona. It was significant, not in terms of numbers, but for the fact that the anti-Muslim protestors came fully armed, some with weapons of military calibre. As they displayed their arms and chanted profanity against the Islamic faith, innocent men, women and children prayed peacefully inside.
Here are the right wing nuts protesting the #PhoenixMosque. Apparently, they fail to see their resemblance to ISIS. pic.twitter.com/adKnoydRww
— Casey (@pari_passu) May 30, 2015
Irony: So a group of guys with beards who look like ISIS stood outside a mosque with AK47’s? #PhoenixMosque pic.twitter.com/NglTmTb5Ap
— Malcolmite (@Malcolmite) May 30, 2015
This is the first anti-Muslim rally of its kind in the United States and an indication that worse might yet be in store. I hope I am wrong, but it is true that extreme phobia of minority communities has historically been a precedent for violence against its members. This Islamophobia is not a random phenomenon. It is calculated, and is being disseminated through well-funded propaganda. The ‘Islamophobia network,’ as it has come to be known, comprises of funders, organisations, media outlets, propagandists, activists and political players as well.
Categories: Accepting Islam, Americas, Answers to Anti-Islam, Anti-Islam Campaign, United States