Re:The Invention of Islamophobia (2011)
by mpweiher on Sunday April 28, 2019 @07:42AM
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> Islam isn’t homogeneous
From the text: "Above all, however, it wants to silence all those Muslims who question the Koran, who demand equality of the sexes, who claim the right to renounce religion, and who want to practice their faith freely and without submitting to the dictates of the bearded and doctrinaire."
Re:The Invention of Islamophobia (2011)
by heraclius on Sunday April 28, 2019 @07:49AM
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Yes, this is an important instance of the problem with excessive generalisation. Unfortunately Bruckner ends up excessively generalising about the use of the term “Islamophobia”, hence the not unjustified comments here attacking him for bigotry.
From the text: "Above all, however, it wants to silence all those Muslims who question the Koran, who demand equality of the sexes, who claim the right to renounce religion, and who want to practice their faith freely and without submitting to the dictates of the bearded and doctrinaire."