“This is why the fake term Islamophobia is so dangerous …”

http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/08/24/this-is-why-the-fake-term-islamophobia-is-so-dangerous/

2010 August 24

by NewsReal Blog

by Christopher Hitchens

As for the gorgeous mosaic of religious pluralism, it’s easy enough to find mosque Web sites and DVDs that peddle the most disgusting attacks on Jews, Hindus, Christians, unbelievers, and other Muslims—to say nothing of insane diatribes about women and homosexuals. This is why the fake term Islamophobia is so dangerous: It insinuates that any reservations about Islam must ipso facto be “phobic.” A phobia is an irrational fear or dislike. Islamic preaching very often manifests precisely this feature, which is why suspicion of it is by no means irrational.

Read the whole thing at Slate.