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An Imaginary Racism - Islamophobia and Guilt (Paperback)
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An Imaginary Racism - Islamophobia and Guilt (Paperback)
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'Islamophobia' is a term that has existed since the nineteenth
century. But in recent decades, argues Pascal Bruckner in his
controversial new book, it has become a weapon used to silence
criticism of Islam. The term allows those who brandish it in the
name of Islam to 'freeze' the latter, making reform difficult.
Whereas Christianity and Judaism have been rejuvenated over the
centuries by external criticism, Islam has been shielded from
critical examination and has remained impervious to change. This
tendency is exacerbated by the hypocrisy of those Western defenders
of Islam who, in the name of the principles of the Enlightenment,
seek to muzzle its critics while at the same time demanding the
right to chastise and criticize other religions. These
developments, argues Bruckner, are counter-productive for Western
democracies as they struggle with the twin challenges of
immigration and terrorism. The return of religion in those
democracies must not be equated with the defence of fanaticism, and
the right to religious freedom must go hand in hand with freedom of
expression, an openness to criticism, and a rejection of all forms
of extremism. There are already more than enough forms of racism;
there is no need to imagine more. While all violence directed
against Muslims is to be strongly condemned and punished, defining
these acts as 'Islamophobic' rather than criminal does more to
damage Islam and weaken the position of Muslims than to strengthen
them.
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