From one perspective, the idea of “Islamophobia” has established itself as one of the most popular and effective Islamist activist tactics over the last 20 years. By recasting anti-Muslim bigotry to include criticism of political and religious ideas, Islamists have sought to unify a diverse American Muslim community into yet another victimized political interest group akin to gays and ethnic minorities. Through this strategy numerous activist organizations have gained unwarranted political influence and sympathetic media coverage.
But not all support this approach. Sometimes, hardline clerics reject the narratives of “intersectionality” and politicized victimhood promoted by Islamists who have embraced the language of progressivism. Today, radical Islam divides between those on the one hand who would use the language of democracy and liberalism to infiltrate and destroy both; and on the other with those unwilling to stomach such charades, often out of a disgust at the supposed wickedness and decadence of the West.
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