photo #5933293

Fact of the matter is that accusations of “Islamophobia” are the 21st century equivalent of accusations of “blasphemy.” The purpose of both types of accusation is to condemn and repress criticism of religions. If the suffix “phobia” is interpreted in the strict sense of an irrational fear, then “Islamophobia” does not exist, because to fear a religion is not irrational. If, on the other hand, that suffix is given the more general meaning of simply a fear, then “Islamophobia” is just a fear of Islam, a fear which is rational, reasonable and necessary, especially if we are talking about the fundamentalist variant of Islam known as “Islamism” or “political Islam.” Thus, if “Islamophobia” exists, it is a virtue....