01 June 2013

Forget 'Islamophobia'. Let's Tackle Islamism

.... Perhaps the "Islamophobia" of which Warsi speaks, and anti-Muslim hatred can be stopped. But it will only happen if the spotlight remains on the right people.

Only then will more people in the Muslim communities stand up, speak out, and tackle the extremists out of rage that they are causing so much trouble for everybody else.

When people try to deflect attention from the community, the radicals continue to get away with anything. A government or individual who sincerely desires to tackle "Islamophobia" must start by dealing not with the reaction but with the cause.

And that is not a thing which is the invention of paranoids, but the reaction of many ordinary, alert people to a real problem. Deal with radical Islam and what is rightly or wrongly called "Islamophobia" will disappear. [STANDPOINT] Read more