Anti-Islam Movement

1. Anti-Islam Movement Katelyn Patberg Janet Wall-Myers Katherine Richárd Leon Love

2. Proud Family

3. Islamaphobia • Prejudice against, or hatred or fear of Islam or Muslim • Dates back to the 1980s, but came into common use after September 11, 2001 • The week after the attack on the Twin Tower, 645 crimes were reported against Arabs or anyone who looked Arabian • In the month after the attack, 99 hate crimes took place against Muslim people

4. The Dream of Anti-Islam Forces • At the beginning of the movement, the idea was to completely wipe Islam from the earth • The forces knew that this would be impossible • Islam is a widely spread religion • Attacking Islam believers will result in strong retaliation • Instead of a direct wipe out, they decided to modify Islam into a mold of Christianity • To become a religion with few private rituals

5. Three Branches of Forces Against Islam • Secular Fundamentalists • Zionists and Hindu Fundamentalists • Christian Fundamentalists

6. Secular Fundamentalists • Largest of the three groups, most powerful • Includes politicians, teachers, professors • See religion as irrelevant to peoples’ lives • Tolerate religions if the people have private beliefs in some kind of God or gods • Some have a loose belief in some kind of god or gods, but it is not viewed as relevant to their lives • Particularly against Islam because they believe it competes with Secular ideals

7. Zionists and Hindu Fundamentalists • Believe that expansion of Islam would destroy their ideologies and their political domains • Often label Muslim believers as “Terrorists” • Demonize Muslim believers as they believe that it will make themselves look better • One way of promoting their own religion/beliefs • Spread rumors about Islam that discourages their political participation, saying that is would be dangerous for society

8. Christian Fundamentalists • See Islam as a competitor in winning the hearts and minds of the people around the world • Create lies about Islam to promote their own religion • Misrepresent Islam to their listeners and readers • Pamphlets, books, TV, Christian radio

9. 7 Dreams of Anti-Islam Forces 1. Removal of Jihad from Islamic teachings The West is willing to support any Islam that does not have Jihad in its teaching 2. Removal of politics as a part of Islam 1. Separation of politics and religion 2. Discouraging Muslims form political participation in the West, to keep them from gaining power 3. Change the status quo of the political participation

10. 3. Removal of Islamic Economics a. Separate the economics of the country from Islamic teachings b. Believe that it will be the end of the capitalist economy because it supports the exploitation of the weak and ignorant 4. Modify the Muslim Social Life a. Drop the Hijab and the objections to the free mixing of genders b. Supporters say that the Hijab should not be worn by educated women

11. 5. Opposition to Outreach to non-Muslims Muslim believers should not promote Islamic teachings to non-Muslims 6. Stop Forbidding Evil a. Want people to stay away from evil deeds b. Secular viewpoint – evil is defined by law, and not everything that is defined as evil by religions is not necessarily evil c. Examples – gambling and drinking 7. Stop Studying and Living by the Qur’an and Sunnah

12. Treatment of Muslims since 9/11 • In one survey of Muslims: • 86% reportedhearing anti-Muslim comments • 60% reported experiencing discriminatory acts • 55% indicated experiencing verbal harassment • 38% indicated receiving hate messages • 32% reported having their mosque damaged.

13. Vandalism

23. Anti-Islam in the Media

24. Misconceptions of Islam • Many anti-Islam feelings are a result of ignorance, prejudice and media • Stereotypes and misconceptions have led to the majority of anti-Islam feelings

25. Islam is also widely considered in the West as “extremist,” “terrorist,” or as a “fundamental” religion

26. Stereotypes of Islam date back over 1400 years, including the Crusades • This caused not only battles but also a war of words to discourage sympathizers

27. Due to the past stereotypes and ignorance of the West, many of the media groups of common interest have not changed their original words that were used to describe Islamic people and their values

28. The media today still presents primeval thoughts about Muslims and Islam that are not based in truth

29. Though some of the actions described in the media may be found on some truth, the reality is that “extremists” of the religion do not represent the religion as a whole http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=8407755

30. The Burn a Koran Song“Yet some evil doers who put heads on skewersSaid we’re a religion of peaceWhen really in truth and a livin’ is proofThey want all those Christians deceased”

31. Bibliography • Abu-Raiya, Hisham, Kenneth I. Pargament, and Annette Mahoney. "Examining coping methods with stressful interpersonal events experienced by Muslims living in the United States following the 9/11 attacks." Psychology of Religion and Spirituality (2010): PsycARTICLES. EBSCO. Web. 7 Dec. 2010. • Ali, M. Amir Ph.D. “The Dream of Anti-Islam Forces.” The Article Collection of M. Amir Ali, Ph.D <http://www.ilaam.net/Articles/ DreamOfAntiIslam.html.> Web. • “Anti-Islam.” café press. 29 November 2010. <http://shopcafepress.com/anti-Islam?page=1. >Web. • “Girl Wears Anti-Islam T-Shirt to School.” abcNews. 1 December 2010. <http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=8407755. >Web. • “Islam and the Western Media.” Islam for Today. 1 December 2010. <http://islamfortoday.com/media.html. >Web. • The Proud Family – Culture Shock. <http://www.youtube.com.>

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