Sunday, June 23, 2019

Politically Exploiting Islamophobia

Kreidie painted a terrifying, and dishonest picture for the unsuspecting attendees claiming that "Islamophobia is an organized attempt to denigrate Muslims in America. It is not a conspiracy theory. It's real." To support his assertion he referred to "Fear Inc.," a study by the Center for American Progress which promotes the falsehood that there is a "Network financed by Richard Mellon with $42 million" whose mission is to disseminate misinformation about Islam.

Kreidie labels as extremists the very people concerned about the rhetoric preached in American mosques yet said nothing about these very real extremist views pushed at his own mosque.

Kreidie refuses to accept that criticism of radical Islam - the kind his Philadelphia mosque was caught promoting - is not the same as criticism of the majority of the Muslim population.

Kreidie's conspiracy-addled view that Muslim Americans are under dire oppression was unfortunately echoed by the other participants of the town hall.

Like Kreidie, Johnson-Harrell seems to see Islamophobia where it doesn't exist, and yet remains incapable of seeing bad behavior by Islamists and calling it out.

Community tensions are likely to only worsen as long as Muslim community leaders and elected officials whitewash Islamist anti-Semitism, treat Muslims solely as victims, and demonize those who point out the problems of extremism within the Muslim community.

Entitled "Islamophobia: Confronting Hate, Celebrating Diversity," the town hall meeting was co-sponsored by Council on American Islamic Relations Philadelphia chapter and Emgage, a political action group which supports Muslim American candidates running for office.

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/06/politically_exploiting_islamophobia.html

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