Islamophobia and the US Ideological Infrastructure of White Supremacy
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Publication Date
2019
Publisher
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Source Publication
The Routledge International Handbook of Islamophobia
Source ISSN
9780815353751
Original Item ID
10.4324/9781351135559-20
Abstract
Islamophobia is increasingly treated as a form of racism in scholarship on its ideological and structural patterns in the West. Prior to providing an inventory of recent hate crimes and executive orders, which form some of the structural components of anti-Muslim racism in the US, it is important to understand why, on the ideological level, Islamophobic ideas are capable of gaining so much traction in the US. Prior to providing an inventory of recent hate crimes and executive orders, which form some of the structural components of anti-Muslim racism in the US, it is important to understand why, on the ideological level, Islamophobic ideas are capable of gaining so much traction in the US. The domestic Islamophobia movement and its endorsement by sectors of US leadership have fostered a broader animosity towards Muslims and more violent forms of attack than that which characterized the post-9/11 years.
Recommended Citation
Cainkar, Louise, "Islamophobia and the US Ideological Infrastructure of White Supremacy" (2019). Social and Cultural Sciences Faculty Research and Publications. 354.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/socs_fac/354
Comments
"Islamophobia and the US Ideological Infrastructure of White Supremacy" in The Routledge International Handbook of Islamophobia. Eds. Irene Zempi and Imran Awan. London; NY: Taylor & Francis (Routledge) 2019: 239-251. DOI.