Islamophobia and Free Speech
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Tackling prejudice, hatred, and discrimination is both laudable and necessary. However, in Britain and elsewhere, this noble cause has spawned a much less worthy corollary – the assumption that no criticism of Muslims or Islam should be tolerated. This has resulted in false accusations of ‘Islamophobia’, excessive fear of being denounced as an Islamophobe, and censorship of lawful expression which all free societies should unflinchingly defend. In this trailblazing book the history of the debate about the faith, the essentials of its mainstream interpretation, the principal dissenting Muslim perspectives, recent British proposals about how to address anti-Muslim prejudice, plus relevant legal and human rights frameworks, are expertly examined. Some proposals are also offered about how the chilling of legitimate debate in this field might be remedied.
Steven Greer is Emeritus Professor at the University of Bristol Law School and Research Director at the Oxford Institute for British Islam.
Tackling prejudice, hatred, and discrimination is both laudable and necessary. However, in Britain and elsewhere, this noble cause has spawned a much less worthy corollary – the assumption that no criticism of Muslims or Islam should be tolerated. This has resulted in false accusations of ‘Islamophobia’, excessive fear of being denounced as an Islamophobe, and censorship of lawful expression which all free societies should unflinchingly defend. In this trailblazing book the history of the debate about the faith, the essentials of its mainstream interpretation, the principal dissenting Muslim perspectives, recent British proposals about how to address anti-Muslim prejudice, plus relevant legal and human rights frameworks, are expertly examined. Some proposals are also offered about how the chilling of legitimate debate in this field might be remedied.
Reviews the non-binary, historical and contemporary debate about Islam between Muslims and others Demonstrates that false accusations of 'Islamophobia' are rising and increasingly officially unchallenged Argues that Islam and Muslims should be subject to the same standards as any ideology
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Steven Greer
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