"Islamophobia" kills criticism, then people.
This word has been used to isolate victims , justify threats , demonize teachers, journalists, artists, citizens .
This word is a tool of semantic terror , which opens the way to real violence .
"Islamophobia" kills criticism, then people
🗞️ Charlie Hebdo (January 7, 2015)
The terrorists shout: "We have avenged the prophet, we have killed Charlie Hebdo."
➡️ Accused of “Islamophobia” before the attack by certain intellectuals and politicians.
➡️ The attack was morally justified by Islamist groups in the name of protecting the honor of the Prophet .
🎓 Samuel Paty (October 16, 2020)
Samuel Paty, a History-Geography-EMC teacher, showed a caricature in a freedom of expression class. He found the class on the National Education platform and found it to be perfectly in line with the curriculum.
➡️ Accused of Islamophobia by parents and local Islamists, a media campaign was then launched by radical Islamists and influencers to discredit him.
➡️ This led to his assassination and beheading by a radical Islamist, under the influence of the accusation of Islamophobia.
📰 The persecution of writers and intellectuals
Tariq Ramadan : The grandson of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (Hassan Al-Banna), accused of rape and sexual assault, uses the term Islamophobia to discredit his accusers and take them to court.
Michel Houellebecq : The author of Submission is often accused of Islamophobia for his criticisms of Islam. Although his criticisms are of political Islam and not of Muslims as a people, this accusation has fueled death threats against him and calls for his censorship.
📚 Boualem Sansal (2023)
The dissident Algerian writer is imprisoned on charges of Islamophobia for criticizing the Algerian regime and the influence of political Islam.
➡️ He denounced the use of religion to stifle dissenting voices, which led to his repression by the Algerian authorities .
🎭 Salman Rushdie (1989 – 2022)
Writer Salman Rushdie was the victim of a fatwa issued by Iran in 1989 for writing The Satanic Verses , a novel considered blasphemous by some.
➡️ In 2022, he was attacked with a knife during a conference by a Muslim extremist.
➡️ His detractors justify the attack by calling him "Islamophobic" .
🇹🇷 In Turkey: the case of the artist Serkan Koc
Serkan Koc, a Turkish artist and author, was jailed for criticizing Erdogan's political Islam .
➡️ The main accusation: "Islamophobia" through his works denouncing religious intolerance and political excesses under Erdogan's presidency.
➡️ This led to a smear campaign and legal action against him.
🇪🇬 In Egypt: the imprisonment of comedian Shadi Abu Zeid (2019)
Shadi Abu Zeid, an Egyptian comedian, was arrested for posting a satirical video criticizing Islam and the Egyptian authorities. Accused of "blasphemy" and "Islamophobia" , he was imprisoned and sentenced to several years in prison .
➡️ This example shows how the word Islamophobia is used to suppress satire and humor critical of political Islam.
🇮🇶 Executions of apostates in Iraq
Apostates (former Muslims) are accused of Islamophobia in countries where Islam is a state religion.
➡️ In Iraq, some ex-Muslims have been executed or sentenced to death after renouncing their faith.
➡️ These convictions are often justified by charges of Islamophobia , and take place in a context of strengthening Sharia law.
🇮🇷 The persecution of journalists in Iran
Journalists and activists who denounce Islamism and repression in Iran are regularly accused of Islamophobia .
➡️ IranWire , an independent online media outlet, has seen several of its contributors imprisoned for speaking out against religious repression and intolerance.
➡️ The accusation of Islamophobia is used to silence critics of the Iranian government and its religious excesses.
🧕🏽 Threats against ex-Muslims around the world
Ex-Muslims who criticize Islam (especially women and minorities) are regularly accused of Islamophobia .
➡️ These people are often threatened with death or forced into exile in countries where freedom of expression is reduced under pressure from the Islamic majority.
➡️ This phenomenon affects countries like Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Bangladesh.
Even in France, the phenomenon of apostates is growing
"Islamophobia" as a tool of social control
The use of the word Islamophobia is not only used to defend a religion or a community.
It becomes a tool of thought control and a weapon of deterrence against those who dare to criticize the excesses of Islamism or who call for a separation between religion and politics.
The accusation of Islamophobia also seems to seek to conflate Muslims, Islam, and political Islam. However, this trap set by Islamists is dangerous, and everyone must maintain their discernment and not fall into it. It is a matter of the critical thinking of all individuals.
This semantic weapon of "Islamophobia" allows freedom of expression to be muzzled and laws to be gradually introduced that are contrary to the principles of the Republic .
At SurMaVie, we fight against this, because our life depends on it.
See the page on the pitfalls of accusing Islamophobia .