This same claim has been advanced in the U.S. and in countries in Europe besides Austria. In fact, one would be hard pressed to find a counterterror measure that an Islamic group did not decry as “Islamophobic,” except for those that deny outright any Islamic content to the motivating ideology behind jihad terrorism. This charge has the effect of inhibiting counterterror activities, as Western authorities are always solicitous of their Muslim communities and anxious not to offend them. So counterterror measures ended up getting blunted in focus, directed toward “white supremacists,” and otherwise rendered impotent in the face of the advancing jihad.
“Austrian Muslims concerned over rising Islamophobia,” Ahlul Bayt News Agency, November 15, 2020 (thanks to Henry):
AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Just over a week after the Vienna terror attack, Austria’s government proposed legislation to keep terrorism detainees locked up indefinitely.
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz called them ticking time bombs. But the most controversial part of the new measures is the creation of a new criminal offense that the government calls political Islam. If approved, this law would make it easier to close mosques or detain imams on charges of creating the breeding ground for terrorism.
The Islamic Faith Community of Austria representing around 700,000 people says some of the measures are incompatible with the Constitution and fundamental human rights.
Prominent Muslim personalities have raised alarm on social media. “The Muslim population has the impression that the term political Islam is used as a kind of code to send signals to certain groups of voters and foster resentment. There can’t be a penalty that addresses only one religion,” an activist said….
Mason Stewart says
Mohammad is the third most common baby name in Austria.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/01/05/muhammed-is-third-most-popular-baby-name-in-austria-in-2017/amp/
gravenimage says
This is grimly common all over Europe, Mason.
somehistory says
Not familiar with the Constitution of Austria, but wouldn’t believe a moslim about what it says or doesn’t say…ever.
Mr. Kurz must know that the new law targeting terrorism through “political’ organizations would be something any government in any nation could write.
After all, political opponents are not allowed to overthrow a government…just get needed changes made.
In the U.S., there are laws on the books that say an individual may be arrested for being a member of certain organizations while the organizations still are allowed to exist. It’s just against the law to belong.
moslims bring islamohate on themselves by their terror, rape, insistence on their lawless creed being given every freedom to take over the lives of all, etc. If they don’t want people to dislike them, or resent them, they should stop living the lies they live ( yes, lies is what I meant to write) and worshipping satan, his fake prophet and the filthy book that commands bloodshed, lies and rape.
Michael Copeland says
“There can’t be a penalty that addresses only one religion”.
No?
Only one religion has jihad, defined as “to war against non-Muslims”, “a communal obligation” (Manual of Islamic Law, “Reliance of the Traveller”, o9.0, o9.1).
Every community is entitled to defend itself against warfare.
gravenimage says
Just outlaw members of all religions from waging violent Jihad terrorism…
Brando says
The Muslim said:”Against Fundamental Human Rights”
1. There are 57 COUNTRIES that are members of the OIC ( Organization of Islamic Countries).
2. In 1990 ALL signed,in CAIRO,the ISLAMIC Declaration of Human Rights, which says Human Rights are RESTRICTED by SHARIA law.
3. We all know Sharia law is ANTI Human Rights.
james sang says
We should be Islamophobic, look at what the Muslims are doing and want to do to non-Muslims. They want to hurt us and do whatever harmful things in order to convert us. Being Islamophobic means that you understand what these conniving Muslim believe in!!! If you are not Islamophobic means that you are dumb and do not understand Islam!!
andra says
Well said.
Diana says
You know what fosters “Islamophobia”? Terrorism and everything about Islam
gravenimage says
Islamic Faith Community of Austria complains that counterterror measures foster ‘Islamophobia’
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Ah, yes–if you don’t want Muslims to knife you or behead you you must be “Islamophobic”…
Jayell says
‘counterterror measures foster ‘Islamophobia’…..’
And burglar alarms foster ‘kleptophobia’.
Problem?
Andrew says
I lived in Innsbruck Austria in 1971, no problems in those days, now there are 700,000 of these scumbags in Austria and they are complaining that people should not be afraid of them while they cut off our heads…Are they having a joke…. Are they playing us for the fools they believe we are… answer… YES they are indeed.
I want to ask them why they are so against everybody,everywhere, that are not followers of their Fascist Religious Cult and what gives them the idea that their allah and buddy know what is best for Europeans when we can see very very clearly that islam teaches the opposite of what we Europeans call normal, so I have one question for them… why dont they fuck off back to a country that embraces their beliefs and stop killing people in Europe and then telling us islam means peace, when we know it means submission.
Giacomo Latta says
It is not comforting to know that only three and one-half centuries ago a state and its people successfully put an end to Islamic expansion in Eastern Europe and yet today have forgotten all about it. How do you you explain 700,000 muslims in Austria?
Prabhakar Shetty says
If you don’t allow them to rape, loot, burn, behead or mass murder; you are suffering from Islamophobia.
You become an I-Phobe, apart from being a Racist. After all, they have a right to do all the above.
Shirley An says
And they also have a “RIGHT” to sit in our US Government Halls, To Whine & Demand, using our own Laws Against Us. Cities & Towns enact New positions in Gov, just for the Mayor, to be able to Install a Favored Muslim. From there, Muslims have a right into State & Fed Gov.
ILL HAM OMAR does not even have to Campaign for a Seat in The US HOUSE of Reps. The DEM PARTY makes sure that she has NO competitors.
After entering the Congress in a MILE-HIGH TURBAN, She petitioned & received an OK to wear her concealing Garb. ILL HAM could have hidden a gun or anything else in her Turban.
Special Rights for MUSLIMS, ALWAYS!
andra says
It is the usual story. Islam terrorizes the world – and muslims feel bad because of islamophobia.
For too long we in the West were so stupid to believe that even Muslims could live with other people.
But today we learn the hard way that they do not – and of course, we are called islamophobic, racist or nazi.
I am so sick of the Muslim complaints. Why on earth do they live with us when they feel so unhappy in the west? There are only two possible answers: 1. We are not islamophobic enough to make them really feel unwanted. 2. They do not care that we are against Islam because they are working to take over.
mortimer says
Perhaps it is the 38,000 jihad terrorist attacks since 9-11 that are causing a dislike of Islam.
infidel says
This cancer has already reached the 10% mark in Austria, from which point on, these animals lose the fear of the police and judiciary of the infidel land… And by the time, these abominable creatures reach 20%, like in India, the only thing that stops them is the army of that infidel land.