Discussions of “Islamophobia” never touch on how jihad terrorism makes people dislike Islam. Yet if there were no jihad terrorism, there would be no “Islamophobia,” whether the term is understood as vigilante attacks against innocent Muslims, which are never justified, or honest analysis of the causes of Islamic terrorism, which is.
“OIC secretary general, Pakistan’s top diplomat discuss Islamophobia, Afghanistan,” Anadolu Agency, December 11, 2022:
The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, on Saturday, discussed a variety of regional and international issues ranging from Islamophobia to Kashmir and from Palestine to Afghanistan.
While leading a five-member OIC delegation, Taha arrived in Islamabad on Sunday morning on a three-day maiden visit to Pakistan and its controlled part of Jammu and Kashmir.
This is his first country visit to Pakistan since assuming office in November last year.
Soon after his arrival, the OIC delegation held a meeting with Islamabad’s top diplomat at the Foreign Ministry.
Later, addressing a joint stakeout, Taha said the OIC has been in “constant” touch with the Taliban government to find out a solution to the “concerns” of the international community, particularly women’s education.
“They (Taliban) are responsive to some of our concerns,” Taha said in reply to a question about the Taliban’s response to the OIC’s engagement in Afghanistan without elaborating on the issue.
“This is obviously not an easy situation, but we (will) keep discussing the issues with them to find out a solution,” he maintained….
John ..Smith says
“If there were no jihad terrorism, there would be no Islamophobia”. Wow what a sentence. I will have to remember that one the next time I explain to someone why I’m such a hard line Islamophobe.