This will mean more crackdowns on the freedom of speech. This is because the term “Islamophobia” is an illegitimate conflation of two distinct phenomena: vigilante attacks against innocent Muslims, which are never justified, and honest analysis of the motivating ideology of jihad terror, which is always necessary. The objective of this conflation is to silence that analysis by falsely claiming that it leads to or causes those attacks.
“Biden pledges to fight Islamophobia in Eid message,” by Anwar Iqbal, Dawn, April 22, 2023:
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden assured Muslims in his Eid message on Friday that his administration was committed to addressing Islamophobia as an ideology of hate.
“As we celebrate our blessings this Eid, let us also recommit ourselves to the timeless work of building peace and standing up for the rights and dignity of all people,” he said in a message released by the White House.
“My administration is also committed to addressing all forms of hate, including Islamophobia. This is why I established an inter-agency task force with senior government officials to tackle this and related challenges and encourage every American to build a more inclusive nation,” he added.
This year, the United Nations observed the first International Day to Combat Islamophobia on March 15. Since Pakistan had initiated the proposal, it was invited to chair the first observation at UN headquarters in New York.
March 15 was chosen as it is the anniversary of the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings, in which 51 people were killed.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, however, focused on remembering those who were away from their homes on Eid due to violence and persecution. “As we celebrate, let us not forget those who are unable to do so in the safety and comfort of their homes due to conflict, violence, persecution, or humanitarian crises,” he said in his Eid message.
He assured those separated from their loved ones on Eid that the United States would continue to work to reunite broken families. “The United States remains unwavering in its commitment to promoting peace, justice, and religious freedom for all. We wish you a blessed and joyful Eidul Fitr. Eid Mubarak,” he said.
President Biden said he was “moved by the generosity” shown during Ramazan and Eid when Muslims provide food and give charity to those in need. “We are proud to celebrate Eidul Fitr at the White House again this year to honour inspiring Muslim Americans who are making contributions across our country,” the US president said….
somehistory says
““As we celebrate,” blinken said, giving a nod to mozlums everywhere. Probably was winking, too , when he spoke about the “persecution’ and “violence.”
Surely, these sleaze-mongers are aware that everywhere there is ‘violence and persecution,” involving mozlums, mozlums are the perps and not the victims? They may face some of it in china, but that’s because they are not in the seat of power.
It’s blinken’s job to know what is going on in the world, and africa has a lot going on there…esp violence and persecution and conflict, and people not being allowed to be in their homes….due to the mozums murdering and burning and kidnapping and raping.
This is what mozlums “celebrate’…blinken and biden are too.
Rob (Robin) Blair Harris says
A ‘phobia’ is an UNREASONABLE fear. Nothing unresonable about fear of Islam!
Annie says
Quite true. I would never have a friendship or do business with one who classifies me as a second class citizen.
tgusa says
When you look around and see what is going on and you ask yourself the question, is any of it worth defending? Yes, I would defend myself, my family friends and patriots that I dont know but these people? No. If they get us in to a war everyone should refuse to show up until these people are arrested, tried, and executed. If you want to defend the US Constitution defending these people would be counterproductive. There I said now come and arrest me you damned scumbags.
Bud says
I believe it was Raymond Ibrahim who just gave the statistic that 1,000 Nigerian Christians were murdered by Islamic extremists/Fulani herdsmen/ Boko Haram, in the first hundred days of this year. And, that’s just one country.
Islamophobia?
As has been noted by so many, for years, a “phobia” is an unfounded fear.
There is nothing unfounded in these constant attacks and the worldwide persecution of Christians by Muslims.
Muslims don’t fear Christians, and they know that they have little, really close to nothing, to fear in regards to Christians.
You are so right that this is just an excuse to crack down on free speech.
End PC says
“The United States remains unwavering in its commitment to promoting peace, justice, and religious freedom for all. We wish you a blessed and joyful Eidul Fitr. Eid Mubarak,” he said.
How absurd this statement respecting Eid al-Fitr. First because Eid al-Fitr is part of the celebration of the dictating of the Qur’an to Muhammad, which book is full of hate toward & will to subjugate all non-Muslims. Secondly, Islam has no interest in promoting “religious freedom for all” – just the opposite.
Are all our high officials like Antony Blinken so ignorant or stupid?
Westman says
No, they are not stupid. It’s all a moral-less game of maximizing hegemony in which stroking is merely an expected tool of diplomatic discourse. Biden recently ruined relations with the Saudis and all this sweet-dripping about Eid is scripted by Biden’s handlers to stop further damage.
Obama knows what happens when Biden goes off-script.
Wellington says
I can admire no person who admires Joe Biden. Such a person is a deficient person and one knows this or should know it.
Mark Berlinger says
The only religion that needs to warn the world that debate on any of its tenets leads to violent attacks on loudmouth unbelievers is Islam.
Westman says
I hope to live long enough to watch the leftist liberals try to squash AI when it begins an evaluation of Islam.
Seeing versions of AI, already, without modification, have suggested the most efficient way to solve human global catastrophes is no humans, its evaluation of Islam should be islamo-critic on steriods.
Imagine a machine that will eventually think a million times faster than a human, connected to all sources of knowledge, all internet-connected governments, businesses, etc, and having unlimited storage. It could destroy the economies of Islam in a few days and turn an Islamic nation’s computer-controller infrastructure into chaos. It would be Islamo-wrecking.
NoTaqiyya says
This year, the United Nations observed the first International Day to Combat Islamophobia on March 15. Since Pakistan had initiated the proposal, it was invited to chair the first observation at UN headquarters in New York.
White House Press release.
“The United States remains unwavering in its commitment to promoting peace, justice, and religious freedom for all. We wish you a blessed and joyful Eidul Fitr. Eid Mubarak.”
No mention of any intention to “tackle” the abuse of religious minorities in Pakistan or Nigeria, or any other place where the followers of the religion of peace are present.
World@70 Richard says
Is this an example of mixing government and religion? Not just religion but one specific religion. And here I thought our Gov. wasn’t allowed to do that sort of stuff???
OLD GUY says
Why are we so concerned with Islamophobia? Is it because we are afraid of Islam and it’s evil? Seems to me the UN. and government leaders are scared to say anything that is derogatory or calls out the violence being perpetrated against people of other religions. While at the same time they have opened the borders to a migration invasion of young muslim men entering our countries. Are our political leaders COWARDS or have they been bought with Saudi Arabian and Qatar dollars?
MaryLou says
This is why I call this administration
Winkin, Blinkin, and Nod
From an old nursery rhyme but when these children play there are consequences
Michael Copeland says
“My administration is also committed to addressing all forms of hate….”
How about “Between us and you enmity and hatred forever”, Koran 60:4, part of Islamic law?
“religious freedom for all”? Not in mosques.
“If anyone desire a religion other than Islam never will it be accepted of him”,
Koran 3:85, part of Islamic law.
Emmanuel says
This guy will do anything for a vote. Even to the point of hurting our country.
Annie says
Hurting? How about destroying?