Blog : Philosémitisme

Le Dr Muqtedar Khan (associate professor at the University of Delaware - "Muslim Intellectual, Writer, Reformer and Political Commentator")  a accordé une interview au Teheran Times (?Islamophobia is shallow in U.S. but deep in Europe') dans laquelle il rend hommage aux Juifs américains ("the biggest supporters of the mosque project in New York (other than Muslims) were American Jews"). Le Dr. Khan explique que l'islamophobie a des racines profondes en Europe, mais qu'elle est superficielle et temporaire chez les Américains.
 
"Q: You have spoken about the rising tide of Islamophobia in Europe and the United States. Could you explain the reasons behind this phenomenon and how Muslim communities in the EU and the USA should deal with it'

A: The reasons are separate in the EU and the U.S. because of several reasons. I think the European Islamophobia is deep-seated because of the long history of warfare with Muslims and because Islam is seen as genuinely transforming the identities (which have been stable for centuries) of European nation states. Danes have been white and Christian for ages. Now they are also becoming dark and Muslim and very rapidly.

I am confident that Islamophobia in the U.S. is shallow and temporary. Notice for example that the biggest supporters of the mosque project in New York (other than Muslims) were American Jews, and look how nearly everyone who mattered in the U.S. condemned the (call for) Quran burning. There are strong pockets of Islamophobia in the U.S., but I am confident that American Muslims and their allies in mainstream America can overcome the poison they spew."