.... By saying that you are a ‘moderate Muslim’ you are basically saying that you moderately follow the tenets of Islam.
The problem with this is, is that you are basically admitting (and thus, giving into the narrative that is spouted by Islamophobes) that there is something so inherently unmoderate in Islam that you need to exercise caution when it comes to being a Muslim.
The effect it has on the Muslim mind is so powerful, because the subtext is basically saying: “your religion is extreme, so you need to be moderate”. [MPACUK] Read more
