.... Those advocating a legal definition of Islamophobia argue that it is the same as anti-Semitism. It is not. Jewishness (except in the rare case of conversions to Judaism) is what you either are, or aren’t, by birth. Islam, however, is a religion.
Like Christianity, but unlike Judaism, Islam is a proselytising religion. It seeks to convert the whole of humanity. Therefore – again like Christianity – it inevitably enters the world of controversy in which its beliefs and practices are challenged. Muslims believe, for example, that Jesus was not crucified, and some call Christians cross-worshippers. Christians believe that Mohammed is not the last and greatest prophet of God. They have different scriptures.
They can’t both be right, therefore they are bound to disagree. For both, their faith is, in principle, more important than life itself, so they will sometimes disagree passionately. Atheists think that both faiths are nonsense, so they want to argue too. None of this is “phobic”. [The Telegraph] Read more
