Islamophobia

The word Islamophobia, in spite of its etymological pedigree (which is very thin compared to that for homophobia), broadly denotes any failure of total, evangelically supportive approval of what would classically be referred to as a Sharia lifestyle. In political or social discourse, use of the term tends to be most effective when the user genuinely (or, at any rate, convincingly) feels aggrieved or morally outraged because of some real or imagined slight. There is no requirement that the object of the Islamophobia epithet experience fear or anxiety in the presence of Islamists or when exposed to Sharia behavior, however, fear or loathing in the proximity of Islamists or Sharia behavior is generally understood to be proof positive of Islamophobia, regardless of the actual cause of the emotion in question. Invoking Islamist identity or lifestyle as a reason for discrimination under any circumstances is also generally regarded as proof positive of Islamophobia.

The author of this definition cheerfully acknowledges that he is Islamophobic according to the criteria given. If you, the reader, do not see yourself in that light, don't worry, you will, eventually, even if the definition has to stretch yet further to accomplish this miraculous feat.

See, also, [Judeo-Christian].