UK’s former Equality and Human Rights chief says “Islamophobia Awards” paint target on the backs of Islam critics
The annual Islamophobia awards…are “genuinely dangerous” according to Trevor Phillips, the former equalities chief who popularised the term ‘Islamophobia’….The former chairman of Britain’s Equality and Human Rights Commission said the label “painted a target on the back of people on the list.
This is a fundamentally important admission by Phillips.
The “Islamophobia” subterfuge is a “thought-terminating cliche” intended to beat down critics, put a label of “blasphemy” upon them, exalt the religion of Islam above all others, and marginalize those who criticize Islam on valid grounds. The term is pushed aggressively by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and should be strongly opposed by all freedom-loving people who subscribe to the principles of human rights and equality for all. “Islamophobia” is by no means the same term as anti-Muslim bigotry. It is telling that the term “anti-Muslim bigotry” is firmly rejected by tricksters who force the “Islamophobia” canard down the throats of Westerners.
A former imam and member of the International Institute for Islamic Thought, Abdur-Rahman Muhammad, states this about the “Islamophobia” drive:
This sense of victimization has now reached a point – especially given the consistent rhetoric of groups like the Council on American-Islamic Relations – that many rank-and-file Muslims now genuinely believe that they are a persecuted and oppressed group.
He goes on to warn that it is “a devious tactic, and it must not succeed”; and devious it is.
Jihad Watch has been referred to by propagandists as a “hate site,” for no valid reason, but for delivering news about jihad atrocities and the jihad threat that Islamic supremacists do not want the public to hear, from a range of news sources globally. These accusers have yet to give a valid reason why they refer to Jihad Watch as hateful. Robert Spencer was unjustly referred to by the Uk Guardian as “a leading American Islamophobe,” and in 2015 his book Arab Winter Comes to America was nominated for the Islamophobic book of the year.
The gross abuses committed in the name of Islam are what are truly hateful and reprehensible. They should be a primary concern of every individual and organization that upholds Western principles of human rights.
Trever Phillips rightly says that these “Islamophobia” “campaigns are all part of an attempt to intimidate public figures from saying anything at all about integration into our society.”
The “Islamic Human Rights Commission” should focus on Islamic abuses under the Sharia, but instead, it is busy doling out “Islamophobia awards,” with little opposition to its shameless bullying.
“Former Equality Chief: ‘Dangerous’ Islamophobia Awards ‘Paint a Target’ On Nominees’ Backs”, by Virginia Hale, Breitbart (thanks to The Religion of Peace), November 28, 2017:
The annual Islamophobia awards — previous winners of which include Breitbart London editor-in-chief Raheem Kassam — are “genuinely dangerous” according to Trevor Phillips, the former equalities chief who popularised the term ‘Islamophobia’.The former chairman of Britain’s Equality and Human Rights Commission said the label “painted a target on the back of people on the list”, following news he was nominated for one of the “ironic” Islamic Human Rights Commission’s (IHRC) awards himself.Other nominees put up for awards by the London-based NGO included schools watchdog Ofsted, and Dame Louise Casey, the government’s politically correct former ‘integration tsar’, who suggested more should be done to challenge “regressive religious and cultural ideologies” present in “segregated” areas of Britain in a report last year.“Defining Louise or myself or anybody else as an Islamophobe is offering a licence to do us harm,” The Sunday Times reported Phillips as saying.“They will say that it is just verbal and political. They know that in this world right now this is not the way some other people see it. It really isn’t a joke. It is genuinely dangerous.“These campaigns are all part of an attempt to intimidate public figures from saying anything at all about integration into our society,” he stressed.The chairman of the IHRC — a Shia-dominated sectarian group which has been described as a “Khomeinist” — Massoud Shadjareh, has dismissed Phillips’s concerns.He told The Times: “We have not been contacted by any nominee or third party claiming our satirical awards have led to them being threatened either this year or in previous years.“If any of the nominees have received any credible threats to their lives, we would advise them to do what we do when we receive similar threats from Islamophobes and racists: contact their local police for support and protection.”In 2014, Breitbart London editor-in-chief Raheem Kassam was pronounced “clear winner” of the award in the UK category by the IHRC, which described him as a “Muslim neo-con who … [attacks] Muslim organisations and figures as extremists for defending Muslims’ rights”.“It was a badge of honour for me to receive the ‘Islamophobe of the Year’ award a few years ago, especially given the allegiance of the award organisers,” Kassam said on Monday.“Trevor Phillips may be right, but I sincerely hope this fake news award, with its Muslim Brotherhood-style doublespeak, continues to have a long and fruitful life.“The longer these fifth columnists propagate Islamic blasphemy laws, the more people wake up to their theocratic fascism,” he added.Unlike previous years, the IHRC website neglects to explain on what grounds the 2017 contenders were nominated for the awards, but Ofsted recently announced that inspectors will ask hijab-wearing primary school children why they wear the hijab, amidst concerns that some schools are forcing the conservative Muslim garment on children as young as four.The schools’ watchdog described the nomination as “disappointing and unhelpful, particularly if it leads to flawed perceptions about what we, as an inspectorate, are trying to achieve”.At the awards ceremony on Sunday night, British activist Tommy Robinson won the UK category award while Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was named “International Islamophobe of the Year”, beating last year’s winner, U.S. President Donald J. Trump……
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