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Others have also drawn upon purported historical instances of Islamophilia. Karl Binswanger remarked on the "dogmatic Islamophilia" of many orientalists. Jacques Ellul complained in 1983 that "in France it is no longer acceptable to criticise Islam or the Arab countries." As early as 1968, Maxime Rodinson had written, "An historian like Norman Daniel has gone so far as to number among the conceptions permeated with medievalism or imperialism, any criticisms of the Prophet’s moral attitudes and to accuse of like tendencies any exposition of Islam and its characteristics by means of the normal mechanisms of human history. Understanding has given way to apologetics pure and simple."<ref>Ibn Warraq - [http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php?section=library&page=iwarraq_26_3 The Need for Qur’anic Criticism, Part 1] - Council for Secular Humanism</ref> | Others have also drawn upon purported historical instances of Islamophilia. Karl Binswanger remarked on the "dogmatic Islamophilia" of many orientalists. Jacques Ellul complained in 1983 that "in France it is no longer acceptable to criticise Islam or the Arab countries." As early as 1968, Maxime Rodinson had written, "An historian like Norman Daniel has gone so far as to number among the conceptions permeated with medievalism or imperialism, any criticisms of the Prophet’s moral attitudes and to accuse of like tendencies any exposition of Islam and its characteristics by means of the normal mechanisms of human history. Understanding has given way to apologetics pure and simple."<ref>Ibn Warraq - [http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php?section=library&page=iwarraq_26_3 The Need for Qur’anic Criticism, Part 1] - Council for Secular Humanism</ref> | ||
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In ''The Guardian'', the British publicist Julie Burchill opposes 'Islamophobia' and 'Islamophilia', asserting that Islamophilia is born from a certain culpability of its fellow-compatriots when they evoke the exactions of people of Muslim origin.<ref name="The Guardian">Julie Burchill The Guardian (18th September 2001), Editorials and Letters</ref> | In ''The Guardian'', the British publicist Julie Burchill opposes 'Islamophobia' and 'Islamophilia', asserting that Islamophilia is born from a certain culpability of its fellow-compatriots when they evoke the exactions of people of Muslim origin.<ref name="The Guardian">Julie Burchill The Guardian (18th September 2001), Editorials and Letters</ref> | ||
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Publicist Koenraad Elst described the British establishment as 'Islamophilic', saying "In the United Kingdom Islamophilia runs amok. The July 7 bombings, which killed 55 people, seem to have reinforced the taboo on criticism of Islam."<ref>Koenraad Elst - [http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/430 Van Gogh Is Dead. Islam Counts Its Blessings] - The Brussels Journal, November 2, 2005</ref> | Publicist Koenraad Elst described the British establishment as 'Islamophilic', saying "In the United Kingdom Islamophilia runs amok. The July 7 bombings, which killed 55 people, seem to have reinforced the taboo on criticism of Islam."<ref>Koenraad Elst - [http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/430 Van Gogh Is Dead. Islam Counts Its Blessings] - The Brussels Journal, November 2, 2005</ref> | ||
The word "Islamophilia" was used in a cover article of Dutch opinion magazine ''Elsevier'' about the [[Qur'an]]. | The word "Islamophilia" was used in a cover article of Dutch opinion magazine ''Elsevier'' about the [[Qur'an]]. | ||
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The word is frequently used in conjunction to Islamophobia in order to express the desire to stay in between those two extremes. <ref>http://www.gla.ac.uk/crichton/newstaff/s_hamad.htm</ref> | The word is frequently used in conjunction to Islamophobia in order to express the desire to stay in between those two extremes. <ref>http://www.gla.ac.uk/crichton/newstaff/s_hamad.htm</ref> | ||
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Author Robert Aldrich supposes that Islamophilia of colonialists was rooted in their [[Islam and Homosexuality|homosexuality]].<ref>Robert Aldrich - [http://www.amazon.com/Colonialism-Homosexuality-Robert-Aldrich/dp/0415196167 Colonialism and Homosexuality] - Routledge, December 23, 2002, ISBN 0-415-19615-9</ref> | Author Robert Aldrich supposes that Islamophilia of colonialists was rooted in their [[Islam and Homosexuality|homosexuality]].<ref>Robert Aldrich - [http://www.amazon.com/Colonialism-Homosexuality-Robert-Aldrich/dp/0415196167 Colonialism and Homosexuality] - Routledge, December 23, 2002, ISBN 0-415-19615-9</ref> | ||
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[[Theo van Gogh]] hypothetized that the eulogy of Dutch politicians of Islam was motivated by the wish to control tensions between Muslims and non-Muslims. | [[Theo van Gogh]] hypothetized that the eulogy of Dutch politicians of Islam was motivated by the wish to control tensions between Muslims and non-Muslims. | ||
==Consequences | ==Consequences== | ||
Julie Burchill claims "mindless Islampohilia" is "considerably more dangerous" than Islamophobia owing to what she claims has led to a whitewashing of Islamic History and its use as a way of stifling debate.<ref name="The Guardian"></ref><ref>[http://www.insted.co.uk/debates.html Commission on British Muslims and Islamophobia: Debate and disagreement] - Insted, updated November 5, 2010</ref> | Julie Burchill claims "mindless Islampohilia" is "considerably more dangerous" than Islamophobia owing to what she claims has led to a whitewashing of Islamic History and its use as a way of stifling debate.<ref name="The Guardian"></ref><ref>[http://www.insted.co.uk/debates.html Commission on British Muslims and Islamophobia: Debate and disagreement] - Insted, updated November 5, 2010</ref> | ||
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Mansoor Hekmat cites comparable concerns, while he acknowledges that Islamophilic viewpoints of non-Muslims can be of benefit for Muslim immigrants.<ref>Mansoor Hekmat - [http://www.m-hekmat.com/en/1035en.html Islam, Children's Rights, and the Hijab-gate of Rah-e-Kargar] - June 1997</ref> | Mansoor Hekmat cites comparable concerns, while he acknowledges that Islamophilic viewpoints of non-Muslims can be of benefit for Muslim immigrants.<ref>Mansoor Hekmat - [http://www.m-hekmat.com/en/1035en.html Islam, Children's Rights, and the Hijab-gate of Rah-e-Kargar] - June 1997</ref> | ||
==See | ==See Also== | ||
* [[Phobia]] ''- A hub page that leads to other articles related to Phobia'' | * [[Phobia]] ''- A hub page that leads to other articles related to Phobia'' | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=Islamophilia&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=ws Islamophilia] ''- Google Scholar'' | *[http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=Islamophilia&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=ws Islamophilia] ''- Google Scholar'' | ||
* [http://www.insted.co.uk/debates.html Commission on British Muslims and Islamophobia: Debate and disagreement] | * [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.insted.co.uk/debates.html|2=2013-04-11}} Commission on British Muslims and Islamophobia: Debate and disagreement] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||