by Nathan Lean.
Size: 215mm x 135mm.
The Islamophobia Industry is a disturbing account of the rising tide of Islamophobia sweeping through the United States and Europe.
Nathan Lean takes us through a world of conservative bloggers, right-wing talk show hosts, evangelical religious leaders and politicians, all united in their quest to exhume the ghosts of 9/11 and convince their compatriots that Islam is the enemy. Lean uncovers their scare tactics, reveals their motives and exposes the ideologies that drive their propaganda machine.
Situating Islamophobia within a long history of national and international phobias, The Islamophobia Industry challenges the narrative of fear that has for too long dominated discussions about Muslims and Islam.
The Islamophobia Industry is a clarion call. It's a
necessary and timely work that carefully dissects and exposes a cottage
industry of fear mongers who have deliberately manufactured hysteria and
hate to divide Americans along religious and racial lines to promote
their own self-profit and selfish, misguided politics.---(Wajahat Ali, award-winning playwright and lead
author of Fear Inc.: Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America)
This concise, accessible and illuminating book meets one
of the most urgent needs of our time. Lean has provided a compelling
counter-narrative that reveals the vested interests and highly organized
networks of those who preach the virulent Islamophobia that is not only
endangering world peace but is also corroding the tolerance and
egalitarian ethos that should characterize Western society. This book
should be required reading.---Karen Armstrong.
Nathan Lean’s The Islamophobia Industry could not be more
timely or critical. This is an extraordinarily important and
groundbreaking study. It exposes the multi-million-dollar cottage
industry of fear mongers and the network of funders and organizations
that support and perpetuate bigotry, xenophobia, racism, and produce a
climate of fear that sustains a threatening social cancer.---John L. Esposito (from the foreword).
. He is the co-author of
(2011).