To end “Islamophobia”, we must tackle Islamism

I thought readers might be interested in this piece from me in the new issue of Standpoint which is just out. It is titled ‘Forget “Islamophobia”. Let’s tackle Islamism’.

In the wake of recent attacks there has been an upsurge in claims of ‘Islamophobia’. As I explain in the piece, even if such a thing as ‘Islamophobia’ did exist it would be a reactionary phenomenon. If we dealt with Islamism, then what is rightly or wrongly called ‘Islamophobia’ would disappear.

The whole piece is here.