Earlier today the popular Islamic blog, QuranClub, posted an article pertinent to the topic of Islamophobia.
Due to the plethora of negative comments received both here and other Islam related blogs, the following information serves as a coping aid. And demonstrates proper etiquette for having disagreements online.
Here is half of the wonderful article, authored by Brother JDsg, for your information:
As a Muslim, even I would say that not all publicly expressed disagreements with Islam classify a person as a bigot. But there is a fine line between bigotry and non-bigotry; on the Internet, this bigotry - Islamophobia - is usually expressed through the tone of the person's writings. The writer usually takes an attacking, accusatory mode, and rarely allows him or herself to acknowledge that he or she is wrong, let alone that the Islamic/Muslim point has merit. Moreover, the bigot/Islamophobe has no real desire to learn about Islam or Muslims. They already know what they know, so to speak, and are content to remain in a state of ignorance. For a Muslim to correct them would be "to confuse the issue with facts."
Appetite whetted? You can read the second half (it's short!) of the article here.
