Why is that when you hear “a terrorist” you think “a Muslim”? It’s not a coincidence but an intentional effect of imperialist strategies. . Using the “war on terrorism” rhetoric, the Western states increase spending on munition business and occupy more and more countries of the Global South – everything for cheap resources and labor. It’s easier to get the support of another military intervention or deportation when it won’t be us suffering the consequences but the demonized by the media and government them.
Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan is not interested in breaking down the stereotypes or proving she’s the “good” Muslim. She does not water down the message, nor does she adjust it to make the Western reader comfortable. In her analysis, Manzoor-Khan focuses on Great Britain but the mechanics she writes about – the glorification of secularism, whitewashing colonial history and systematic racism – they concern the whole West.
Sterroryzowani. W pułapce islamofobii is an honest reckoning with the system which, on the pretense of providing safety, tightens the control over us. However, as Manzoor-Khan proves, this watch over “the Other” – by the state, police and border guard – is built on the fundament of fear. It influences not only the lives of Muslims but each and every one of us.
