In order to avoid further contributing to Islamophobia, media coverage of the ongoing

war on terror must do more to feature the perspectives of prominent Muslims. Despite
years of persistent activism from Islamic social activists, Western countries continue to
exhibit both ignorance and intolerance toward their Islamic inhabitants. According to
study by the UK’s Islamic Education and Research Academy, roughly “72 percent” of
non-Muslims surveyed “did not agree” that “Muslims are law-abiding” or “could
contribute positively to modern society”. A similar poll by Time Magazine found that
nearly “one third” of US voters believe Muslims “should be barred from running for
president,” while “28 percent” believe they should be ineligible for Supreme Court
membership. Through their egregious attitudes, these individuals reveal that
Islamophobia aims to define their targets as perilous outsiders who fundamentally reject
any basic human virtues. Defeating the fear of Islam requires convincing those who
subscribe to it that Muslims believe in Western society’s principles of justice, amiability,
and societal order. Muslim communities and local Mosques however can do little to alter
the public’s perceptions of their religion. Although “80 percent” of participants in the
IERA survey had “very little knowledge about Islam,” nearly “77 percent” indicated that
they “would not like to know more about” it. Islamic places of worship already provide
numerous services to educate non-Muslims about their faith. Yet given the general
population’s unwillingness to understand the religion, Islamophobes themselves are
unlikely to participate in these programs. With such widespread ignorance for Muslim
doctrine, it is clear that their current animosity toward Islam derives almost exclusively
from its coverage in the media. To successfully combat these extensive prejudices, the
media must do more to demonstrate how Islam shares most of Western society’s beliefs.
Non-Muslims however are unlikely candidates for creating these public perceptions.
Although President George Bush “spent years telling the nation” that “Islam was a
‘religion of peace,’” few Republicans maintain his views. When questioned about the
construction of the “Ground Zero Mosque,” current Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio)
called it “deeply troubling,” while former Republican Speaker Newt Gingrich likened it
to “putting a Nazi sign next to a Holocaust Museum.” Despite its enormous size and
scope, Bush’s political clout was insufficient to prevent Muslim intolerance even within
his own party. His failure reveals that mere opinions about the benevolence of Islam,
regardless of their prominence, are unlikely to alter the views of Islamophobes. To alter
these attitudes with any degree of success, the media needs to prove to their adherents
that followers of Islam are both moral and peaceable. Due to the strength of Islamophobic
opinion however, only Muslims can demonstrate that their religion encompasses these
values. Given the prevalence of antipathy towards them, it would appear that Muslims do
nothing to contravene the iniquity which terrorism associates with their faith.

(Direct Quotation model)

This sentence use quotes to demonstrate that there have already been very strong
accusations by American Muslim groups against Islamic terrorism
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Yet these have already been an enormous number of condemnations about Terrorism and
its role on islam.
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This sentence argues that given the magnitude of the opposition against them, it appears
that Muslims are not doing enough to separate themselves from terrorists and extremists.

ACCEPT DECENT SENTENCES.

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(-ing model)
This sentence states that changing these attitudes with any degree of success requires
proving to their adherents that Muslims are non-violent and peaceful.

(in order to, only model)This sentence state that in order to change these attitudes
successfully, Muslims will have to prove that their religion is non violent and peace
This next concludes that although other groups could speak on their behalf, the strength
of Islamophobic opinion proves that it will be impossible to prevent Muslims from

This sentence emphasizes the fact that even political clout as substantial as Bush’s is not
enough to change opinions of Islamophobia.
This next sentence reaches the conclusion that because Bush failed, opinions about the
goodness of Islam, regardless of their prominence, are unlikely to alter the views of
Islamophobes.

This sentence concludes that in order to alter these (islamophobic) attitudes, Muslims
must prove that they are non-violent and peaceful.

This following sentence concludes that the only way to alter these (islamophobic)
attitudes is to prove to their adherents that Muslims are non-violent and peaceful
This sentence concludes that it is only possible to prevent Islamophobic attitudes by
proving that Muslims are non-violent and peaceful.
This sentence concludes that given the strength of Islamophobic opinion, it is clear that
Muslims are the only ones who can prove these values about their religion.

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Bush was influential

But bush failed to convince those within his own party
(no mention of the word Islamophobia here)

Therefore everyone will fail to confront Islamophobia

Is someone as influential as bush could not even convince the Islamophobes within his
own party to change their views, it is clear that non-Muslims, regardless of their
prominence, can not stop Islamophobia by offering opinions with counter it.

If bush with his influence could not change the opinions of his own party, IT FOLLOWS
that islamophobic belief can not be defeated by opinions from others.
Because Bush’s influence in his party was very strong, and because he failed to convince
other people, it is clear that it is impossible to change the views of Islamophobes by using
opinion form those who are not Muslim.

Even at the highest levels of political leadership,

When asked about the mosque, speaker Gingrich called it Nazi, while Boehner called it
deeply troubling.

Non-Muslim leaders are unlikely candidates because they can only voice an opinion
about Islam. Opinions due little to curtail islamophobia because they are not strong

Changing current media practices to ensure that they portray the good aspects of Islam.
Combating islamophobia requires revealing the
Portray
their current animosity requires those who

It is clear that they build

Combating their animosity is only possible through the media they already watch
Requires
Their hatred requires broader initiviatives at the national
Combating their animosity

Because most people including islamophobes do not know much about islam, visiting a
place of worship will be an eye opening experience.

Local mosques will not be able to demonstrate this.

Most of the public, which includes Islamophobes, has not already discussed Islam with a
Muslim.
Islamophobes do not visit local mosques, so asking local mosques to help him would be
unsuccessful

Although the majority of these individuals, as with any belief, are

While nearly “one-in-four in Britain and the United States” have “unfavorable views of
Islam,” the same view exists among “fully half of Spanish and German” Due to the

Those who posses these Islamaphobic attitudes however are unlikely to have any disputes
with Islamic faith.

According to a study by the Islamic Education and Research Academy, roughly “71
percent” of Britain
Nearly “28 percent of [American] voters” believe they are ineligible to sit on the US
Supreme Court
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Although Islamophobes constitute a significant plurality in the United Kingdom, a study

by the Islamic Education and Research Academy suggests they know next to nothing
about the faith they condemn. Over “63 percent” of the study’s participants “did not
disagree to the statement that ‘Muslims were terrorists,’”. Nearly “80 percent” however
believed they knew “very little” about Islam, while “93 percent” admitted “very little to
no knowledge” about the Quaran.

Although close to “63 percent” of those surveyed “did not disagree with the statement
‘Muslims are Terrorists,’” close to “93 percent”

Convincing the public to distinguish Muslims from Extremists is necessary to ending

islamophobia. Local Muslim communities however