▁only ▁badly ▁chosen , ▁it ▁is ▁dangerous . ▁From ▁a ▁purely ▁et ym ological ▁view point , ▁Islam oph ob ia ▁ought ▁to ▁mean ▁" f ear ▁of ▁Islam " — y et ▁the ▁invent ors , ▁prom ot ers ▁and ▁users ▁of ▁this ▁word ▁deploy ▁it ▁to ▁den ounce ▁hat red ▁of ▁Muslim s . ▁But ▁isn ' t ▁it ▁odd ▁that ▁" Mus lim oph ob ia ," ▁or ▁just ▁" rac ism ," ▁isn ' t ▁used ▁instead ▁of ▁" I sl am oph ob ia ." ▁ ▁... ▁ ▁R ac ist ▁language — which ▁pressure ▁groups , ▁polit icians ▁and ▁intellect uals ▁had ▁managed ▁to ▁cor ral ▁in ▁the ▁space ▁between ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁x en oph obe ▁and ▁his ▁kitchen ▁door — has ▁escaped ▁into ▁the ▁street . ▁It ▁flows ▁through ▁the ▁media ▁and ▁sul lies ▁the ▁networks ▁of ▁social ▁media . ▁ ▁So , ▁yes , ▁we ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁an ▁explos ion ▁of ▁rac ist ▁behavior — y et ▁the ▁word ▁" rac ism " ▁is ▁used ▁only ▁tim id ly , ▁and ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁being ▁supp l anted ▁by ▁" I sl am oph ob ia ." ▁And ▁the ▁campaign ers ▁for ▁mult icult ural ism , ▁who ▁try ▁to ▁fo ist ▁the ▁notion ▁of ▁" I sl am oph ob ia " ▁on ▁the ▁jud icial ▁and ▁political ▁authorities , ▁have ▁only ▁one ▁aim ▁in ▁mind : ▁to ▁force ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁rac ism ▁into ▁ident