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An outstanding comment Jeff. A thought regarding the term "Islamophobia"
Reader comment on item: The Limits of Terrorism
in response to reader comment: Oao, Huck, PDM, Carolyn, you're all correct
Submitted by huck (United Kingdom), Apr 27, 2009 at 18:16
You use the term "Islamophobia", when "phobia" is by definition an unrealistic fear, while as you demonstrated so well - there are very real reasons for people to be scared. Perhaps a new term would be more appropriate?
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| Terrorism a curse [15 words] | Rex sarwan | Dec 21, 2016 08:30 | 234797 | ||
| Terrorism works on an economic level too [112 words] | Stas | Jun 4, 2012 06:13 | 196022 | ||
| terrorism [70 words] | chrismartin | Jun 3, 2009 02:22 | 156596 | ||
 THERE ARE NO MUSLIM TERRORISTS, BUT IT IS THE DUTY OF ALL MUSLIMS TO BE JIHADISTS [626 words] | elle | Jun 16, 2009 15:43 | 156596 | ||
| 1 | Terrorism [275 words] | dev | May 15, 2009 14:58 | 155486 | |
| Dev could you [95 words] | Javed | May 17, 2009 16:13 | 155486 | ||
| javed [53 words] | btilly | May 18, 2009 05:29 | 155486 | ||
| Tell us about peacock throne ? [60 words] | Sam | May 18, 2009 13:41 | 155486 | ||
| Ok and the peacock thing [108 words] | javed | May 19, 2009 00:29 | 155486 | ||
| typical islamic style--never answer a direct question [64 words] | Sam | May 20, 2009 01:19 | 155486 | ||
| what is your definition of pacifism [130 words] | Sam | May 20, 2009 01:30 | 155486 | ||
| Terrorism Reply to Javed [408 words] | dev | May 22, 2009 14:50 | 155486 | ||
| One issue at a time "Javed". Take the U.S. in Iraq ...simple, Arabs needed someone to do their for them. [210 words] | kman | May 25, 2009 00:23 | 155486 | ||
| The Ultimate End of Terror - Is There Escape? [691 words] | M. Tovey | May 26, 2009 13:38 | 155486 | ||
| terrorism has many faces [12 words] | jw32181 | May 31, 2009 18:18 | 155486 | ||
| U cant hide facts in IT age [111 words] | Kman | Jun 1, 2009 23:39 | 155486 | ||
| 1 | Ah, the pretender again. Read on for a small sampling of the billions. [1713 words] | kman | Jun 14, 2009 01:37 | 155486 | |
| Dar al Islam [138 words] | elle | Jun 16, 2009 15:53 | 155486 | ||
| List of terrorism [14 words] | elle | Jun 17, 2009 08:02 | 155486 | ||
| There's a ton of info here "elle". [142 words] | kman | Jun 19, 2009 01:06 | 155486 | ||
| I agree, "elle", with your post. [225 words] | kman | Jun 19, 2009 01:26 | 155486 | ||
| re: the limits of terrorism [116 words] | rac | Jun 24, 2009 10:19 | 155486 | ||
| A possible solution [101 words] | Seamus Dafydd Dives MacNemi | Oct 16, 2009 13:58 | 155486 | ||
| An attempted definition of Terrorism [453 words] | Andy | Oct 25, 2009 02:38 | 155486 | ||
| The last two paragraphs speak more to the reality of the Islamic threat in this world than "terrorism". [376 words] | kman | May 9, 2009 02:07 | 155132 | ||
| Taliban 2 think your way [20 words] | javed | May 14, 2009 22:25 | 155132 | ||
| Trust you? I think not. [944 words] | kman | May 17, 2009 00:48 | 155132 | ||
| To Kman [62 words] | javed | May 17, 2009 22:59 | 155132 | ||
| Amicus Curiae - The Only One to Trust - Jesus Christ the LORD [546 words] | M. Tovey | May 19, 2009 15:50 | 155132 | ||
| Very well said, Mr. Tovey... [270 words] | kman | May 23, 2009 23:30 | 155132 | ||
| Many have laughed themselves staright into hell, "Javed". [316 words] | kman | May 23, 2009 23:48 | 155132 | ||
| Common Belief in an Uncommon Truth [105 words] | M. Tovey | May 25, 2009 23:04 | 155132 | ||
| We do indeed share a common faith & belief, Mr. Tovey. [118 words] | kman | May 27, 2009 00:40 | 155132 | ||
| Scared of Extreme Islam [86 words] | Krish | May 7, 2009 05:35 | 155062 | ||
| 2 | As with all parasites & cancers, Islam will have destroyed itself before long 500 years,"Krish". [298 words] | kman | May 12, 2009 19:29 | 155062 | |
| Extremism Submits to Truth in the Final (Biblical) Analysis [482 words] | M. Tovey | May 13, 2009 14:26 | 155062 | ||
| Terrorism is the end of the act [105 words] | Javed | May 6, 2009 07:50 | 155009 | ||
| 1 | living in the past [177 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 6, 2009 22:19 | 155009 | |
| Why? It's the Quran and Muhammad's Teachings [171 words] | TruthWFree | May 7, 2009 11:23 | 155009 | ||
| You are not informed... [158 words] | Javed | May 8, 2009 23:30 | 155009 | ||
| I'll give you this falafel - if you give me your ..... [911 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 10, 2009 01:30 | 155009 | ||
| Yes Sufi's are so peaceful---just killed hundreds of thousands of Sikhs/Hindus [163 words] | Sam | May 11, 2009 17:24 | 155009 | ||
| in reply to Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan [97 words] | Javed | May 11, 2009 23:42 | 155009 | ||
| There is another source for America's return to economic health. [57 words] | kman | May 12, 2009 19:36 | 155009 | ||
| You say Chris [34 words] | Javed | May 13, 2009 02:03 | 155009 | ||
| objective fact - Islamic societies in general are backward [1021 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 13, 2009 06:45 | 155009 | ||
| Are sufis really Islamic? [139 words] | B.N.Gururaj | May 13, 2009 10:43 | 155009 | ||
| Sorry, "Javed", the Quran came after and fell far short. [109 words] | kman | May 14, 2009 00:03 | 155009 | ||
| Depends on your political view [110 words] | javed | May 14, 2009 01:16 | 155009 | ||
| You sound ill-informed [17 words] | javed | May 14, 2009 01:24 | 155009 | ||
| Muslims Sufis killed? utter non-sense [79 words] | javed | May 14, 2009 23:06 | 155009 | ||
| "Javed", you will find it difficult to get responses to your messages if you don't address them to me. [74 words] | kman | May 17, 2009 01:02 | 155009 | ||
| 1 | javed, sufis are not peaceful, they are just as of killers like sunnis, shias, and other followers of Islam!!! [289 words] | Jaladhi | May 17, 2009 16:43 | 155009 | |
| 2 | Ever so peaceful sufis--bunch of crap/myth [187 words] | sam | May 18, 2009 01:48 | 155009 | |
| Where do you read history from ? [191 words] | sam | May 18, 2009 02:01 | 155009 | ||
| I thinking i am getting responses [39 words] | javed | May 19, 2009 00:34 | 155009 | ||
| Hindus resisted and survived [107 words] | B.N.Gururaj | May 20, 2009 10:48 | 155009 | ||
| Engage the Word of Jesus Christ ... [107 words] | kman | May 23, 2009 23:15 | 155009 | ||
| Simplistic thinking, "Javed". [47 words] | kman | May 25, 2009 00:27 | 155009 | ||
| Read Ahmed Rashid [55 words] | Kman | May 28, 2009 20:36 | 155009 | ||
| Hard to say who I'm addressing as you used my id as yours...Who's confused? [464 words] | kman | Jun 3, 2009 20:40 | 155009 | ||
| By the way, whoever you are, "books" can be written by anyone ... [202 words] | kman | Jun 3, 2009 22:20 | 155009 | ||
| 1 | Brilliant Insight [84 words] | Sid | Oct 14, 2011 05:28 | 155009 | |
| Limiting Terrorism [186 words] | M. Tovey | May 4, 2009 15:46 | 154923 | ||
| M. Tovey (answer to your question) [297 words] | Infidel | May 6, 2009 22:25 | 154923 | ||
| Behind the Shadow of Terrorism [708 words] | M. Tovey | May 11, 2009 11:23 | 154923 | ||
| The Muslims will temporarily "rule the earth", but never the kingdom of God. [86 words] | kman | May 12, 2009 19:45 | 154923 | ||
| The Muslims will temporarily "rule the earth", but never the kingdom of God [71 words] | javed | May 13, 2009 03:03 | 154923 | ||
| javed, Limits of Terrorism [93 words] | Infidel | May 13, 2009 21:10 | 154923 | ||
| My "hatred" is for lie, deceipt, and deception ... [1382 words] | kman | May 13, 2009 23:54 | 154923 | ||
| No Threat in the Love of Almighty God - Only in Unbelief [307 words] | M. Tovey | May 14, 2009 10:57 | 154923 | ||
| which version of Bible have u read for 40 years [32 words] | javed | May 14, 2009 22:20 | 154923 | ||
| You don't address your comment towards anyone in particular ...? [74 words] | kman | May 17, 2009 00:56 | 154923 | ||
| Hey Man you flip through your own history [181 words] | Kam | May 17, 2009 22:48 | 154923 | ||
| Historical Human Acts of Terrorism in the Name of Christ are Not from a Loving Almighty God [232 words] | M. Tovey | May 19, 2009 12:29 | 154923 | ||
| javed,versions of my Bibles [123 words] | Infidel | May 20, 2009 01:45 | 154923 | ||
| "Kam", you need to stop reading cultural comic books and get a real picture of what the "west" did. [717 words] | kman | May 24, 2009 00:29 | 154923 | ||
| Flipping through history, man [545 words] | Jeff | May 31, 2009 11:34 | 154923 | ||
| terrorisms invidious behavior modification [92 words] | pdm | May 4, 2009 09:59 | 154912 | ||
| really muslims are terrorists [90 words] | shams wazir | May 2, 2009 02:00 | 154810 | ||
| 1 | Shams Wazir Says... [226 words] | orange yonason | May 3, 2009 00:42 | 154810 | |
| the path of delusion [345 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 3, 2009 19:55 | 154810 | ||
| advanced muslm culture [49 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 3, 2009 20:25 | 154810 | ||
| MUSLIMS ARE NOT NECESSARILY TO BE TERRORISTS [224 words] | Mohamad Nozzi | May 4, 2009 19:09 | 154810 | ||
| OVER-EMPHASIS UPON RIOTS & ETC. THROUGH PUBLIC MEDIA HAS INFLUENCED MUSLIMS' MORALITY [291 words] | MOHAMAD NOZZI | May 4, 2009 21:12 | 154810 | ||
| Brazen admission by shams of "Muslims being terrorists for non-Muslims"!!! [168 words] | Jaladhi | May 5, 2009 15:28 | 154810 | ||
| 1 | Islam and our dear shams wazir [335 words] | dhimmi no more | May 6, 2009 10:34 | 154810 | |
| moderates v. extremists - a question of degree or two distinct critters? [329 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 10, 2009 00:11 | 154810 | ||
| PR or not PR? [894 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 10, 2009 00:49 | 154810 | ||
| You forget, Muslim extremists hold power in every Islamic nation, "Nozzi". [171 words] | kman | May 12, 2009 20:04 | 154810 | ||
| Islamic Revolution Thrives on Terrorism [231 words] | Builders of Zion | Apr 29, 2009 00:54 | 154642 | ||
| Max Abraham's study provides frame of reference [421 words] | B.N.Gururaj | Apr 28, 2009 10:29 | 154600 | ||
| 1 | B.N.Gururaj Is Absolutely Correct [122 words] | orange yonason | Apr 28, 2009 18:45 | 154600 | |
| You Are Correct (My Opinion) [40 words] | TruthWFree | Apr 29, 2009 10:33 | 154600 | ||
| Islam in Indonesia [199 words] | B.N.Gururaj | May 3, 2009 00:01 | 154600 | ||
| Let's face the truth [159 words] | Herb | May 3, 2009 17:24 | 154600 | ||
| 1 | TO - B.N.Gururaj; RE- Indonesia [202 words] | orange yonason | May 4, 2009 20:28 | 154600 | |
| how to stop terrorism [148 words] | SYED ZAFFAR KAZIMI | Apr 28, 2009 05:41 | 154590 | ||
| 1 | Typical Terrorist Manifesto [492 words] | orange yonason | Apr 28, 2009 18:14 | 154590 | |
| A reply to your delicate thought provoking piece of genius [97 words] | huck | Apr 28, 2009 19:30 | 154590 | ||
| America Created Osama bin Ladin [601 words] | Arlinda | Apr 28, 2009 21:54 | 154590 | ||
| of course - it's all THEIR fault. [297 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Apr 28, 2009 22:36 | 154590 | ||
| HOW TO STOP TERRORISM [153 words] | SYED ZAFFAR KAZIMI | Apr 30, 2009 07:18 | 154590 | ||
| 1 | daydream believers [52 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | May 1, 2009 08:56 | 154590 | |
| SYED SAYS... [74 words] | orange yonason | May 1, 2009 12:02 | 154590 | ||
| 1 | Kazimi , are you a muslim or an infidel? [91 words] | Sunny | May 11, 2009 16:03 | 154590 | |
| The Limits of Terrorism [56 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | S.C.Panda | Apr 27, 2009 03:25 | 154513 | ||
| India & Hindus have a few terrorists of their own. [43 words] | kman | May 12, 2009 20:15 | 154513 | ||
| 1 | Pot Calling Kettle Black! [29 words] | B.N.Gururaj | May 26, 2009 10:31 | 154513 | |
| I think,"Gururaj", you had better go back and re-read my little missive - title included. [31 words] | kman | May 27, 2009 00:25 | 154513 | ||
| HOW SUCCESFUL IS TERRORISM ? [50 words] | JACQUES HADIDA | Apr 25, 2009 12:04 | 154464 | ||
| Terrorism has Worked for Islam in India [329 words] | B.N.Gururaj | Apr 25, 2009 03:23 | 154430 | ||
| RE: "Jihad can go on for centuries..." As America SHOULD Know! [172 words] | orange yonason | Apr 28, 2009 19:33 | 154430 | ||
| Another Source Of That Quote ... [51 words] | orange yonason | Apr 30, 2009 17:55 | 154430 | ||
| We are definitely on notice [20 words] | Wilks | Apr 24, 2009 23:33 | 154423 | ||
| Dissent: Terrorism has indeed advanced the Islamist cause [527 words] | Stuart Fagin | Apr 24, 2009 20:02 | 154405 | ||
| Wish It Were True, BUT [141 words] | TruthWFree | Apr 28, 2009 12:09 | 154405 | ||
| RE: Terror's "synergistic association with lawful Islamism" [142 words] | orange yonason | Apr 28, 2009 19:03 | 154405 | ||
| Terrorism Has Not Worked ... Yet [62 words] | Al | Apr 24, 2009 16:37 | 154398 | ||
| Great Article, Thanks to Dr Pipes ! [128 words] | Anne-Marie Delcambre | Apr 24, 2009 11:28 | 154391 | ||
| It works only if you follow the rules [255 words] | Alain Jean-Mairet | Apr 24, 2009 09:25 | 154389 | ||
| The seven percent solution [117 words] | Sully | Apr 24, 2009 08:53 | 154387 | ||
| Religion of terror [208 words] | Ianus | Apr 23, 2009 17:28 | 154370 | ||
| "Things don't work that way." [55 words] | orange yonason | Apr 28, 2009 19:12 | 154370 | ||
| Shepherds appointed by the wolves [96 words] | Ianus | Apr 30, 2009 08:54 | 154370 | ||
| Good Analogy [20 words] | orange yonason | Apr 30, 2009 18:35 | 154370 | ||
| Easing in Islamism [227 words] | Rebecca Moulds | Apr 23, 2009 16:37 | 154369 | ||
| The Limits of Terrorism? [200 words] | Joseph Shier | Apr 23, 2009 13:26 | 154363 | ||
| Listing of Kach party with terrorism [104 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Oaul Damewood | Apr 23, 2009 10:10 | 154357 | ||
| NO LIMIT OF TERRORISM - 9 [114 words] | Mohamad Nozzi | Apr 23, 2009 08:34 | 154353 | ||
| NO LIMIT OF TERRORISM - 1 [531 words] | Mohamad Nozzi | Apr 23, 2009 07:53 | 154344 | ||
| Limits? [298 words] | Jeff | Apr 29, 2009 10:17 | 154344 | ||
| What is the goal of terrorism? [392 words] | Terrorism works for its protagonists | Apr 23, 2009 01:58 | 154330 | ||
| Incitement to terror is preached in mosques. [84 words] | M.D'Souza | Apr 22, 2009 17:13 | 154301 | ||
| Muslim Community and terrorism [323 words] | Iftikhar Ahmad | Apr 22, 2009 17:06 | 154299 | ||
| Stop playing the victim card [174 words] | Peter, Scotland | Apr 24, 2009 13:09 | 154299 | ||
| Aren't you getting tired of this Ahmad? [114 words] | huck | Apr 24, 2009 14:15 | 154299 | ||
| Muslim Alienation vs. Muslim Jihad [456 words] | Arlinda | Apr 26, 2009 20:32 | 154299 | ||
| So when is the muslim woman going to terrorize the established power structure in muslim countries [24 words] | sam | Apr 28, 2009 13:54 | 154299 | ||
| We are not convinced of Abrahms' argument or conclusion [313 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Barry Goldberg | Apr 22, 2009 16:17 | 154297 | ||
| We Agree With Barry Goldberg [158 words] | orange yonason | Apr 28, 2009 11:35 | 154297 | ||
| yes, but... [10 words] | oao | Apr 22, 2009 14:15 | 154295 | ||
| Oao, Huck, PDM, Carolyn, you're all correct [479 words] | Jeff | Apr 24, 2009 20:41 | 154295 | ||
 An outstanding comment Jeff. A thought regarding the term "Islamophobia" [38 words] | huck | Apr 27, 2009 18:16 | 154295 | ||
| Hi Huck [32 words] | Jeff | Apr 29, 2009 10:00 | 154295 | ||
| Incomplete conclusions [878 words] | Archimedes2 | Apr 22, 2009 14:10 | 154294 | ||
| Interesting statement from Dr. Pipes [106 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Debanjan Banerjee | Apr 22, 2009 13:57 | 154292 | ||
| RE: Effective Tactics [77 words] | orange yonason | Apr 28, 2009 19:45 | 154292 | ||
| A Complex Question [157 words] | Alex | Apr 22, 2009 12:31 | 154285 | ||
| DP SITE [17 words] | manny | Apr 22, 2009 12:29 | 154284 | ||
| Re: The Limits of Terrorism--The Elephant in the Parlor [48 words] | Robert H. Tyrka Sr. | Apr 22, 2009 12:21 | 154283 | ||
| Terror or Politics? [95 words] | Ron Irvine | Apr 22, 2009 11:15 | 154279 | ||
| Terrorist tactics don't work? [39 words] | pdm | Apr 22, 2009 09:45 | 154275 | ||
| pdm [3 words] | orange yonason | May 3, 2009 01:31 | 154275 | ||
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| Response to Professor Abrahms Study [934 words] | Chet Limbright | Apr 23, 2009 10:23 | 154274 | ||
| 4 | Actual objectives of terrorism [97 words] | Carolyn Tal | Apr 22, 2009 08:40 | 154271 | |
| Carolyn Tal [69 words] | orange yonason | May 1, 2009 13:01 | 154271 | ||
| Prehaps they're beginning to figure something out [81 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Apr 22, 2009 08:39 | 154270 | ||
| One problem [86 words] | huck | Apr 22, 2009 07:57 | 154268 | ||
| Excellent Article. [105 words] | Svet | Apr 22, 2009 05:55 | 154263 | ||
| The djihadist/islamist divine struggle will lead to nowhere but destruction. [145 words] | Isaac Haskiya | Apr 22, 2009 05:02 | 154261 |
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