The Center for American Progress has a new report out on the groups and individuals fomenting the rising tide of Islamophobia in the U.S.:
A small group of foundations and wealthy donors are the lifeblood of the Islamophobia network in America, providing critical funding to a clutch of right-wing think tanks that peddle hate and fear of Muslims and Islam—in the form of books, reports, websites, blogs, and carefully crafted talking points that anti-Islam grassroots organizations and some right-wing religious groups use as propaganda for their constituency.
Some of these foundations and wealthy donors also provide direct funding to anti-Islam grassroots groups. According to our extensive analysis, here are the top seven contributors to promoting Islamophobia in our country:
Donors Capital Fund
Richard Mellon Scaife foundations
Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
Newton D. & Rochelle F. Becker foundations and charitable trust
Russell Berrie Foundation
Anchorage Charitable Fund and William Rosenwald Family Fund
Fairbrook Foundation
Altogether, these seven charitable groups provided $42.6 million to Islamophobia think tanks between 2001 and 2009 [. . . .]
View the report here.
Tags: American politics, Islam, Islamophobia, religion in the U.S.
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AMA citation:
Gelman C. Fear, Inc.: a report on the roots of Islamophobia. The Immanent Frame. 2011. Available at: http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2011/08/26/fear-inc-a-report-on-the-roots-of-islamophobia/. Accessed May 19, 2013.
APA citation:
Gelman, Charles. (2011). Fear, Inc.: a report on the roots of Islamophobia. Retrieved May 19, 2013, from The Immanent Frame Web site: http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2011/08/26/fear-inc-a-report-on-the-roots-of-islamophobia/
Chicago citation:
Gelman, Charles. 2011. Fear, Inc.: a report on the roots of Islamophobia. The Immanent Frame. http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2011/08/26/fear-inc-a-report-on-the-roots-of-islamophobia/ (accessed May 19, 2013).
Harvard citation:
Gelman, C 2011, Fear, Inc.: a report on the roots of Islamophobia, The Immanent Frame. Retrieved May 19, 2013, from <http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2011/08/26/fear-inc-a-report-on-the-roots-of-islamophobia/>
MLA citation:
Gelman, Charles. "Fear, Inc.: a report on the roots of Islamophobia." 26 Aug. 2011. The Immanent Frame. Accessed 19 May. 2013. <http://blogs.ssrc.org/tif/2011/08/26/fear-inc-a-report-on-the-roots-of-islamophobia/>
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