War on Islam controversy

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The "War on Islam" is a concept advocated by some Muslims to denote what they perceive as a concerted effort by non-Muslims and "false Muslims" to harm, weaken, or annihilate Islam and Muslim society around the world. This effort is described as consisting of any level of military, economic, social, or cultural interference in the affairs of Muslim-majority countries, accompanied by negative portrayals of Islam in the media. Though the idea itself was put forward by some Muslim scholars centuries ago, it became particularly widespread in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks and the beginning of the global war on terrorism in 2001. Generally, the themes of the "War on Islam" mostly concern the issues of modernization and secularization in Muslim society, as well as current international power politics. Many Muslims who have asserted the "War on Islam" theory have cited the Crusades as the earliest manifestation of an ongoing organized campaign to destroy Islam. The phrase or similar...

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