About this episode

The episode discusses the silencing of discussions around Muslim antisemitism and features insights from Andrew Bostom on the topic.

It's time to stop worrying about accusations of Islamophobia when discussing Muslim antisemitism. According to JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin, reporting and commentary on the shocking levels of Jew-hatred among Muslims has been silenced out of fear of accusations of racism and prejudice. But most of what is labeled Islamophobia is just truth telling about the way conspiracy theories and hate speech about Jews is normative in the Islamic community. He’s joined in this week’s episode of Think Twice by Andrew Bostom, author of a number of important works about Islamic radicalism including the new A Modern Qur'anic Kampf Against the Jews. His book is a translation with commentary of a highly influential text written by Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, the late head of Al Hazr University in Cairo, widely considered the “Muslim Vatican,” which illustrates that Jew-hatred is baked deep into both Islamic culture and traditional religious thought. Bostom points out that the polling done by the Anti-Defamation League—including some results that were apparently considered so shocking that the group didn’t publish them—has demonstrated just how pervasive antisemitic attitudes are among Muslims…

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Tobin

Guest: Andrew Bostom

Topics covered

• Muslim antisemitism
• Islamophobia
• Jew-hatred
• Islamic radicalism
• cultural attitudes
• conspiracy theories

Keywords

• antisemitism
• Islamophobia
• Jew-hatred
• Islamic culture
• conspiracy theories
• Andrew Bostom
• Jonathan Tobin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Anti-Defamation League

Books & works: A Modern Qur'anic Kampf Against the Jews

Places: Al Hazr University, Cairo

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