Fear of Islam and Muslims has been a visible trend since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. In Europe, this trend was given fictional respectability in the name of freedom of speech. However, the same alleged commitment to freedom of expression was not applied to those who denied the Holocaust. The point here is not that anyone should deny the Holocaust. Rather, the point of emphasis here is the hypocritical application of the selective use of that practice and the related double standard. The same hypocrisy was applied in various cartoons disrespecting the Prophet of Islam. For those who only read how capable the Europeans can be about insulting or even hating other religions need no proof other than the frequent nefarious acts of insulting the Prophet and Islam through the drawing of these offensive cartoons. Continue reading “Islamophobia in the West: Playing into the Hands of ISIS”