The chart below attempts to capture these sources of Islamophobia and their impact on public discourse. The reader will notice that there is no separate box for the Islamophobes. This is because, as was shown above, they are part of the establishment and exist within foreign policy think tanks, universities and colleges, the political class, and the security apparatus (defined as the branches of government that prosecute the War on Terror abroad and as well as at home).

Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politi…, loc. 572