In a brilliant turning of tables, the speakers at “Rejecting Islamophobia” suggested that the most serious threat to national security and the US Constitution is represented today by Islamophobes, who have rejected the commitment to civil liberties that is central to American political (and religious) life. “We stand for America,” said Osama Siblani, publisher of The Arab American News , “and they stand against America and the American way of life.”

Builds on: "Attacks on out-groups expand state power and erode liberties."

Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ Th…, loc. 714