This book is also not an attempt to condemn every person who has suspicions or misgivings about Islam. True, there are some people who deliberately stir up animosity toward Muslims in order to mobilize voters, increase ratings, generate traffic to blogs and websites, sell books, or justify wars. In other words, there are folks who are in the business of manufacturing Islamophobia for personal or professional gain, and they do deserve special condemnation. But they are also in the minority.

DEFINE: The author distinguishes deliberate, profit-driven Islamophobia manufacturing from ordinary suspicion or misgivings, which most people hold.

Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Intro…, loc. 34