The report notes that racism and Islamophobia in the British context are often mixed together; as a result, anti-Muslim feelings and anti-Asian sentiment are often connected. In other Western contexts, it might be anti-Muslim and anti-Arab sentiments. When Muslims are involved, racist practices and prejudices get a pass.

XREF: Connects to broader discussions of how Islamophobia intersects differently with local racial histories — in Britain with South Asian communities, elsewhere with Arab populations.

Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Intro…, loc. 64