Sheehi discusses latest examples of Islamophobia, video and bus ads; posits presence in military as part of US racist culture v. black and brown people,but sees anti-Muslim feeling as less than Islamophobes wish; how government, private orgs, like ADL, use ‘opposition’ to Islamophobes to bolster own image; power of surveillance of Muslim communities compared with imprisoning Japanese in WW2, while suffering not comparable, it puts Muslims in virtual prison; use of stings, informants, make them vulnerable; examines rise of Islamphobe target Hezbollah within resistance to Israel
Interviewer Jeff Blankfort
Prof, Sheehi is author of Islamophobia: The Ideological Campaign Against Muslims, Clarity Press, 2011
