Is WikiIslam Islamophobic or a hate site?
Wikiislam is an Islamophobic and a hate website (although it claims to be critical of Islam) that was created in 2006 by “Faith Freedom International” for the purposes of “helping Muslims leave Islam”. It has been reported by several news sources including the Associated Press as being a website that shows a “one sided view of Islam” to make “Muslims look backward and stupid” whilst disguising itself as a website that solely “criticises” Islam.[1]
No, WikiIslam is not Islamophobic, racist or a hate site. To make such a claim requires special pleading. If WikiIslam editors are labeled Islamophobes, racists and hate mongers, it is through no fault of their own, but the biases of the individuals who make these claims.
WikiIslam is not European or “Western”, it is an international site with administrators, editors and contributors from all over the world, and the content and policies reflect this. The site does not have a left or right-wing political agenda, thus articles concerning immigration and other related issues are strictly prohibited. Consequently, readership is vast and not saturated by European or “Western” viewers.
Many of the site’s administrators and editors are from a Muslim background and/or are skeptics from Muslim majority nations. The information on WikiIslam reflect what the religious sources say, so any negative or unflattering information in its articles concerning Islam or Prophet Muhammad are not the fault of editors. They are simply what the religious texts relate.
There are also many individuals and websites that critique all forms of beliefs, but this does not make them phobic, racist or hatemongers. For instance, Christians are the most widely persecuted religious group on earth, the majority of worldwide Christians are non-white, and Christianity is even sub-Saharan Africa’s largest religion. This does not make criticism of Christianity or the actions and claims of its adherents, racist and phobic.
Everyone, without exception, is welcome to edit the main site content if they adhere to the policies and guidelines. And unlike most Muslim websites on the net, editors who would like to express an alternate point of view are welcome to create responses.
http://wikiislam.net/wiki/WikiIslam:Frequently_Asked_Questions
No, WikiIslam is not Islamophobic. In truth, the neologism itself is a logical fallacy (for more information, click here). Nor are we a hate site. If WikiIslam was a hate site, we would not allow Muslims to edit the website, but we have a whole separate category for articles by Muslims. Unlike the thousands of pro-Islamic sites on the net which are never labelled as hate sites, we welcome Muslims to edit the site and express an alternate point of view. We do not believe all Muslims are “extremists” or terrorists. In fact many of us are ex-Muslims with Muslim family and friends.
