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Eurabia is a term coined by Bat Ye'or to describe an alleged process of political and cultural incorporation of Europe into the Islamic world , supposedly accompanied by a demographic change from a predominately Caucasian Christian population embodying Western Civilization to a predominately Semitic Islamic population. She sees this as the result of a French-led European policy originally intended to increase European power against the United States by aligning its interests with those of the Arab countries, and regards it as a primary cause of alleged European hostility to Israel . She describes it as follows: "A machinery that has made Europe the new continent of dhimmitude was put into motion more than 30 years ago at the instigation of France . A wide-ranging policy was then first sketched out, a symbiosis of Europe with the Muslim Arab countries, that would endow Europe - and especially France, the project's prime mover - with a weight and a prestige to rival that of the United States . This policy was undertaken quite discreetly, outside of official treaties, under the innocent-sounding name of the Euro-Arab Dialogue ... This strategy, the goal of which was the creation of a pan- Mediterranean Euro-Arab entity, permitting the free circulation both of men and of goods, also determined the immigration policy with regard to Arabs in the European Community (EC). And, for the past 30 years, it also established the relevant cultural policies in the schools and universities of the EC... The Arabs set the conditions for this association: 1) a European policy that would be independent from, and opposed to that of the United States; 2) the recognition by Europe of a Palestinian people, and the creation of a Palestinian state; 3) European support for the PLO ; 4) the designation of Arafat as the sole and exclusive representative of that Palestinian people; 5) the delegitimizing of the State of Israel, both historically and politically, its shrinking into non-viable borders, and the Arabization of Jerusalem . From this sprang the hidden European war against Israel, through economic boycotts, and in some cases academic boycotts as well, through deliberate vilification, and the spreading of both anti-Zionism and antisemitism ." [1] More succinctly, she summarizes it in the National Review as follows: "Europe's economic greed was instrumentalized by Arab League policy in a long-term political strategy targeting Israel, Europe, and America... Through the labyrinth of the EAD system, a policy of Israel's delegitimization was planned at both the EC's national and international levels... Strategically, the Euro-Arab Cooperation was a political instrument for anti-Americanism in Europe, whose aim was to separate and weaken the two continents by an incitement to hostility and the permanent denigration of American policy in the Middle East ."1
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Islam in Europe by percentage of country population Eurabia is a political neologism that refers to the premise that the Muslim population in Europe will become a majority within a few generations due to continued immigration and high birth rates .The term was publicized by the writer Bat Ye'or , especially in her 2005 book Eurabia: The Euro-Arab Axis , referring to joint Euro-Arab foreign policies that she characterizes as anti-American and anti-Zionist .The term is generally used in combination with " dhimmitude ", another term introduced by Ye'or, denoting an attitude of concession, surrender and appeasement towards Islam.Bostom , American Thinker , November 15, 2005 There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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Eurabia is a political neologism . The concept was coined by Bat Ye'Or in the early 2000s.Bat Ye'Or (pen name of Gisele Littman) claims a conspiracy of Europe, allegedly led by France and Arab powers, to Islamise and Arabise Europe, thereby weakening its existing culture and undermining an alleged previous alignment with the U.S. and Israel.The term has gained some public interest and has been used and discussed across a wide range of the political spectrum, including far-right activists, counterjihadis and different sorts of antiislamist and conservative activists.Bat Ye'Or’s “Mother conspiracy theory” has been used for further subtheories.The narrative grew important in expressing Islamophobic sentiments and was used by movements like Stop Islamisation of Europe .It gained renewed interest after the 9/11 events and the use of the term by 2011 Norway attacker Anders Behring Breivik .It is as well a part of classical Anti-Europeanism , a strong influence in American culture and American exceptionalism which sometimes sees Europe on the decline or as a rising rival power, or, as is the case here, both.The word is a portmanteau of Europe and Arabia.It was first used as a name for the newsletter of a Euro-Arab friendship committee in the 1970s.See wikt:Eurabia and fr [ Eurabia (newsletter) ] .
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The putative "Eurabia", consisting of the combined area of the European Union (current and prospective members), and of the European Free Trade Area, and of the members and observer states of the Arab League (except Comoros ), as well as of Israel and the United Kingdom .Eurabia is a political neologism , a portmanteau of Europe and Arabia , used to describe a far-right Islamophobic conspiracy theory , involving globalist entities allegedly led by French and Arab powers, to Islamise and Arabise Europe, thereby weakening its existing culture and undermining a previous alignment with the U.S. and Israel.The concept was coined by British author Bat Ye'or (pen name of Gisèle Littman) in the early 2000s and is described in her 2005 book titled Eurabia: The Euro‐Arab Axis .Benjamin Lee of the Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats at the University of Lancaster describes her work as arguing that Europe "has surrendered to Islam and is in a state of submission (described as dhimmitude) in which Europe is forced to deny its own culture, stand silently by in the face of Muslim atrocities, accept Muslim immigration, and pay tribute through various types of economic assistance." According to the theory, the blame rests with a range of groups including communists, fascists, the media, universities, mosques and Islamic cultural centres, European bureaucrats, and the Euro-Arab Dialogue .The term has gained some public interest and has been used and discussed across a wide range of the political spectrum, including right-wing activists, counter-jihadis and different sorts of anti-Islamic, and conservative activists. Bat Ye'or's “mother conspiracy theory” has been used for further subtheories. The narrative grew important in expressing anti-Islamic sentiments and was used by movements like Stop Islamisation of Europe . It gained renewed interest after the 9/11 events and the use of the term by 2011 Norway attacker , Anders Behring Breivik . Ye'or's thesis has come under criticism by scholars, which intensified after Breivik’s crime.The conspiracy has been described as having resemblance to the anti-Semitic Protocols of the Elders of Zion .Eurabia is also discussed in classical anti-Europeanism , a strong influence in the culture of the United States and in the notion of American exceptionalism , which sometimes sees Europe on the decline or as a rising rival power, or, as is the case here, both."Racialization and religion: race, culture and difference in the study of antisemitism and Islamophobia".The protocols of Eurabia Anti-Europeanism and Euroscepticism in the United States , Patrick Chamorel No 25, EUI-RSCAS Working Papers from European University Institute (EUI), Robert Schuman Centre of Advanced Studies (RSCAS) 2004
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Far-right Islamophobic conspiracy theory Not to be confused with Eurybia (disambiguation) .The putative "Eurabia", consisting of the combined area of the European Union (current and prospective members), the European Free Trade Area , the members and some observer states of the Arab League (except Comoros ), Israel , and the United Kingdom ." Eurabia " ( portmanteau of Europe and Arabia ) is a far-right , anti-Muslim conspiracy theory that posits that globalist entities, led by French and Arab powers, aim to Islamize and Arabize Europe, thereby weakening its existing culture and undermining its previous alliances with the United States and Israel .The theory was developed by Bat Ye'or (the pen name of Gisèle Littman) in the early 2000s and it is described in her 2005 book titled Eurabia: The Euro‐Arab Axis . Benjamin Lee of the Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats at the University of Lancaster describes her work as arguing that Europe "has surrendered to Islam and is in a state of submission (described as dhimmitude ) in which Europe is forced to deny its own culture, stand silently by in the face of Muslim atrocities, accept Muslim immigration, and pay tribute through various types of economic assistance." According to the theory, the blame rests with a range of groups including communists, fascists, the media, universities, mosques and Islamic cultural centres, European bureaucrats, and the Euro-Arab Dialogue . The term has gained some public interest and it has also been used and discussed by activists across a wide range of the political spectrum , including right-wing activists, self-described " conservatives " and counter-jihad and other anti- Islamism activists.Bat Ye'or's "mother conspiracy theory" has been used as the basis for other subtheories.The narrative grew important among people who expressed anti-Islamist sentiments and it was also used by members and supporters of movements like Stop Islamisation of Europe . It gained renewed interest after the use of the term by 2011 Norway attacker , Anders Behring Breivik . Ye'or's thesis has come under criticism by scholars, which intensified after Breivik's crime. The conspiracy has been described as having a resemblance to the anti-Semitic Protocols of the Elders of Zion .Eurabia has also been discussed by believers in classical anti-Europeanism , a strong influence on the culture of the United States as well as by believers in the notion of American exceptionalism , which sometimes sees Europe on the decline or as a rising rival power, or, as is the case here, both.Europe: Continent of Conspiracies ."When the Elders of Zion relocated to Eurabia: conspiratorial racialization in antisemitism and Islamophobia" . "Racialization and religion: race, culture and difference in the study of antisemitism and Islamophobia". The protocols of Eurabia Anti-Europeanism and Euroscepticism in the United States , Patrick Chamorel No 25, EUI-RSCAS Working Papers from European University Institute (EUI), Robert Schuman Centre of Advanced Studies (RSCAS) 2004
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Far-right Islamophobic conspiracy theory Not to be confused with Eurybia (disambiguation) . The putative "Eurabia", consists of the combined area of the European Union (current and prospective members), the European Free Trade Area , the members and some observer states of the Arab League (except Comoros ), Israel , and the United Kingdom . " Eurabia " ( portmanteau of Europe and Arabia ) is a far-right Islamophobic conspiracy theory that posits that globalist entities, led by French and Arab powers, aim to Islamize and Arabize Europe, thereby weakening its existing culture and undermining its previous alliances with the United States and Israel . The theory was developed by Bat Ye'or (the pen name of Gisèle Littman) in the early 2000s and it is described in her 2005 book titled Eurabia: The Euro‐Arab Axis . Benjamin Lee of the Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats at the University of Lancaster described her work as arguing that Europe "has surrendered to Islam and is in a state of submission (described as dhimmitude ) in which Europe is forced to deny its own culture, stand silently by in the face of Muslim atrocities, accept Muslim immigration, and pay tribute through various types of economic assistance." According to the theory, the blame rests with a range of groups including communists, fascists, the media, universities, mosques and Islamic cultural centres, European bureaucrats, and the Euro-Arab Dialogue . The term has gained some public interest and it has also been used and discussed by activists across a wide range of the political spectrum , including right-wing activists, self-described " conservatives " and counter-jihad and other anti- Islamism activists. Bat Ye'or's "mother conspiracy theory" has been used as the basis for other subtheories. The narrative grew important among people who expressed anti-Islamist sentiments and it was also used by members and supporters of movements like Stop Islamisation of Europe . It gained renewed interest after the use of the term by 2011 Norway attacker , Anders Behring Breivik . Ye'or's thesis has come under criticism by scholars, which intensified after Breivik's crime. The conspiracy has been described as having a resemblance to the anti-Semitic Protocols of the Elders of Zion . Eurabia has also been discussed by believers in classical anti-Europeanism , a strong influence on the culture of the United States as well as by believers in the notion of American exceptionalism , which sometimes sees Europe on the decline or as a rising rival power, or, as is the case here, both. Europe: Continent of Conspiracies . "When the Elders of Zion relocated to Eurabia: conspiratorial racialization in antisemitism and Islamophobia" . "Racialization and religion: race, culture and difference in the study of antisemitism and Islamophobia". The protocols of Eurabia Anti-Europeanism and Euroscepticism in the United States , Patrick Chamorel No 25, EUI-RSCAS Working Papers from European University Institute (EUI), Robert Schuman Centre of Advanced Studies (RSCAS) 2004
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