Controlling the Labels

Phobia: an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation.

Merriam-Webster

A phobia is a persistent, excessive, unrealistic fear of an object, person, animal, activity, or situation. It is a type of anxiety disorder. A person with a phobia either tries to avoid the thing that triggers the fear, or endures it with great anxiety and distress.

Harvard Medical School

A phobia is an irrational fear of something, a mental illness to be treated.  It is no accident that the word Islamophobia was coined for the very purpose of undermining critics of Islam.  This is 1984 Newspeak in practice.  By the very term, it has been determined that any reasons cited are irrational.  By contrast, those oppose to Judaism are anti-Semites.  They may be bigots, but they aren't irrational.  Labeling your opposition is terrific, if you can make the label stick.

Is it irrational to be against Islam?  Look at the grooming gangs in Britain.  Look at the 9/11 attacks.  Look at the invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023.  The Quran itself calls for the subjugation of all non-Muslims.  It is entirely reasonable for non-Muslims to show concern.

In the case of abortion, each side has sought to pin the other with a negative name while describing themselves in a positive light.  Those opposed to abortion declare themselves to be Pro-Life and their opponents as Pro-Abortion.  By contrast, the other side claims to be Pro-Choice and accuse their opponents of being Anti-Choice.  Neither has succeeded in defining the other.  As all these labels are well-known, you can immediately determine the leanings of anyone writing on the subject based solely on the labels being used.  Handy.

Opposition to Islam should be anti-Islam, not Islamophobia.  Disagreeing with the precepts of a religion should not lead to a faux mental health diagnosis.  This is a term to shut people up.  Of course, when it doesn't work, violence is often the next step (e.g., Salman Rushdie, Theo Van Gogh, Charlie Hebdo, etc.) to silence critics.  Yeah, nothing irrational or illogical in fearing Islam.  It is mere pattern recognition and self-preservation.