Elle Magazine Defends Linda Sarsour, Attacking Her Critics As Islamophobic

The fashion magazine has taken aim at Sarsour’s critics.

Women’s March Organizer Linda Sarsour Is Under Attack on Social Media

Less than 48 hours after the worldwide event, one of the women who helped plan it is facing Islamophobic attacks.

One of the organizers of the Women’s March is under attack this morning, following reports from conservative news sites like The Daily Caller that accused her of having ties to terrorists. Linda Sarsour, a Muslim-American woman, has been an activist for decades and is widely respected for her dedication to progressive causes.

People have already rallied around her this morning, tweeting #IMarchWithLinda to share their support.

And Sarsour took to Facebook to ask for “extra prayers” following the harassment.

“The opposition cannot fathom to see a Palestinian Muslim American woman that resonates with the masses,” she wrote. “Someone whose track record is clear and has always stood up for the most marginalized. They have a coordinated attack campaign against me and it’s vicious and ugly. It’s not the first time, but it’s definitely more intense.”

https://www.facebook.com/linda.sarsour/posts/10155083731160572

This is highly disingenuous.

The criticism of Sarsour’s on-the-record statements has nothing to do with “Islamophobia,” and everything to do with how these views illustrate a disregard for women’s rights. Which is extremely relevant given her role as one of the organizers of the Women’s march.

As I mentioned in my own post exposing these views, she is on record advocating for Sharia law (where women’s rights are curtailed), and dismissing the fact women can’t drive in Saudi Arabia. What I failed to mention is she has also criticized a film calling attention to the plight of Muslim women.

https://youtu.be/zEpMfYDUahA

Her hatred for Israel and support for those seemingly affiliated with terrorism are also relevant, especially considering the hijacking of the parade – and even other social causes -by anti-Israel elements.

This woman is being touted as a heroine. How are these views not relevant?

If an empowered Muslim woman who advocated for women’s rights (or even did not advocate against women’s rights), and who was not affiliated with supporters of terror, led the march, I for one would have absolutely no issue with this.

As for Elle magazine, the fashion magazine seems to be pushing an agenda here – in similar fashion to the way Allure and Cosmo pushed the antisemitic MissMuslim Nihal Al Qawasmi.

This is the latest example of liberals pushing an agenda that actually contradicts liberalism.

6 thoughts on “Elle Magazine Defends Linda Sarsour, Attacking Her Critics As Islamophobic”

  1. Norman_In_New_York

    Said Christopher Hitchens, “Islamophobia is a word invented by fascists and used by cowards to manipulate morons.” And so it appears that these morons include the editors of fashion magazines trying not to appear as hawkers of fluff.

  2. But, but, but, but I thought we all learned from the existence of Israel that you can criticize the policy of a political philosophy without being anti-anything……

  3. I have to say, this woman is some sort of genius. She defends the most heinous, mysogenistic, unsavoury acts, with basically, nothing but spin, smears and attacks reasonable voices of opposition, as “white” (apparently that’s an insult now) and islamophobic, and manages to be the darling of the masses, a Pied Piper of women and celebrities. It is frightening how easy it is to manipulate people on masse. It seems that the “progressive” left are completely blind and deaf to any hateful rhetoric or misdeeds, if they come from a person who is part of a minority. There should be a term “Minority Privilege”. The more “minority points” the more exemptions from any criticism, no matter how outrageous, hateful and frankly racist the comments. Apparently it’s like attacking a disabled person. Except, obviously Jews can’t use “minority privilege”. Also, how she managed to blind the masses to the similarities between her and another “champion of underdogs”, a very dynamic, moustached man, who spoke of restoring pride and happiness to the people, of change, and reform, and later, of the necessity of “dealing with” voices of dissent, and then, of “removing” undesirables. Many still call him genius (despite being evil), and wonder how he pulled it off. Well we can see how, this woman is literally exhibiting a blueprint, and people are falling for it again.

  4. She claims to stand up for marginalized women except when it’s oppressed Muslim women. She is a feminist but likes Sharia law? How is she taken seriously?

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