Maher stirred controversy on his October 3rd, 2014 broadcast when he claimed that “liberal” ideologies – like freedom of speech, freedom of religion, marriage equality, and gender equity – were incompatible with Islam. Maher and fellow panelist Sam Harris argued throughout the broadcast that, in Islam, women and gays are subjugated and Muslims lack the freedom to leave their religion.
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In a 2014 interview Maher repeated a claim made by writer and critic of religion Christopher Hitchens, that “Islamophobic is a word created by fascists, and used by cowards, to manipulate morons.” In a 2015 interview with evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, Maher stated, Islamophobia is “a silly word that means nothing.”
In a talk with Sam Harris on the problem of “radical Islam” and President Trump’s travel ban, otherwise known as the Muslim ban, Maher said “I think we both agree his ban–I’ve always said–it’s stupid, it’s counterproductive, it’s un-American.” He agreed with Harris that the U.S. is currently in a “war of ideas” that requires the help of a willing and “moderate” Muslim population.
I see nothing to support your claim. I'll take the views of three of the Four Horsemen - Hitchens, Harris, Dawkins - any day over The Bridge Initiative, a multi-year research project on Islamophobia housed in Georgetown University.
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