Original sentence: " Malik argues that the concept confuses discrimination against Muslims with criticism of Islam, and is used to silence critics of the religion, including Muslims who want to reform it.British writer and academic Kenan Malik has criticized the concept, calling it a "myth.Islamophobia is a controversial term that refers to what its proponents see as prejudice or discrimination against Islam or Muslims.Novelist Salman Rushdie and others signed a manifesto entitled Together facing the new totalitarianism in March 2006 calling Islamophobia a "wretched concept that confuses criticism of Islam as a religion and stigmatization of those who believe in it.Reacting against a proposed UK law curtailing religious criticism, actor and comedian Rowan Atkinson drew the distinction between racism and criticism of religion: "To criticise a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous but to criticise their religion, that is a right... A law which attempts to say you can criticise and ridicule ideas as long as they are not religious ideas is a very peculiar law indeed
Edited sentence: A gagging order too far - Will Hutton, Guardian Unlimited.Islamophobia is a controversial term that refers to prejudice or discrimination against Islam or Muslims.List of news links