Original sentence: It described Islamophobia as involving eight distinctive features:
Edited sentence: " Brown and Miles write that "many of the stereotypes and misinformation that contribute to the articulation of Islamophobia are rooted in a particular perception of Islam", such as the notion that Islam promotes terrorism; especially prevelant after the September 11 2001 attacks." The first documented use of the word in the United States of America was by Insight magazine in 1991, used to describe Russian activities in Afghanistan.According to Benn and Jawad, The Runnymede Trust notes that anti-Muslim discourse is increasingly seen as respectable, providing examples on how hostility towards Islam and Muslims is accepted as normal, even among those who may actively challenge other prevelant forms of discrimination.Another feature of Islamophobic discourse is to amalgamate nationality (i.Arab), religion (Islam), and politics (terrorism, fundamentalism) — while most other religions are not associated with terrorism, or even "ethnic or national distinctiveness.Examples include Pakistani and Algerian migrants in Britain and France respectively.In some societies, Islamophobia has materialized due to the portrayal of Islam and Muslims as the national "Other", where exlusion and discrimination occurs on the basis of their religion and civilization which differs with national tradition and identity.In this report, Islamophobia was defined by the Trust as "an outlook or world-view involving an unfounded dread and dislike of Muslims, which results in practices of exclusion and discrimination.The Runnymede report identified eight perceptions related to Islamophobia:.The above perceptions are seen as closed views on Islam.The publication "Social Work and Minorities: European Perspectives" describes Islamophobia as the new form of racism in Europe, arguing that that "Islamophobia is as much a form of racism as Anti-Semitism, a term more commonly encountered in Europe as a sibling of Racism, Xenophobia and Intolerance.These are contrasted, in the report, with open views on Islam which, while founded on respect for Islam, permits legitimate disagreement, dialogue and critique.This sentiment, according to Malcolm Brown and  Robert Miles, signifcantly interacts with racism, although Islamophobia itself is not racism