Edited sentence: " In reality, those critics are not denying that Islamophobia exists, he argues, but are simply critical of the way the concept is applied." The aggressive behavior and beliefs of what he calls a "group of far-right individuals" claiming to follow a particular religion should not be conflated with the behavior and beliefs of every single other individual who practises that religion."Osamaists and Islamophobes ignore the dynamic nature of the religion and deny the diversity of belief within Islam.Hasan argues that Islam is a religion of peace, which is misrepresented by its most vocal proponents and critics.Hasan is equally critical of attempts to dismiss Islamophobia as a myth.He asks: "[W]ho could seriously argue that fear, hatred, or prejudice towards Muslims doesn't exist.Those he calls "mired in the conflation-prone school of thought" are unable or unwilling to differentiate Osamism from Islam, and with the deliberate or inadvertent erection of the "monolith" comes Islamophobia