Rabat, April 21 -- Academic and author from the University of Birmingham Chris Allen has correctly discarded this thesis. He argues that it's extremely dangerous because it ultimately legitimises indolent stereotypes which describe all Muslims as terrorists.

And it plays into racist views held by individuals and parts of the media. It amalgamates Islam, terrorism, and all Muslims, which means that the faith is viewed as a threat.

A study conducted by Pew Research found that, even in more supposedly liberal countries such as France, nearly half of respondents thought that some Muslims supported the Islamic State and its aims. Other research has found that a majority of people in several European countries - among them Poland and Austria ...