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Line 13: The term was used in 2011 for [[American politics]], which had a different meaning, and was used to describe politicians who point out their favorite political figures just to ardently cite the ability to "drive the other side crazy."<ref name=matthew/> In a 2013 [[Christian book]], ''Holding Your Family Together'' by American author Dr. Rich Melheim, the term was finally used ~~for~~with its current meaning; those who do not want speak the name of something that is frightening them or causing problems to them. The author encouraged the reader to "to name that sucker out loud...We are going to call him what he is and who he is so that we can deal with real problem, not the myth", because after mentioning the unspeakable name, "The moment the silence is broken, the power starts to drain away from its sinister source and move in the direction of those who dare deal with it.<ref>{{cite book \| author = Dr. Rich Melheim \| date = 30 April 2013 \| title = Holding Your Family Together \| publisher = Baker Publishing Group \| pages = \| isbn = 9781441266668\| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=z8uwBAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Voldemort+effect%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT31}}</ref> ===Islam=== {{Quote box \|quote= "I call this the Voldemort effect, after the villain in [[J.K. Rowling]]'s Harry Potter books. Many well-meaning people in Ms. Rowling's fictional world are so petrified of Voldemort's evil that they do two things: They refuse to call Voldemort by name, instead referring to 'He Who Must Not Be Named,' and they [[denial\|deny]] that he exists in the first place. Such dread only increases public [[hysteria]], thus magnifying the appeal of Voldemort's power." \|source= Maajid Nawaz, ''My Origin, My Destiny Christianity's Basic "Value Proposition"''<ref name=collier/>\|width = 26% \|align = right\|quoted = 1\|salign = right}} After Nawaz's ~~vulgarization~~popularization of the phrase in 2015, it has since been used to criticize mainly [[Left-wing politics\|left-winger]]s who vociferously condemn any legitimate [[criticism of Islam]] and instead bring up [[whataboutism]]s such as the [[Crusades]], with some even going far as [[Victim blaming\|blaming]] those who have fell victim to Islamic extremism after mocking the religion (such as the [[Charlie Hebdo]] cartoonists). This position has influenced the term 'Voldemort effect'; in the Harry Potter series it is a [[taboo]] to mention the Dark Wizard's name, and the taboo in this situation is to merely state that [[Islamic fascism]] is a "politicized religion" that should be open for criticism.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=17859\|title=Islamism, atheism, and the 'Voldemort' effect\|author = Brian Morris \|date= 1 December 2015\|access-date=30 January 2024}}</ref> In 2015, the term was used by British [[counter-terrorism]] expert Haras Rafiq, who remarked that Islamic extremism is treated like a "Lord Voldermort" taboo topic in the [[United Kingdom]], whereby, according to him, the failure to label and condemn Islamist ideology (by western leaders) for what it is has encouraged young people to join [[ISIS]]. Rafiq stated, "it has so far very much been a Voldemort effect – he who shall not be named – with no-one actually coming out and saying it is an Islamist ideology."<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/western-leaders-have-been-treating-islamic-extremism-like-lord-voldemort-10401150.html \|title=Western leaders have been treating Islamic extremism like 'Lord Voldemort'\|author = Matt Dathan \|work= [[The Independent]]\|date=20 July 2015 \|access-date=30 January 2024}}</ref> Line 53: [[Category:Islam in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Islam in the United States]] [[Category:Eponyms]]