Why should one make the blanket assumption that criticism of Islam bad? If a cleric says women should not have the right to vote, why is it a bad thing for me t

Why should one make the blanket assumption that criticism of Islam bad? If a cleric says women should not have the right to vote, why is it a bad thing for me to criticize this Islamic cleric, and the broader trends such statements reflect? Let's be clear: there absolutely are valid reasons to be critical of Islam. It is entirely appropriate, for example, to "trash" the fact that in some regions of the word the majority of Muslims support executing those that leave the religion: http://www.pewforum.org/2013/04/30/the-worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-overview/ http://www.pewforum.org/2013/04/30/the-worlds-muslims-religi... The undertone of the article seems to be implying that negative media coverage of Islam is reponsible for Islamaphobia. While I'm sure many people erroneous apply negative comments about trends in Islam asa whole with individual Muslims, the blanket assumption that criticism of Islam equates to Islamaphobia is also reductive and non-productive. (Deleted bit about the number of companies Murdoch owns, as it is not relevant to the study in question).