A presumption of guilt until proven innocent defines Islamophobia

Evidence

The cornerstone principle of American rule of law was turned on its head for the 1.7 billion Muslims across the globe and the 8 to 10 million living in the United States, now presumed to be guilty until proven innocent. “Guilty until proven innocent” forms the fundamental definition of Islamophobia. War-on-terror policies have rolled it out by law, expansive surveillance, policing programming, and outright war. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 281

Categorization

• DEFINE: This is Beydoun’s core working definition of Islamophobia — the ‘guilty until proven innocent’ presumption — essential for the reader’s vocabulary goal.
• XREF: This connects directly to Selod’s work on state surveillance of Muslim citizens and the reader’s guiding question about where the dialectic turns. — connects to: Guilt-by-association is the bedrock principle of professional Islamophobia — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 444; Preemptive FBI strategy assumed Muslims were guilty and induced latent terrorist tendencies. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 568; Monolithic Islam assumptions enable guilt-by-association targeting — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 55 (+5 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 281

Broader Connections

• Muslims are presumed guilty until proven innocent in US enforcement #exemplifies (0.90) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 448
• State-sponsored Islamophobia enforces the presumption linking Muslims to terrorism. #expands (0.80)
• State policies authorizing suspicion are the cornerstone of dialectical Islamophobia #expands (0.70) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 136