Airport profiling collapses religious identity and racial appearance into a single target

Evidence

To take an earlier example, profiling in US airports is often defended not only in light of the religious identities of Muslims but also on the basis of their race and the belief that one can easily spot a Muslim based on outward appearance, presumably including skin color. Sam Harris, a prominent atheist philosopher and critic of Islam, plainly states this in regard to airport security lines: “We should profile Muslims, or anyone who looks like he or she could conceivably be Muslim, and we should be honest about it.” Racial discrimination and racist exclusionary practices are typically deemed unconstitutional today in the United States, but here is a case in which such discrimination is presented as normal and necessary. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 65

Categorization

• XREF: Directly addresses the reader’s question about where religion curdles into race thinking: the justification for profiling fuses religious and racial identification. — connects to: Muslim identity overrides American citizenship in airport profiling — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 222; Religious identity can be racialized when signifiers trigger profiling; The hijab functions as a racial marker that triggers airport surveillance — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 224 (+10 more)
• QUESTION: Is this the hinge where religious rivalry becomes racial, or is race always already embedded in anti-Muslim sentiment?

Broader Connections

• Muslim religious identity becomes a racial category through surveillance. #corroborates (0.85)
• Racial profiling extends to religious signifiers like Muslim names and clothing. #corroborates (0.80) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 227
• Religious identity can be racialized when signifiers trigger profiling #corroborates (0.75)
• The hijab functions as a racial marker that triggers airport surveillance #exemplifies (0.75) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 224
• Muslim identity overrides American citizenship in airport profiling #exemplifies (0.70) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 222
• Surveillance derives from country-of-origin priority lists that racialize Muslim identity #expands (0.70)
• Surveillance justified by religious identity constitutes racialization of Muslims #corroborates (0.70)
• Light-skinned Muslims can pass as white and escape airport profiling #qualifies (0.60)
• Racialized religious signifiers trigger hostile surveillance interactions with state and citizens #corroborates (0.60) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 650
• Surveillance targets Muslim Americans based on religious identity regardless of citizenship #exemplifies (0.60) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 104
• Muslim-name profiling is racial, not religious, discrimination #corroborates (0.55)
• Surveillance targets a Muslim name, not religious belief, making it racial discrimination #corroborates (0.55)