Airport profiling of Muslims is systemic and state-institutionalized rather than random

Evidence

Using federally funded lists in airports is one example of how the state institutionalizes and participates in the racialization of Muslim bodies through hypersurveillance because of the War on Terror. The profiling of Muslim men in airports is not random, but systemic. Even after TSA agents interrogated Muslim men and it was determined it was safe for them to board an airplane, they were still subjected to surveillance the next time they flew. The act of being stopped, searched and interrogated publicly because of one’s religious identity confirms to the public your body is suspect and should be surveilled. The examples provided previously show that the state is not targeting specific nationalities or ethnicities, but Muslims in general. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 285

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Orientalist stereotypes institutionalized in government agencies drive Muslim policing — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 126; Airport surveillance differentially targets men via lists and hijab-wearing women via physical searches — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 70; Muslim men are placed on TSA lists based on name similarity to suspected terrorists. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 210 (+21 more)

Broader Connections

• Muslim identity overrides American citizenship in airport profiling #expands (0.70) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 222
• Surveillance justified by religious identity constitutes racialization of Muslims #expands (0.70)
• Airport surveillance publicly signals to the population that Muslims are potential terrorists #builds-on (0.60) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 338
• Airport profiling targets all Muslims, not just Arabs or specific nationalities #expands (0.60)
• State profiling legitimizes fellow passengers to report Muslims as suspicious #expands (0.60) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 197
• Blanket accusations of Muslims justify state surveillance by identity #expands (0.60)
• Racializing Muslims as threats sustains a surveillance state with gendered effects #expands (0.60)