Anti-Arab discrimination can target ideology rather than physical appearance

Evidence

If discrimination is holding him back, it doesn’t emanate from the paint of his skin. Instead, as Omar understands it, it must be ideologically driven, the fear and loathing of an upstart global Arabic news channel whose work was once lovingly described by Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld as “vicious, inaccurate, and inexcusable.” Al Jazeera is unpopular in Washington’s circles of power—the United States bombed its offices in Kabul and Baghdad—and its disfavor seems to extend to American media as well. — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 721

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the book’s broader theme of how post-9/11 suspicion attaches to identity signals beyond skin color — homegrown terrorism narratives, name-based profiling. — connects to: Fear of Arab attackers inflates support for security measures targeting minorities. — Cyra Akila Choudhury, Racecraft and Identity in the Emergence…, 267