Anti-Muslim racism conflates Arabs and Muslims despite most Canadian Arabs being Christian

Evidence

Anti-Muslim racism, often described as ‘Islamaphobia,’ has resulted in the ‘Arabification’ of Muslims and the ‘Muslimification’ of Arabs, even though approximately 60 per cent of Canadian Arabs are Christian. — Sherene Razack, Casting Out, 90

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the reader’s existing knowledge of racialization collapsing distinct groups—parallels the immodesty-panic material where moral categories trump actual practice. — connects to: Christians of Arab descent face workplace discrimination because colleagues assume they are Muslim — Sahar F. Aziz, Sticks and Stones, the Words That Hurt:…, 337; Anti-Muslim racism targets those merely perceived as Muslim, including Christians and Sikhs