Anti-Muslim sentiment persists regardless of local political ideology.

Evidence

The difficulties Muslims face in obtaining permits to build mosques and the introduction of anti-sharia bills in state legislatures reflect the growing hostility to the Muslim presence in the United States. One might assume that in a politically liberal city such as Chicago, anti-Muslim sentiments would be fewer. Yet the experiences of the Muslim Americans I interviewed suggest that these negative sentiments transcend political ideology. In other words, anti-Muslim feelings and Islamophobia are present regardless of the political leanings of the local population. An examination of Muslim American life in cities like Chicago and the Dallas/Fort Worth area sheds light on the increased racialization of Muslim Americans that has occurred in the years since 9/11. — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 119

Categorization

• XREF: Challenges the assumption that progressive-liberal cities are insulated from Islamophobia — a claim reader’s map should emphasize against simplistic geography-based accounts. — connects to: Anti-Muslim politics thrive even where Muslim populations are tiny — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 559; An anti-Sharia amendment passed despite admitted absence of any Sharia threat in Oklahoma. — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 631; Anti-Muslim racism remains entrenched despite Muslim inclusion in imperial systems (+7 more)
• QUESTION: The author flags this as interview-derived; worth checking how representative the Chicago sample is.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 119

Broader Connections

• Islamophobia remains socially acceptable while other bigotries bring reprimand #corroborates (0.75)
• Modern racism against Muslims persists through more polite, euphemistic policy language #corroborates (0.65) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 749
• Islamophobia remains more socially acceptable than other Western prejudices #corroborates (0.60) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 710