Arab and South Asian identities have been conflated with Islam

Evidence

That he was misidentified by once friendly customers and neighbors as an “Afghani” or a “Pakistani” reveals how Arab and South Asian identities have become conflated with Islam. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 173

Categorization

• DEFINE: Illustrates racialization: distinct ethnic/national categories collapsing into one stigmatized religious marker.
• XREF: connects to: Islam as identity marker is internationalist solidarity, not Arab nationalism recoded; Orientalism converted Muslim identity from a religion into a race. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 161; Orientalism imagined Muslims as a monolithic Arab or Middle Eastern racial bloc. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 161 (+15 more)

Broader Connections

• Arab and Muslim identities are distinct and overlap only partially. #corroborates (0.80) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 161