Arab Detroit was one of the most heavily surveilled cities in America.

Evidence

Hussein, who switched from his native Iraqi Arabic dialect to English, spoke with long pauses between his sentences. It was clear that he was not quick to trust, an understandable trait for a Shia Iraqi who had lived under the cruel thumb of Saddam’s rule for so long. That thumb left an impression on Hussein that remained prominent years after he had fled his homeland. Furthermore, that culture of mistrust blended with paranoia was pervasive in Arab Detroit, one of the most heavily surveilled cities in the US. — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 199

It was clear that he was not quick to trust, an understandable trait for a Shia Iraqi who had lived under the cruel thumb of Saddam’s rule for so long. That thumb left an impression on Hussein that remained prominent years after he had fled his homeland. Furthermore, that culture of mistrust blended with paranoia was pervasive in Arab Detroit, one of the most heavily surveilled cities in the US. — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 199

Categorization

• QUESTION: What concrete surveillance mechanisms make Arab Detroit heavily surveilled, and does Beydoun document them elsewhere in the book?
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 199