Because religious symbols are gendered, their racialization differs by sex

Evidence

Religion, race, ethnicity, and gender are organizing factors in the lives of Muslim Americans in post-9/11 society. Because religious symbols are gendered, the experiences of Muslim women and men with racialization do not mirror one another. It is therefore imperative to understand the locations where gender, religion, and race intersect. In addition to understanding how Muslims are racialized differentially, as I chronicle in the previous chapters, scholars should also recognize how responses to racialization are also gendered. Muslim women and men react to their racialized surveillance in unique ways because of their gender identities. — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 455