Courts treated ordinary Muslim religiosity as evidence of terrorist predisposition
Evidence
To prove predisposition, the government claims that routine, normal behavior of the defendants—dress, religious observances, Islamic financial transactions, literature, etc.—indicate a “predisposition” to commit terrorism, based on the false stereotype that all Muslims are predisposed to commit terrorism. If they are sufficiently “Muslim,” they are sufficiently “predisposed” [emphasis in original]. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 574
Categorization
- XREF: Directly corroborates Rana and Razack on Muslims being racialized as a suspect population through law. — connects to: Routine Muslim religious practice is legally treated as evidence of terrorist predisposition — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 463; Muslim bodies are treated as potential terrorists until proven otherwise — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 282; State law enforcement of the presumption that Muslims tie to terrorism constitutes structural Islamophobia — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 337 (+11 more)
Broader Connections
- Routine Muslim religious practice is legally treated as evidence of terrorist predisposition
#corroborates(0.98) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 463 - Practicing Muslims are labeled bad Muslims presumed prone to terror
#corroborates(0.90) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 400 - Gallup polling shows Muslim religiosity correlates with rejecting rather than supporting terrorism
#contradicts(0.85) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 674 - Muslim bodies are treated as potential terrorists until proven otherwise
#expands(0.83) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 282 - Visible Muslim religious practice invites state suspicion and hate-motivated backlash
#expands(0.82) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 540 - State law enforcement of the presumption that Muslims tie to terrorism constitutes structural Islamophobia
#expands(0.80) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 337 - The presumption of Muslim terrorism shapes both state discrimination and Muslim response
#expands(0.80) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 66 - Suspicion of Muslims is based on association rather than evidence
#expands(0.78) - Muslims are framed as terrorists in cases only about immigration violations
#exemplifies(0.75) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 562 - Muslims are presumed predisposed to terrorism, making entrapment defenses fail.
#qualifies(0.72) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 570