CVE engagement localized the Muslim-terrorism presumption on police and communities

Evidence

Above all, this strategy of engagement within Muslim American communities not only carried forward the baseline presumption that Muslim identity is correlative with terrorism, but also localized it by deputizing police officers to lead the charge in unearthing potential radicals and preventing them from taking action. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 328

Categorization

  • corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 328
  • XREF: connects to: Obama’s mosque visit aimed to enlist Muslims as CVE policing informants. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 322; The Baltimore mosque speech mobilized Muslim support for CVE policing. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 323; CVE policing rewards compliant Muslims and suspects critical ones — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 396 (+21 more)

Broader Connections