Each terrorist attack resets Muslims into heightened suspicion and surveillance
Evidence
Anytime a terrorist attack occurs, Muslims have to prepare themselves for increased anger from their fellow citizens as well as increased surveillance from the state. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 666
Categorization
- recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
- XREF: connects to: The Madrid and London bombings triggered spikes in anti-Muslim violence — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 400; Anticipating backlash after every terror attack defines Muslim American identity — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 49; The Great Replacement narrative exposes Muslims to threat from any direction worldwide — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 156 (+19 more)
Broader Connections
- Anti-Muslim suspicion targets all Muslims, not just violent extremists
#expands(0.70) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 540 - Surveillance leads Muslims to police their own actions and dress
#expands(0.60) - Surveillance causes Muslims to discipline their own behavior preemptively
#expands(0.60) - Surveillance fear makes Muslims internalize discipline and self-police
#expands(0.60) - Muslims are presumed terrorists until interrogation proves otherwise
#expands(0.55) - Surveillance is reproduced horizontally as Muslims police one another too
#expands(0.50) - FBI surveillance drives Muslim congregations to self-police and Americanize
#expands(0.50) - Clash of civilizations framing located terrorism’s cause within Islam itself
#expands(0.50) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 266 - Surveillance pressure makes Muslim men erase rather than transform their identity
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