Each terrorist attack triggers renewed citizen anger and state surveillance against Muslims.
Evidence
I document the practices behind the racialized surveillance of South Asian and Arab Muslims and how it impacts their racial identity within the context of a surveillance society. There are many other forms of discrimination Muslims encounter that scholars should examine and uncover. Right now, the trajectory for Muslims in America appears to be bleak. 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. — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 476
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the COINTELPRO surveillance lineage and the reader’s existing map of surveillance racializing religious minorities.