European terror attacks justify US proposals to ban and intern Muslims

Evidence

In a May 2016 article for Al Jazeera English, I wrote, … For Muslim Americans, demonstrations of good citizenship are tied to terrorism. Namely, condemning any and every act that involves a Muslim culprit. Apologizing for the actions of a deviant, distant few. And routinely on deaf ears, collective statements against the savage acts of savage actors such as ISIL… . Muslim Americans are riddled with the assignment of collective guilt that obliges them to disavow or apologize for entirely unrelated actors, or completely unconnected actions… . Unfortunately, there are only two sides, and selecting the wrong side leaves one vulnerable to identification as a bad Muslim, followed by the surveillance and state violence attendant with that classification. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 346 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Both Spain and Britain witnessed a rise in anti-Muslim incidents following the bombings. Long-term data on racially motivated crimes against Muslims does not exist in Spain, but information provided by the director of the National Police Force and the director of the Civil Guard for the period from January 2004 to May 2005 indicates a rise in Islamophobic incidents after 11-M. Examples of more egregious incidents include vandalism of mosques, a violent assault on a Muslim woman wearing a headscarf, the murder of a Moroccan pedestrian by a automobile driver, and the murder of a Moroccan farm laborer. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 400 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Muslims are positioned as an external threat against America’s internal enemies.; European Muslim integration will enrich rather than harm Europe — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 562; Muslim Americans bear collective guilt for unrelated Muslim terrorists — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 346 (+2 more)

Related

• The Madrid and London bombings triggered spikes in anti-Muslim violence (similarity 0.84)
• Muslims are positioned as an external threat against America’s internal enemies. (similarity 0.82)
• The prospect of mass internment occupies the center of the collective Muslim American psyche. (similarity 0.81)
• European Muslim integration will enrich rather than harm Europe (similarity 0.81)
• Muslim Americans bear collective guilt for unrelated Muslim terrorists (similarity 0.81)
• Every US foreign-policy crisis spikes hate crimes against anyone perceived as Muslim (similarity 0.79)
• The Muslim ban triggered a 94 percent spike in anti-Muslim incidents (similarity 0.79)
• Political events and terrorist attacks trigger spikes in anti-Muslim hate crime. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Muslim Americans bear collective guilt for unrelated Muslim terrorists #corroborates (0.75) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 346
• Terrorism and extremism are treated as exclusive to Islam #expands (0.70)
• The Madrid and London bombings triggered spikes in anti-Muslim violence #complicates (0.55) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 400