Far-right groups strategically recruit Sikhs by differentiating them from Muslims.

Evidence

Recently, some far-right groups have been running campaigns to get their followers to differentiate between Sikhs and Muslims. This is a strategy that tries to sow divisions in communities. When I have been targeted I never say ‘I’m not Muslim – don’t attack me’ – no one should be attacked or harassed. We need to address all forms of discrimination and make sure that communities stand together against such awful behaviour. — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 545

Categorization

• XREF: Raises the question of whether ‘anti-Muslim’ framing (Halliday) adequately captures abuse that targets Sikhs — a challenge to terminological precision the reader is mapping. — connects to: Sikhs are consistently mislabeled as Muslims and targeted by Islamophobia; Phenotypical stereotypes mark Sikh Americans as Muslims and thereby as targets. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 270; The far right adopted anti-Muslim rhetoric as a strategic path to electoral power — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 471 (+4 more)

Related

• Targeted minorities resist far-right divide-and-conquer tactics by refusing to disclaim Muslim identity. (similarity 0.87)
• Sikhs are consistently mislabeled as Muslims and targeted by Islamophobia (similarity 0.83)
• New racist rhetoric lets far-right groups deny racism while demarcating Muslims (similarity 0.82)
• Anti-Muslim racism targets those merely perceived as Muslim, including Christians and Sikhs (similarity 0.82)
• The far right adopted anti-Muslim rhetoric as a strategic path to electoral power (similarity 0.82)
• The far right attributes its own ‘them and us’ framing to Islamic doctrine (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Sikhs are consistently mislabeled as Muslims and targeted by Islamophobia #corroborates (0.85)
• Islamophobia’s racialized caricature victimizes non-Muslims, especially Sikhs #corroborates (0.85) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 119
• Phenotypical stereotypes mark Sikh Americans as Muslims and thereby as targets. #corroborates (0.82) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 270
• Targeted minorities resist far-right divide-and-conquer tactics by refusing to disclaim Muslim identity. #responds-to (0.80) — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 550
• An ethnic minority identity invites questions while a Muslim identity invites hostile expulsion #corroborates (0.80)
• The far right adopted anti-Muslim rhetoric as a strategic path to electoral power #expands (0.78) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 471
• New racist rhetoric lets far-right groups deny racism while demarcating Muslims #expands (0.78) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 464