Fear of Arab attackers inflates support for security measures targeting minorities.
Evidence
September 11 suicide hijackers were foreign, and some may be especially fearful because they were Arabs. This fear may cause us to exaggerate the danger of future attacks in general, and of attacks by Middle Eastern terrorists in particular. As a result, we may overestimate the effect of racially specific security measures. And unfortunately, we are more willing to accept aggressive measures when they target small and politically disempowered groups, specifically racial and ethnic minorities, and foreign nationals. — Cyra Akila Choudhury, Racecraft and Identity in the Emergence…, 267
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: A white domestic terrorist attack triggered deportation of innocent immigrant men — Cyra Akila Choudhury, Racecraft and Identity in the Emergence…, 257; War on Terror security measures enable greater domestic police repression against minorities — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1125; Anti-Arab discrimination can target ideology rather than physical appearance — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 721 (+5 more)
Broader Connections
- Support for a targeted minority doubles as surveillance and control of that minority
#expands(0.92) - War on Terror security measures enable greater domestic police repression against minorities
#expands(0.90) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1125 - Fear of Muslim violence led civic leaders to muzzle a provocateur
#exemplifies(0.90) — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 677 - State-perpetuated fear racializes Muslim bodies as terrorist enemies
#corroborates(0.85) - Perceived disloyalty recasts Muslims as threat rather than discriminated minority
#corroborates(0.75) — Nasar Meer, Tariq Modood, Refutations of Racism in the ‘Muslim…, 116 - Anti-Arab discrimination can target ideology rather than physical appearance
#expands(0.72) — Moustafa Bayoumi, How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Being…, 721 - Fear of Muslim violence serves the interests of media and political elites
#expands(0.72) — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 41