Federal agents entrapped Muslims and punished even charitable donations as terror support

Evidence

Preemptive prosecution involves targeting suspect communities through a range of tactics such as the use of agents provocateurs to incite people to do things they otherwise would not and the charge of “material support” for terrorists, which can be applied for something as innocuous as giving money to a charitable foundation. The logic underlying these cases is that Muslims are naturally “predisposed” to commit violent acts and should therefore be put away before they cause harm. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 572

Categorization

• CANDY: The Minority Report parallel is memorable but the load-bearing core is the agents-provocateurs point; the movie link itself is light tweetable material.
• XREF: connects to: Charity aid to needy Palestinians was prosecuted as material support for terrorism — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 579; US agencies reward apolitical Islam while suppressing peaceful resistance — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 417; Anti-sharia experts framed Islamic charity as criminal material support for terror — Cyra Akila Choudhury, Racecraft and Identity in the Emergence…, 408 (+10 more)

Broader Connections

• Anti-terror material support laws criminalize religious charity and political solidarity #corroborates (0.90)
• Anti-sharia experts framed Islamic charity as criminal material support for terror #corroborates (0.88) — Cyra Akila Choudhury, Racecraft and Identity in the Emergence…, 408
• Providing lodging was prosecuted as terrorism support for mundane items #corroborates (0.85)
• Charitable aid to Palestinian civilians was criminalized as terror financing #corroborates (0.85)
• The Bush administration criminalized a mandatory Islamic religious practice by shutting down Muslim charities #corroborates (0.83) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 465
• Muslim charity donations for sanctioned civilians became presumptive evidence of disloyalty #corroborates (0.82)
• Even Muslims who cooperated with the FBI were placed under surveillance #corroborates (0.80) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 586
• Terrorist designations function as tools to criminalize Muslim civic participation. #expands (0.80) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 665
• Anti-war activism was prosecuted as material support for terrorism #expands (0.78)
• The FBI treated US anti-war activism as material support for terrorism #expands (0.75)
• Muslim identity is criminalized by national security policies #expands (0.74) — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 874
• US agencies reward apolitical Islam while suppressing peaceful resistance #expands (0.72) — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 417