Government invocations of the Abrahamic tradition mask continued anti-Muslim racialization

Evidence

Anwar El Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin, President Jimmy Carter stated, “Let us now lay aside war. Let us reward all the children of Abraham who hunger for a comprehensive peace in the Middle East. Let us now enjoy the adventure of becoming human, fully neighbors, even brothers and sisters.” Twenty years later, President George W. Bush’s first inaugural speech (nine months before 9/11) explicitly referred to American Muslims: “Church and charity, synagogue and mosque lend our communities their humanity, and they will have an honored place in our plans and in our laws.” Yet Bush’s national security practices targeting Muslims directly contradicted his acknowledgment of Muslims’ religious freedom rights and allusion to a common Abrahamic tradition. — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 998 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Anti-Islamophobia campaigns may seek Abrahamic inclusion without dismantling racial hierarchy; Anti-Muslim racism remains entrenched despite Muslim inclusion in imperial systems; Abrahamic identity framing is a strategy to depoliticize and deracialize Muslims (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• US presidents invoked shared Abrahamic kinship even while their security policies targeted Muslims. #exemplifies (0.95) — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 998
• Abrahamic identity framing is a strategy to depoliticize and deracialize Muslims #expands (0.92)