Islam as identity marker is internationalist solidarity, not Arab nationalism recoded

Evidence

That he was misidentified by once friendly customers and neighbors as an “Afghani” or a “Pakistani” reveals how Arab and South Asian identities have become conflated with Islam. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 173 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Islam in America has never been simply a religion one chooses. From the gaze of the state and society, Islam was and still is an indelible marker of otherness, and in war-on-terror America, it is a political identity that instantly triggers the suspicion of acts of terror and subversion. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 69 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Arab and South Asian identities have been conflated with Islam — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 173; Islam in America operates as a political identity of otherness beyond religion — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 69; Religious identity racializes Arab and South Asian Muslims along shared lines (+5 more)

Related

• Arab and South Asian identities have been conflated with Islam (similarity 0.93)
• Religious identity racializes Arab and South Asian Muslims along shared lines (similarity 0.88)
• Private citizens conflate Islam with the Middle East, erasing Muslim ethnic diversity (similarity 0.88)
• Islam in America operates as a political identity of otherness beyond religion (similarity 0.85)
• Arab and Muslim identities are distinct and overlap only partially. (similarity 0.83)
• Arab ethnic identity is linguistic and cultural, distinct from Muslim religious identity. (similarity 0.82)
• Muslim identity cannot be reduced to religion alone (similarity 0.82)
• Sikhs are consistently mislabeled as Muslims and targeted by Islamophobia (similarity 0.81)
• Post-1965 South Asian and Arab immigrants enjoyed class privileges that African Americans were denied (similarity 0.80)
• Muslim identity ejects Arabs from whiteness and strips them of its material benefits (similarity 0.80)
• Muslims suffer hostility for perceived identity beyond any voluntary religious choice. (similarity 0.80)
• Islamophobia is a conflict over American identity rooted in racial and religious bitterness. (similarity 0.79)
• The U.S. public conflates Arab and South Asian identities (similarity 0.79)
• Terrorists’ shared religion triggered profiling despite differing national origins (similarity 0.79)
• Arab and Muslim identities are distinct categories, not interchangeable (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Arab and South Asian identities have been conflated with Islam #corroborates (0.60) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 173
• Islam in America operates as a political identity of otherness beyond religion #expands (0.50) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 69
• Religious identity racializes Arab and South Asian Muslims along shared lines #corroborates (0.50)
• Islamophobia stems from nationalism’s ambiguities rather than fear of Islam #contradicts (0.30)