Islamophobia has shifted from security threat to cultural-threat framing

Evidence

In contrast, recent studies find that negative perceptions of Muslims are shifting from association with terrorism to being perceived as a cultural threat to American values. Islamophobia situates Muslims outside the cultural mainstream on account of their religious identity. As the rate of terrorism by Muslims remains low in the United States, the salience of politicians’ accusations that Muslims do not support religious tolerance, gender equality, or democracy increases. These narratives, though complementary, stand in contrast to narratives that Muslims are security threats—the dominant stereotype for more than fifteen years after 9/11. — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 191 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Demonizing Islam grew from anxiety over its uncomfortable similarity to Christianity; Anti-Muslim sentiment is shifting from terror fear to cultural-threat framing — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes…, 191; Racism and perceived religious threat predict higher Islamophobia. — Sherman A. Lee, Chelsea A. Reid, Stephen D. Short, Jeffrey A. Gibbons, Ruth Yeh, and Matthew L. Campbell, Fear of Muslims: Psychometric…, 72 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Anti-Muslim sentiment is shifting from terror fear to cultural-threat framing #corroborates (1.00) — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 191
• Islamophobia worldwide shares the core link between Islam and terrorism #complicates (0.80)
• Racism and perceived religious threat predict higher Islamophobia. #complicates (0.75) — Sherman A. Lee, Chelsea A. Reid, Stephen D. Short, Jeffrey A. Gibbons, Ruth Yeh, and Matthew L. Campbell, Fear of Muslims, 72
• Islamophobia stems from nationalism’s ambiguities rather than fear of Islam #complicates (0.75)