Islamophobia hits hardest those with the weakest legal hold on America
Evidence
“[Muslim Americans] may now enjoy nominal citizenship status, but their members are, in fact, afforded less in the way of substantive citizenship than others in society” (30). — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1344 (
#expands, via linked claim)
I began this essay with the claim that Islamophobia does not spring directly from a fear of Islam, or a hatred of Muslims, but from ambiguities rooted in our dominant models of citizenship and national belonging. — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 716 (
#expands, via linked claim)
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
- XREF: connects to: Fear of state detention and deportation corrodes Muslim Americans’ sense of citizenship; Islamophobia springs from citizenship ambiguities rather than fear of Islam itself — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 716; Muslim Americans hold nominal but reduced substantive citizenship — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1344 (+3 more)
Related
- Muslim Americans hold nominal but reduced substantive citizenship (similarity 0.87)
- The overlap of legal citizenship and perceived foreignness fuels Islamophobia’s missionary zeal. (similarity 0.87)
- Islamophobia springs from citizenship ambiguities rather than fear of Islam itself (similarity 0.83)
- Islamophobia originates in ambiguous citizenship models, not in fear of Islam itself. (similarity 0.83)
- Citizenship depends on community recognition, not just legal status (similarity 0.82)
- Inside-outside overlap from citizenship drives Islamophobia’s missionary zeal (similarity 0.82)
- Muslim citizenship in America is negated by religious identity after crises (similarity 0.80)
- Formal citizenship fails to shield those perceived as foreign in appearance. (similarity 0.80)
- Citizenship laws made assimilation a virtual act of apostasy for Algerian Muslims (similarity 0.80)
- Surveilled Muslim citizens feel citizenship offers no protection from detention (similarity 0.80)
- Islamophobic discourse denies Muslims the status of ordinary citizens (similarity 0.80)
- Formal citizenship can mask disparities in substantive citizenship (similarity 0.79)
- Citizenship in America has historically been tied to whiteness and Christianity (similarity 0.79)
- National identity is negotiated between legal citizenship and cultural custom (similarity 0.79)
- Muslims were barred from US citizenship from 1790 to 1944 (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Fear of state detention and deportation corrodes Muslim Americans’ sense of citizenship
#expands(0.75) - Muslim Americans hold nominal but reduced substantive citizenship
#expands(0.70) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1344 - Islamophobia springs from citizenship ambiguities rather than fear of Islam itself
#expands(0.65) — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 716 - The overlap of legal citizenship and perceived foreignness fuels Islamophobia’s missionary zeal.
#expands(0.55)