Legalized anti-Arab persecution began institutionally in the early 1970s

Evidence

While racism against Arabs and Muslims has a long history in the United States, legalized persecution against them took institutional form in the early 1970s. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 442

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The 1972 Munich massacre launched US legal profiling of all Arabs — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 442; Anti-Palestinian racism historically produced Islamophobia in the United States — Evelyn Alsultany, Antisemitism and Islamophobia The…, 21; Anti-Muslim crisis periods simultaneously empower and marginalize Arab American communities (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Anti-Palestinian racism historically produced Islamophobia in the United States #expands (0.50) — Evelyn Alsultany, Antisemitism and Islamophobia The…, 21
• Anti-Muslim crisis periods simultaneously empower and marginalize Arab American communities #expands (0.40)
• Anti-Muslim racism remains entrenched despite Muslim inclusion in imperial systems #expands (0.40)