Material imperial domination, not ideology, created the racialized terrorist threat.

Evidence

While the ideology of anti-Muslim racism can be seen in earlier periods, it was the actual domination of the MENA region that created the conditions for the production of a racialized terrorist threat. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 253

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 253
• XREF: connects to: Postwar US imperialism, not older white supremacy, created the racialized Muslim threat.; Anti-Muslim racialization awaited actual imperial domination, not just ideology — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 264; The flexible terrorist category is repurposed against domestic movements threatening empire (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Postwar US imperialism, not older white supremacy, created the racialized Muslim threat. #corroborates (1.00)
• Anti-Muslim racialization awaited actual imperial domination, not just ideology #expands (0.95) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 264
• The War on Terror racially constructed Muslims as terrorists. #corroborates (0.85)
• The flexible terrorist category is repurposed against domestic movements threatening empire #expands (0.80)
• Anti-Muslim racism is a persistent product of empire, not event-driven. #corroborates (0.80) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 93
• Empire produces anti-Muslim racism which in turn sustains empire #expands (0.80)
• State-perpetuated fear racializes Muslim bodies as terrorist enemies #corroborates (0.80)
• Terrorism is a racial construct that excludes white freedom fighters #complicates (0.72)
• The image of Muslims shifted with military threat, not with religion per se #qualifies (0.70) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 95