Muslim American communities joined progressive movements only after being targeted

Evidence

These words were very painful, but they were indisputable. Like the old saying goes, nothing hurts more than the truth. The broader Muslim American population, with the exception of the black Muslim community and other discrete groups, was not part of the progressive movement until it was targeted. But a sea change began within Muslim America, particularly among the generation that endured the rampant Islamophobia that arose after 9/11. Many Muslim individuals in Arab and South Asian American communities became more visible, involved, and integral in progressive circles and causes for racial justice. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 478

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to Rana on how security-state targeting shapes Muslim political identity and to Crenshaw’s intersectionality framework being applied. — connects to: A well-funded network of professional Islamophobes drives anti-Muslim activism in America — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 446; The Arab Spring primed Muslim American youth for BLM solidarity — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 434; Anti-Muslim crisis periods simultaneously empower and marginalize Arab American communities (+5 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 478

Broader Connections

• The Black Lives Matter movement taught Muslim Americans the language of racial justice #expands (0.75) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 479
• Performing Americanness forces Muslims to downplay or conceal their faith #expands (0.60) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 343
• Muslim inclusion in American civic life comes at the price of disciplined loyalty #corroborates (0.55)
• Anti-Muslim crisis periods simultaneously empower and marginalize Arab American communities #qualifies (0.50)
• Islamophobic crisis produces simultaneous mainstreaming and marginalization of Arab American communities #qualifies (0.45)