Muslim Americans bear collective guilt for unrelated Muslim terrorists

Evidence

In a May 2016 article for Al Jazeera English, I wrote, … For Muslim Americans, demonstrations of good citizenship are tied to terrorism. Namely, condemning any and every act that involves a Muslim culprit. Apologizing for the actions of a deviant, distant few. And routinely on deaf ears, collective statements against the savage acts of savage actors such as ISIL… . Muslim Americans are riddled with the assignment of collective guilt that obliges them to disavow or apologize for entirely unrelated actors, or completely unconnected actions… . Unfortunately, there are only two sides, and selecting the wrong side leaves one vulnerable to identification as a bad Muslim, followed by the surveillance and state violence attendant with that classification. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 346

Categorization

• XREF: This is a place where Beydoun’s personal voice carries the argument — the reader’s guiding question about anecdote carrying data finds a direct instance here. — connects to: Monolithic Islam assumptions enable guilt-by-association targeting — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 55; Interrogators presume Muslims hold authentic insider knowledge of terrorism; American society explains rare Muslim terror through religion itself (+15 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 346

Broader Connections

• Muslim bodies are treated as potential terrorists until proven otherwise #corroborates (0.80) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 282
• American society uses religion to explain crimes committed by a tiny fraction of Muslims. #expands (0.80)
• Muslims are presumed guilty until proven innocent in US enforcement #expands (0.75) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 448
• Anti-Muslim prejudice shapes Muslim-American identity formation from within #expands (0.70) — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 709
• Anticipating backlash after every terror attack defines Muslim American identity #expands (0.70) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 49
• Hostile public scrutiny becomes internalized as the architecture of Muslim American identity #expands (0.65)
• Muslim citizenship in America is negated by religious identity after crises #expands (0.65) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 340