Muslim Americans must prove patriotic loyalty before being accepted as American

Evidence

Khan wanted to show that Muslims are Americans and Americans are Muslims. The speech highlighted something important. For Muslims to be seen as American, they have to do extraordinary things to demonstrate their patriotism and loyalty to the United States. … He said, “If you’re a Muslim and you love America and freedom and you hate terror, stay here and help us win and make a future together, we want you” (Beinart 2016). Muslim Americans must pass a litmus test on their patriotism before they are able to claim their American identity. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 614

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to Beydoun and the Global Racial Enemy framing in the reader’s existing map. — connects to: American tolerance of Muslims conditioned on their political quiescence and departure.; It required losing a son in a Muslim land to prove Muslim Americanness — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 350; Performing good-Muslim status requires denouncing terrorism and flag-waving — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 726 (+10 more)
• recurring: this claim recurs 3 times within its source

Broader Connections

• Muslims must prove extraordinary patriotism before they can claim American identity #corroborates (0.95) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 614
• Muslim inclusion in American civic life comes at the price of disciplined loyalty #corroborates (0.75)
• Performing Americanness forces Muslims to downplay or conceal their faith #expands (0.70) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 343
• Most surveilled Muslim Americans respond with self-discipline rather than resistance #expands (0.65)
• Surveilled Muslim immigrants still assert loyalty to American citizenship #complicates (0.60)
• Muslims are presumed guilty until proven innocent in US enforcement #expands (0.60) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 448
• Anti-Muslim prejudice shapes Muslim-American identity formation from within #expands (0.55) — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 709
• Substantial minorities of Americans endorse curtailing Muslim civil liberties #responds-to (0.50) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 756