Muslim employees anglicize their names because employers fear losing business

Evidence

Sommer, a light-­skinned Palestinian American Muslim, told me her husband Anglicized his name at work to avoid losing business. Her husband works in the corporate world and interacts with executives. She told me his boss supported him changing his name because his Muslim identity could result in them losing lucrative business deals. The complaints lodged against Muslim Americans have the potential to make them less desirable employees, particularly if hiring them results in loss of business. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 460

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the chapter’s broader thesis on racialized surveillance and how religious identity racializes Muslim Americans, echoing earlier spatial/airport surveillance claims. — connects to: Employers defeat hijab accommodation suits by citing profit loss — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 520; Muslim-sounding names trigger false positives on watchlists.; Muslim-name profiling is racial, not religious, discrimination (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Muslim-name profiling is racial, not religious, discrimination #corroborates (0.60)
• Racial profiling extends to religious signifiers like Muslim names and clothing. #expands (0.55) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 227
• Lighter skin and Westernized names let some Muslims pass as white #corroborates (0.50)