Muslim inclusion in American civic life comes at the price of disciplined loyalty

Evidence

Because Muslim and American identities are constructed as opposable, any performance of Americanness requires downplaying Muslim identity. Devon Carbado and Mitu Gulati list some examples of Muslim American expressions of patriotism: “[A man] shaving before taking a plane trip. Or for a woman it might mean refraining from wearing a headscarf. For the family, it might mean placing an American flag outside the home. It also might mean refraining from doing the traditional Muslim prayers at work.” — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 343 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Inclusive rhetoric naming Muslims simultaneously marked them as liminal outsiders. — Peter Gottschalk and Gabriel Greenberg, Common Heritage, Uncommon Fear:…, 47; Good Muslims are validated through demonstrable entrepreneurial values.; American tolerance of Muslims conditioned on their political quiescence and departure. (+21 more)

Related

• American tolerance of Muslims conditioned on their political quiescence and departure. (similarity 0.83)
• Muslim Americans must prove patriotic loyalty before being accepted as American (similarity 0.82)
• State loyalty pressure has rendered public Islam indistinguishable from Judeo-Christian civic discourse (similarity 0.82)
• Performing Americanness forces Muslims to downplay or conceal their faith (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• State loyalty pressure has rendered public Islam indistinguishable from Judeo-Christian civic discourse #expands (0.85)
• Performing Americanness forces Muslims to downplay or conceal their faith #expands (0.80) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 343
• Community leaders police Muslim behavior to protect reputational standing #exemplifies (0.70)
• American Muslims are mainstreaming faster than the general public #qualifies (0.60)