Muslim men self-censor to avoid being associated with terrorism.

Evidence

Because Aziz felt he was constantly judged, he told me he has changed some of his actions. For example, after a terrorist attack in India, he made sure to contact his friend who grew up in India to inquire about his family’s safety in order to show him he condemned the terrorist attack. He knew his friend was not from the region where the attack occurred, but he also worried his friend would have negative feelings toward him because he was Muslim. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 623 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Muslim faith practice that is benign for others marks young black men as threats. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 359; Self-concealment by fearful Muslims inadvertently advances Islamophobia’s erasure mission — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 540; Performing good-Muslim status requires denouncing terrorism and flag-waving — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 726 (+13 more)

Related

• Muslim men self-silence in public to avoid being classified as terrorists. (similarity 0.88)
• Muslim American men self-silence politically out of fear of surveillance (similarity 0.88)
• Muslim men’s invisibility as Muslims breeds fear of association with terrorism (similarity 0.87)
• Surveillance makes Muslim men strategically perform loyalty to manage others’ suspicions (similarity 0.87)
• Muslim men self-censor politically because state surveillance targets them, unlike women watched by strangers (similarity 0.86)
• Surveillance fear makes Muslims internalize discipline and self-police (similarity 0.86)
• Surveillance causes Muslims to discipline their own behavior preemptively (similarity 0.85)
• Self-concealment by fearful Muslims inadvertently advances Islamophobia’s erasure mission (similarity 0.84)
• Perceived surveillance pressure drives Muslims to preemptively perform anti-terror condemnation (similarity 0.84)
• Muslim American men feared interviewing because hypersurveillance made them distrust strangers (similarity 0.83)
• Muslim men sought to hide religious identity while Muslim women resisted removal (similarity 0.82)
• Surveillance leads Muslims to police their own actions and dress (similarity 0.82)
• Surveillance pressure makes Muslim men erase rather than transform their identity (similarity 0.81)
• Each terrorist attack resets Muslims into heightened suspicion and surveillance (similarity 0.81)
• Muslim men respond to surveillance by suppressing visible markers rather than counter-narratives (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Muslim American men self-silence politically out of fear of surveillance #expands (0.75)
• Perceived surveillance pressure drives Muslims to preemptively perform anti-terror condemnation #expands (0.75) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 623
• Surveillance pressure makes Muslim men erase rather than transform their identity #expands (0.70)
• Surveillance makes Muslim men strategically perform loyalty to manage others’ suspicions #expands (0.70)
• Surveillance leads Muslims to police their own actions and dress #expands (0.65)