Muslims were more vulnerable than Cold War Russians to private and structural bigotry.
Evidence
Muslim Americans and Muslim residents of the United States found themselves in the crosshairs of this new civilizational standoff. And unlike Russian citizens or immigrants during the Cold War, who could generally find safe haven on account of their whiteness and ability to blend in to mainstream society, Muslim Americans were generally more conspicuous and consequently more vulnerable to private and structural bigotry. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 237
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 237
- XREF: connects to: Most people harboring anti-Muslim prejudice act from ignorance rather than malice. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 690; Dagestani Muslims carry the double burden of Soviet and War-on-Terror stigmatization — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1095; Black American Muslims suffer compounded vulnerability from converging anti-Black racism and Islamophobia — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 460
Broader Connections
- Black American Muslims suffer compounded vulnerability from converging anti-Black racism and Islamophobia
#exemplifies(0.60) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 460 - Dagestani Muslims carry the double burden of Soviet and War-on-Terror stigmatization
#exemplifies(0.55) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1095 - Most people harboring anti-Muslim prejudice act from ignorance rather than malice.
#qualifies(0.35) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 690