New York’s cosmopolitan promise makes Islamophobic backlash there especially charged
Evidence
Islamophobic exclusivity in these texts is particularly poignant in that it is played out on the streets of New York, the prime site of multicultural conviviality. New York’s tradition of welcoming all comers means that the national backlash against a minority deemed to have attacked the United States on 9/11 is felt most acutely there. — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 268
Categorization
Category: Contrarian or Surprising Claims
- XREF: Directly bridges to The Reluctant Fundamentalist’s New York and Home Boy’s urban setting; gives the reader a critical lever on the irony of exclusion in the most plural space.