Obama’s engagement with Islam combined strategic accommodation and intentional distance.

Evidence

Mirroring his own relationship with Islam and Islamophobia, defined primarily by resisting allegations that he himself was an undercover Muslim, President Obama’s engagement with the faith can be best characterized as strategic accommodation and intentional distance. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 319

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 319
• XREF: connects to: Obama’s mosque visit aimed to enlist Muslims as CVE policing informants. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 322; Islamophobia persisted equally under Obama and Bush administrations. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 311; Obama continued the War on Terror through rhetorical seduction.

Broader Connections

• Obama continued the War on Terror through rhetorical seduction. #corroborates (0.60)