Perceived disloyalty recasts Muslims as threat rather than discriminated minority

Evidence

It is arguable that these attitudes give rise to the perception of the Muslim minority as a threat rather than in terms of measures designed to eliminate discrimination. This may of course stem from the ways in which some find it difficult to sympathize with a minority that is perceived to be disloyal or associated with terrorism. — Nasar Meer, Tariq Modood, Refutations of Racism in the ‘Muslim…, 116

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Denying that Muslims are enemies can itself construct them as threats — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 577; Fear of Arab attackers inflates support for security measures targeting minorities. — Cyra Akila Choudhury, Racecraft and Identity in the Emergence…, 267