Perceived identity overrides legal-religious exemptions in dangerous situations

Evidence

When I travel to the Middle East, my identity as a Christian is juxtaposed with those around me who are mainly Muslim or Jewish. During the Palestinian uprising from 1987 to 1993, I visited the Gaza Strip several times. At one point, Islamic fundamentalists were stoning or throwing things at women who were not wearing a hijab, or headscarf. Even though I was a Christian and thus technically not subject to the admonition against bare heads, I put on the kijab (Wing, 1994). Since my coloring and facial features indicate that I could be mistaken for a Palestinian, I was not willing to take a chance of trying to reason with a stone thrower. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1178

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Justice perceptions act differently depending on which layer of self-identity is engaged — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 2356; Religious identity can be racialized when signifiers trigger profiling

Broader Connections

• Justice perceptions act differently depending on which layer of self-identity is engaged #expands (0.72) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 2356
• Religious identity can be racialized when signifiers trigger profiling #qualifies (0.72)