Pro-imperial Muslim collaborators get sidelined while both racisms bolster empire

Evidence

“The central argument of this book is that anti-Muslim racism is best understood, in its myriad and ever-changing manifestations, as rooted in empire. Thus, Muslim inclusion within an imperial system that presides over war, genocide, and torture does little to dent racism.” Ibid., 8. — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1243 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Imperial racism subordinates even allied Muslims to imperial power — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 390; Empire produces anti-Muslim racism which in turn sustains empire; Anti-Muslim racism remains entrenched despite Muslim inclusion in imperial systems (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Empire produces anti-Muslim racism which in turn sustains empire #corroborates (0.95)
• Anti-Muslim racism remains entrenched despite Muslim inclusion in imperial systems #corroborates (0.95)
• Anti-Muslim racism is rooted in empire, not relieved by inclusion. #expands (0.90) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1243
• Labeling anti-Muslim groups fringe obscures their integration into imperial infrastructure #corroborates (0.85)
• Anti-Muslim racism is structural to empire rather than a fringe phenomenon. #corroborates (0.85)