Racially coded threat claims justify exempting Muslims from ordinary zoning procedure.

Evidence

The plaintiffs—who had been trying to have the ICM enjoined because they claimed that the Rutherford County zoning commission had not given adequate notice—claimed that Islam and Muslims are such a serious threat that the ordinary forms of notice given to the public were insufficient and that the public had a right to aerate their concerns. They brought suit even though the zoning commission had used the exact same means of notice as they had for other zoning matters. — Cyra Akila Choudhury, Racecraft and Identity in the Emergence…, 350

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Muslim bans reclassified several nationalities as threatening enough to exclude. — Cyra Akila Choudhury, Racecraft and Identity in the Emergence…, 291; Racialized claims of terrorist harm weight legal balancing tests against Muslims. — Cyra Akila Choudhury, Racecraft and Identity in the Emergence…, 350; Racialized religion explains why religious-freedom advocates justify targeting Muslims. — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes…, 197 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Racialized religion explains why religious-freedom advocates justify targeting Muslims. #expands (0.85) — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 197
• Practical objections to mosques often mask anti-Muslim sentiment. #corroborates (0.80) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 117
• Public anti-Muslim opinion legitimizes state racial projects against a religious minority #expands (0.80) — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 880