Religious freedom requires more than legal protection from persecution

Evidence

I use the term religious freedom frequently throughout the book as the most obvious (though not exclusive) civil right denied to Muslims as a result of racialization. My usage of the term is not limited to a narrow legal definition as determined by a court of law pursuant to the First Amendment of the US Constitution or a statute. Religious freedom also entails the absence of fear, stigma, or material punishment for openly practicing one’s religion. For Muslims, religious freedom includes building and attending mosques, praying at work, wearing a hijab, donning a beard, sending children to Islamic schools, having Muslim names, operating and donating to Muslim charities, establishing Muslim civil society, and marrying and divorcing according to Islamic tenets—without public censure or government persecution. Not having to downplay or hide one’s Muslim identity from fear of physical, economic, or dignitary harm is also an index of religious freedom. — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 132 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Religious freedom rhetoric means privilege for one sanctioned creed — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 659; Religious-liberty jurisprudence asymmetrically weighs believers’ burden against outsiders’ harm — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 950; Religious freedom means absence of fear and stigma, not just legal protection — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes…, 132 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Religious freedom means absence of fear and stigma, not just legal protection #corroborates (0.97) — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 132