Surveillance and stigma prompted Detroit Muslims to build institutional infrastructure simultaneously

Evidence

The American government has also played another role in producing the Muslim first identity by categorizing all Muslims indiscriminately through its policies. For example, state policies like the National Security Entry-­Exit Registration System (NSEERS), which required Muslim men to register with the state, and Donald Trump’s proposed travel ban have both targeted Muslims arbitrarily. South Asians and Arabs living in the United States who identify as Muslim are seen as potential threats to the state. While some may respond by downplaying their religious identity, many react by strengthening an identity that is under attack. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 137 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: State surveillance policies push Muslims to strengthen a targeted identity — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 137; FBI surveillance drives Muslim congregations to self-police and Americanize

Related

• FBI surveillance drives Muslim congregations to self-police and Americanize (similarity 0.84)
• State surveillance policies intensify rather than suppress Muslim religious identity (similarity 0.82)
• State surveillance makes Muslim leaders perform Americanization while policing their own discourse (similarity 0.82)
• State surveillance policies push Muslims to strengthen a targeted identity (similarity 0.81)
• Surveillance makes Muslim men strategically perform loyalty to manage others’ suspicions (similarity 0.80)
• Detroit surveillance partnerships with Muslims doubled as informant recruitment (similarity 0.80)
• Support for a targeted minority doubles as surveillance and control of that minority (similarity 0.79)
• No US religious community endures such simultaneous embrace and surveillance (similarity 0.79)
• Anti-Muslim surveillance failed to deter the mainstreaming of Detroit’s Arab communities (similarity 0.78)
• Counterterrorism surveillance compels immigrant congregations to transform their own leadership toward conformity (similarity 0.78)
• Asset freezes on overseas charities drove Detroit Muslims to localize religious giving (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• State surveillance policies push Muslims to strengthen a targeted identity #corroborates (0.70) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 137
• FBI surveillance drives Muslim congregations to self-police and Americanize #corroborates (0.60)