Surveillance causes Muslims to discipline their own behavior preemptively

Evidence

In an attempt to escape the gaze and control the narrative about Islam, Muslim American women were purposeful in how they navigated public spaces. Muslim American women altered their dress, made attempts to smile more and appear assertive, and tried to perform what they saw as American values to the public. Many women told me they felt it was their duty as Muslims to represent Islam in a positive light and in order to counter the stereotypes that have racialized them. Monitoring one’s behavior and actions like this is a form of self-­discipline enacted by the threat of surveillance. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 486 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

By changing the color of her hijab, Ayesha was responding to her surveillance. She altered her dress because the gaze made her so uncomfortable that she wanted to avoid it, exemplifying how powerful discipline can be. In this case, external surveillance became internalized and self-­imposed. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 512 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Self-concealment by fearful Muslims inadvertently advances Islamophobia’s erasure mission — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 540; State surveillance policies push Muslims to strengthen a targeted identity — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 137; Airports function as a panopticon where Muslims must prove loyalty to avoid discipline. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 323 (+25 more)

Related

• Surveillance fear makes Muslims internalize discipline and self-police (similarity 0.96)
• Surveillance leads Muslims to police their own actions and dress (similarity 0.96)
• External surveillance becomes internalized self-discipline through dress choices (similarity 0.91)
• Muslim women perform their behavior and dress as self-discipline enacted by surveillance (similarity 0.90)
• External surveillance becomes internalized as self-imposed bodily discipline (similarity 0.90)
• Unpredictable surveillance produces self-surveillance and disempowerment in its targets (similarity 0.89)
• Surveillance operates differently on Muslim men and women through distinct mechanisms (similarity 0.89)
• Surveillance makes Muslim men strategically perform loyalty to manage others’ suspicions (similarity 0.88)
• Racialized surveillance gets internalized by Muslim American children as self-discipline (similarity 0.88)
• Surveilled Muslim Americans internalize the state gaze through self-censure and modified dress (similarity 0.88)
• Muslim women alter their dress in response to fellow citizens’ surveillance, not male oppression (similarity 0.87)
• Muslim women alter dress and demeanor to counter surveillance-based stereotypes. (similarity 0.87)
• Perceived surveillance reliably reduces opportunism across everyday settings (similarity 0.87)
• Muslim women treat public behavior as a duty to represent Islam favorably. (similarity 0.87)
• Hostile stares function as a form of surveillance discipline on hijab-wearing women (similarity 0.87)

Broader Connections

• Muslim women perform their behavior and dress as self-discipline enacted by surveillance #exemplifies (0.95) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 486
• External surveillance becomes internalized as self-imposed bodily discipline #expands (0.95) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 512
• Racialized surveillance gets internalized by Muslim American children as self-discipline #exemplifies (0.90) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 546
• FBI surveillance drives Muslim congregations to self-police and Americanize #exemplifies (0.90)
• Muslim men self-censor to avoid being associated with terrorism. #exemplifies (0.90)
• Surveillance makes Muslim men strategically perform loyalty to manage others’ suspicions #expands (0.85)
• Surveillance pressure makes Muslim men erase rather than transform their identity #expands (0.80)
• Surveillance is reproduced horizontally as Muslims police one another too #qualifies (0.70)