Surveillance makes Muslim men strategically perform loyalty to manage others’ suspicions

Evidence

Because Aziz felt he was constantly judged, he told me he has changed some of his actions. For example, after a terrorist attack in India, he made sure to contact his friend who grew up in India to inquire about his family’s safety in order to show him he condemned the terrorist attack. He knew his friend was not from the region where the attack occurred, but he also worried his friend would have negative feelings toward him because he was Muslim. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 623 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

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 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: CVE policing rewards compliant Muslims and suspects critical ones — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 396; Airports function as a panopticon where Muslims must prove loyalty to avoid discipline. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 323; Muslim men’s invisibility as Muslims breeds fear of association with terrorism — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 639 (+14 more)

Related

• State surveillance policies push Muslims to strengthen a targeted identity (similarity 0.91)
• Surveillance causes Muslims to discipline their own behavior preemptively (similarity 0.88)
• Muslim men self-censor to avoid being associated with terrorism. (similarity 0.87)
• FBI surveillance drives Muslim congregations to self-police and Americanize (similarity 0.86)
• Surveillance leads Muslims to police their own actions and dress (similarity 0.86)
• Support for a targeted minority doubles as surveillance and control of that minority (similarity 0.85)
• State surveillance policies intensify rather than suppress Muslim religious identity (similarity 0.84)
• Airport surveillance publicly signals to the population that Muslims are potential terrorists (similarity 0.84)
• Surveillance fear makes Muslims internalize discipline and self-police (similarity 0.84)
• The USA PATRIOT Act produced the surveillance society that made Muslim bodies constantly monitored (similarity 0.84)
• State surveillance escalates with how visibly Muslim a person is (similarity 0.84)
• Muslim American men self-silence politically out of fear of surveillance (similarity 0.84)
• Perceived surveillance pressure drives Muslims to preemptively perform anti-terror condemnation (similarity 0.83)
• Muslim men’s invisibility as Muslims breeds fear of association with terrorism (similarity 0.83)
• Each terrorist attack resets Muslims into heightened suspicion and surveillance (similarity 0.83)

Broader Connections

• Perceived surveillance pressure drives Muslims to preemptively perform anti-terror condemnation #corroborates (0.85) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 623
• State surveillance policies push Muslims to strengthen a targeted identity #expands (0.80) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 137
• FBI surveillance drives Muslim congregations to self-police and Americanize #expands (0.75)
• Airport surveillance publicly signals to the population that Muslims are potential terrorists #expands (0.70) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 338
• Muslim men sought to hide religious identity while Muslim women resisted removal #complicates (0.50) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 611