Terror attacks spark vigilante violence against perceived Muslims endorsed by state policy

Evidence

Moments of national mourning, particularly after a terror attack committed by Muslims or individuals perceived as outsiders, also spark a desire to exact revenge and perpetrate violence against anybody and everybody perceived to be Muslim, or more generally, not American. This mass anger, typically enforced through acts of vigilante violence directed at innocents, is also often endorsed and emboldened by formal policy that deems Muslims to be suspicious and to be members of a faith that ties them to the terror acts. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 134

Categorization

• XREF: Concrete instances of the dialectic the reader asks to see demonstrated. — connects to: European civilian vigilantes killed more Muslims than the military did after Sétif — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 74; The Madrid and London bombings triggered spikes in anti-Muslim violence — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 400; Attacks on out-groups divert attention from real crises and expand state power — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 43 (+11 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 134

Broader Connections

• State rhetoric authorizes ordinary people to persecute Muslims #expands (0.85) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 342
• State-sponsored Islamophobia enforces the presumption linking Muslims to terrorism. #corroborates (0.80)
• Private Islamophobia comprises vigilante violence by ordinary people against Muslims #expands (0.75) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 340
• State-perpetuated fear racializes Muslim bodies as terrorist enemies #corroborates (0.70)
• The state authorizes citizens to racially profile Muslims under national security #expands (0.70) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 424
• Islamophobia is produced by state action, not only cultural bias #corroborates (0.70)
• Islamophobia is driven by state violence rather than mere ignorance #corroborates (0.65)