Terrorism became a defined category through expert construction and federal funding
Evidence
South Asian Muslim immigrants and their offspring have historically been denied complete access to an American identity (Kibria 1998; Purkayastha 2005; Dhingra 2007), but because the association of Islam with terror has been structured into laws and policies that dealt with national security after 9/11, their experiences changed. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 20 (
#expands, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Islam-terror association embedded in national security laws changed Muslims’ experiences — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 20
Related
- Islam-terror association embedded in national security laws changed Muslims’ experiences (similarity 0.86)
- The association of Islam with terror was structured into national security laws (similarity 0.85)
- Terrorism experts constructed the category linking Islam to irrational terror (similarity 0.82)
- State-fostered fear racializes Muslim bodies and strips Muslim Americans of American identity (similarity 0.79)
- The racialized Muslim category flexibly absorbs perceived Muslims across ethnicity, nationality, and religion. (similarity 0.79)
- US aid created the mujahideen it later designated terrorists. (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Islam-terror association embedded in national security laws changed Muslims’ experiences
#expands(0.50) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 20