The 2016 presidential election intensified public interest in Islamophobia research

Evidence

The past several years have afforded me with the opportunity, which I took on as an obligation, to share my research on national security policing, civil liberties, and the focus of this book, Islamophobia, on college campuses, at law schools, and in communities across and outside of the United States. While I have been closely examining these topics for some time, even before beginning my legal academic career, the 2016 presidential election brought an immediate urgency to and proliferated interest in my work. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 27

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 27
• XREF: connects to: The 2016 race weaponized nonspecific Muslim fear for electoral gain — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 33; Islamophobic campaign rhetoric is traded for votes and converted into policy — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 57; Public outrage at Muslim surveillance emerged only with Trump’s campaign rhetoric — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 82

Broader Connections

• Islamophobic campaign rhetoric is traded for votes and converted into policy #expands (0.70) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 57
• The 2016 race weaponized nonspecific Muslim fear for electoral gain #expands (0.60) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 33