The Baltimore mosque speech mobilized Muslim support for CVE policing.
Evidence
While “celebrat[ing] the contributions Muslim Americans make to our nation” was the motive issued to the media for Obama’s mosque visit, enlisting Muslim Americans as CVE policing interlocutors and informants was the likely reason for the visit. In line with this aim, Obama made “a direct appeal to America’s Muslim youth… asking Muslim communities to be ‘partners’ in state and federal campaigns [CVE policing] to combat militant groups that try to recruit young followers of Islam.” In a speech that probably would not have been given if not for the San Bernardino shooting, President Obama called for closer collaboration with Muslim Americans to combat and counter radicalization. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 323
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 323
- XREF: connects to: Obama avoided mosques until political expediency for CVE policing demanded otherwise. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 321; Obama’s mosque speech contradicted its own stated aims through CVE promotion. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 325; Obama’s mosque visit aimed to enlist Muslims as CVE policing informants. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 322 (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- CVE engagement localized the Muslim-terrorism presumption on police and communities
#expands(0.60) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 328 - CVE policing rewards compliant Muslims and suspects critical ones
#expands(0.55) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 396 - Obama formally implemented CVE policing as his signature Islamophobic policy in 2011
#qualifies(0.50) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 376 - DHS actively recruited Muslim community groups into CVE with multimillion-dollar grants
#corroborates(0.50) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 403