The good-bad Muslim frame ranks Muslims by secularity and modernity

Evidence

The nurse attempts to defend Saleem by categorizing him as a “good” Muslim as opposed to a “bad” one. This dichotomy of the “good” versus the “bad” Muslim is meant to ease the patient’s anxiety about Saleem, but it also confirms the limitations of Muslim existence in the United States. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 400 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Good and bad Muslim labels encode imperial hierarchy and shift easily; Essentialised ‘good Muslim’ framings exclude real Muslims from civic participation — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 401; The good-versus-bad Muslim binary itself validates Western superiority — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 285 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Being labeled a ‘good’ Muslim does not shield Muslims from prejudice #complicates (0.78) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 400