The NSI institutionalizes citizen participation in racialized surveillance of Muslims

Evidence

The Department of Homeland Security’s Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative (NSI) is a collaborative project where federal, state, local, and tribal agencies gather information on suspicious behaviors that could be related to terrorism. In the case of post-­9/11 America, this distrust is rooted in xenophobic attitudes toward Islam and Muslims. Muslim Americans are treated differently than the rest of the population because they are categorized as potential terrorists and threats to Western values due to their religious identity. This justification of their surveillance is a part of their racialization. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 474

Categorization

• DEFINE: Names and explains the NSI, a concrete federal program that formalizes delegated surveillance.
• XREF: The claim that surveillance justification is itself racialization ties to the book’s core theoretical framework. — connects to: Modern surveillance is structured by anti-Blackness — , The Braided Reading EPUB: 5-Year…, 2569; NSEERS registry targeted nearly all Muslim-majority nations and detained thousands — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 286; CVE engagement localized the Muslim-terrorism presumption on police and communities — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 328 (+19 more)
• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source

Broader Connections

• Muslim religious identity becomes a racial category through surveillance. #expands (0.80)
• Surveillance targets a Muslim name, not religious belief, making it racial discrimination #expands (0.75)
• Racialized surveillance gets internalized by Muslim American children as self-discipline #expands (0.70) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 546
• The surveillance gaze denies Muslim Americans the psychological privileges of citizenship #expands (0.70)
• State surveillance policies push Muslims to strengthen a targeted identity #expands (0.65) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 137
• Surveillance operates differently on Muslim men and women through distinct mechanisms #expands (0.60)
• The hijab rather than skin tone triggers racializing surveillance of Muslim women #expands (0.60) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 292