The twenty-first century’s defining problem may be integrating Muslims into democratic societies

Evidence

Although Muslim Americans are bona fide citizens, their religious identity induces scrutiny of their citizenship status, patriotism, and belonging. This scrutiny is strongest after national crises, and specifically in the direct aftermath of a terror attack committed by a Muslim culprit. As constitutional law scholar Kenneth Karst writes, “In times of trouble … fears tend to focus on particular groups of cultural outsiders as a source of danger.” This is particularly true for Muslim Americans, whose religious affiliation can negate any legal or material claim to Americanness and hold them out to be threatening interlopers. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 340 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Only about a quarter of Muslim-majority nations have democratic governments — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 291; Islamophobia may define the twenty-first century as race defined the twentieth.; Muslim citizenship in America is negated by religious identity after crises — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 340 (+1 more)

Related

• Islamophobia may define the twenty-first century as race defined the twentieth. (similarity 0.83)
• Only about a quarter of Muslim-majority nations have democratic governments (similarity 0.82)
• Muslim citizenship in America is negated by religious identity after crises (similarity 0.80)
• Muslim Americans appeared only as hypothetical threat in 1789, not as real persons (similarity 0.80)
• Muslim nations are not unique in struggling with democracy (similarity 0.80)
• Islam in America operates as a political identity of otherness beyond religion (similarity 0.79)
• Citizenship depends on community recognition, not just legal status (similarity 0.79)
• Citizenship in America has historically been tied to whiteness and Christianity (similarity 0.78)
• Anti-Muslim crisis periods simultaneously empower and marginalize Arab American communities (similarity 0.78)
• Islamophobes, not Muslims, constitute the gravest threat to American civil liberties (similarity 0.78)
• Muslims are positioned as an external threat against America’s internal enemies. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Muslim citizenship in America is negated by religious identity after crises #exemplifies (0.60) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 340
• In general, disagreement among Muslims regarding the use of jihad has been deeply influenced by social and political contexts. In fact, in recent decades, many Muslims believe it is their right or… #corroborates (0.45)