The war on terror rests on three stereotyped figures that legitimate expelling Muslims

Evidence

Sherene Razack (2008, 5) argues that the ā€casting outā€ of Muslims from the North American body politic through the global War on Terror is grounded in three allegorical figures: the dangerous Muslim man, the imperiled Muslim woman, and the civilized European. The civilized European is a figure of white supremacy that encompasses a number of referents. — Junaid Rana, Terrifying Muslims, 901 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: The War on Terror globally embedded a racialized terrorist stereotype of Muslims — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1120; North American exclusion of Muslims rests on three allegorical racial figures — Junaid Rana, Terrifying Muslims: Race and Labor in…, 901; The Bush administration’s Iraq war justifications rested on three anti-Muslim stereotypes — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 276

Broader Connections