Routine Muslim

The characterization of ordinary, everyday Islamic religious practices as indicators of potential terrorism or radicalization, particularly in the context of law-enforcement and security frameworks such as the FBI’s radicalization theory. The phrase describes how routine Muslim religious observance is treated as evidentiary suspicion by counterterrorism institutions.

Claims that use this term

• Routine Muslim religious practice is legally treated as evidence of terrorist predisposition
• Routine Muslim religious practices trigger FBI terrorism suspicion under radicalization theory