What is it about?
The paper examines the intersection between race and Islamophobia by using a set of data which sheds light on the racialization of Islam in American society.
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Why is it important?
It reveals that race is a "symbolic form" of Islamophobia
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Hate crimes against Sikhs and other non-Muslims inspired me to write this piece
Dr Craig Considine
Rice University
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This page is a summary of: The Racialization of Islam in the United States: Islamophobia, Hate Crimes, and “Flying while Brown”, Religions, August 2017, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/rel8090165.
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"Despite the racial, ethnic and cultural diversity of the U.S. Muslim population, they continue to be cast as potentially threatening persons based on perceived racial and cultural characteristics," Considine said. Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-09-islamophobia-racism-cultural-intolerance.html#jCp
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