The Racialization of Islam in the United States: Islamophobia, Hate Crimes, and “Flying while Brown”

• Published in: Religions (Basel, Switzerland ) Vol. 8; no. 9; p. 165
• Main Author: Considine, Craig
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2017
• Subjects: American culture; American Muslims; Civil rights; Criminal justice; Hate crimes; Intersectionality; Islam; Islamophobia; Muslims; Race; Racial discrimination; racial state; Racial violence; Racialization; racism; Social justice; Xenophobia; United States > US

This paper explores the intersectionality of race and Islamophobia by using a set of empirical data relating to the experiences of American Muslims and non-Muslims in the United States. Through a multi-tiered methodology, the paper reveals how racialization processes interact with Islamophobic disco...