The Impossibility of Muslim Citizenship

Autor/in	Ali, Arshad Imtiaz
Titel	The Impossibility of Muslim Citizenship
Quelle	In: Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 11 (2017) 3, S.110-116 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-5692
DOI	10.1080/15595692.2017.1325355
Schlagwörter	Muslims; Democracy; Citizenship; Civil Rights; United States History; Violence; Antisocial Behavior; Ethnography; Whites; Power Structure; Neoliberalism; Fear; Self Concept; National Security; Social Discrimination; Race; Religion; Political Attitudes; Islam + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Muslim; Muslimin; Demokratie; Staatsbürgerschaft; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Gewalt; Ethnografie; White; Weißer; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Furcht; Selbstkonzept; National territory; Security; Staatsgebiet; Sicherheit; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Rasse; Abstammung; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung
Abstract	In this article I ask a seemingly simple question--How can a Muslim be a liberal citizen? In order to explore this question I define who and what was indexed by the term "Muslim" at various points in United States history. I argue that the figure of the Muslim has existed as an existential other upon which otherness, violence, and suspicion was written. I ask how the historic construction of Muslim identities fuels contemporary surveillance programs predicated on an intrinsic fear of Muslim bodies. Drawing upon a decade of ethnographic research with Muslim communities across the United States, I examine Countering Violent Extremism programs. I argue that such policing function re-inscribe and normalize White supremacy and Muslim suspicion of, and within, Muslim communities. Finally, I examine the question of citizenship in neoliberal times and ask how we might understand citizenship rights, particularly for Muslim communities, in the contemporary United States. (As Provided).
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