Book contents
- Islamophobia and the Law
- Islamophobia and the Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Note on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Race and Citizenship
- 1 The Citizen and the Terrorist
- 2 Race, Civil Rights, and Immigration Law after September 11, 2001: The Targeting of Arabs and Muslims
- 3 Constructing Good Aliens and Good Citizens: Legitimizing the War on Terror(ism)
- 4 A Rage Shared by Law: Post–September 11 Racial Violence as Crimes of Passion
- Part II The Politics of Islamophobia in the Courts
- Part III Islamophobia in Criminal Law and National Security Law
- Part IV Law, Society, and Islamophobia
- Index
2 - Race, Civil Rights, and Immigration Law after September 11, 2001: The Targeting of Arabs and Muslims
from Part I - Race and Citizenship
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 September 2020
Book contents
- Islamophobia and the Law
- Islamophobia and the Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Note on Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Race and Citizenship
- 1 The Citizen and the Terrorist
- 2 Race, Civil Rights, and Immigration Law after September 11, 2001: The Targeting of Arabs and Muslims
- 3 Constructing Good Aliens and Good Citizens: Legitimizing the War on Terror(ism)
- 4 A Rage Shared by Law: Post–September 11 Racial Violence as Crimes of Passion
- Part II The Politics of Islamophobia in the Courts
- Part III Islamophobia in Criminal Law and National Security Law
- Part IV Law, Society, and Islamophobia
- Index
Summary
September 11, 2001 was a watershed moment in the history of the United States. After the tragic events of that day, including the hijacking of four commercial airliners for use as weapons of mass destruction, America went to “war” on many fronts, including but not limited to military action in Afghanistan.
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- Islamophobia and the Law , pp. 34 - 55Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020