Religious identity alone can override professional qualifications in determining social standing [causal]

    Religious identity alone can override professional qualifications in determining social standing [causal]
  

It did not matter that Mr. Mohamedhosen had a British pedigree or the kind of skill set that gained him entry into mainstream business culture. His religion was enough to “other-ize” him. And that was enough to seal his fate.

XREF: Connects to broader themes of credential-based meritocracy failing against identity-based prejudice.

XREF: Connects to broader themes of systemic discrimination where minority markers outweigh merit or assimilation.
Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Gl…, loc. 472