This juxtaposition of Muslim women who wear the hijab versus those who do not is evidence that it is bodies that are identifiable as Muslim that are subjected to consistent and repetitive profiling. The comparison also reveals how racial privileges associated with skin tone—that is, passing for white—become muted if someone chooses to wear the hijab. The hijab marks women as foreigners who need discipline, demonstrating that clothing can work in the same way that skin tone marks someone as dangerous or a criminal.

XREF: Connects to broader literature on racialized surveillance and how markers beyond phenotype trigger profiling — parallels to stop-and-frisk and biometric surveillance debates. Builds on: "Airline policies normalize racializing Muslim passengers as threats."

Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, loc. 230