Comparing the experiences of Muslim women who wear the hijab to those who do not wear it demonstrates how clothing can become a racial marker for Muslim women because it triggers surveillance. … Experiences like this suggest that the hijab is what motivates TSA agents to stop and search Muslim women.

QUESTION: This raises a question about whether the hijab functions as a racial marker in other institutional contexts beyond the TSA, such as employment or housing. DEFINE: Illustrates how clothing can serve as a racial marker by triggering surveillance, extending race beyond phenotype.

Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, loc. 224