One of the ways the process of racialization occurs is through the gendered surveillance of their bodies: Muslim American women are watched by their fellow citizens and monitored for transgressing “Western” cultural norms, while Muslim American men are carefully observed for their potential to commit terror.

DEFINE: Clarifies the mechanism of racialization as gendered surveillance — surveillance norms differ for women (cultural transgression) vs. men (terror potential).

Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, loc. 15