In short, it is hard to imagine an American ethnic or religious community that is so enthusiastically embraced by the political and cultural mainstream even as it is relentlessly stigmatized, surveilled, infiltrated, scapegoated, and intimidated by federal law enforcement agencies.

QUESTION: This contrast between cultural embrace and law enforcement targeting is striking — worth understanding what community is being described and how this paradox is maintained. Builds on: "Crisis moments both empower and marginalize Detroit's Arab communities."

Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ Th…, loc. 686