The news about #MuslimPro handing over 98+ million people's data to the military has people reflecting on how horrifying Islamophobia is & U.S. empire's role in imperialism & surveillance. So many don't know the beginning of this violent history. A thread of books & resources:

Deepa Kumar's Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/449-islamophobia-and-the-politics-of-empire

Islamophobia, Race and Global Politics by Nazia Kazi https://newbooksnetwork.com/nazia-kazi-islamophobia-race-and-global-politics-rowman-and-littlefield-2018/

Terrifying Muslims by Junaid Rana https://www.dukeupress.edu/terrifying-muslims

The Muslims are Coming! by Arun Kundnani https://www.versobooks.com/books/1765-the-muslims-are-coming

Follow @dcmuslimjustice and check out their thorough recommended reading list: http://www.justiceformuslims.org/recommended-reading

You should also follow @BaconTribe and her incredible writing on the experiences of American Muslims with surveillance and technology. http://nazar.substack.com/