At the Islamic Center of Washington, President George W. Bush condemned intimidation of Muslim Americans and distinguished Islam from the perpetrators of the September attacks. The visit publicly affirmed Muslims’ place in the country during a violent backlash. It is recorded as an official response to that hostility, not proof that the administration’s security policies were free from discrimination. Hira’s framework makes the relationship between reassuring rhetoric and institutional practice an important question.
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What can the presidential visit to the Islamic Center of Washington establish?
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The visit is evidence of an official public response to hostility. It does not by itself establish the character or effects of the administration’s wider security policies.
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