“No one likes that judgmental look like you are a terrorist.” Sensorial encounters with the Muslim Other in Amsterdam

“I’m Trying to Give Them My Face.” Everyday Embodied Agency of the Muslim Other in Amsterdam

“…forthcoming b) and sensorial (Shaker et al. 2021) dimensions. However, the interesting aspect of this practice is related to its spatiality.…”

“…By "code-switching" (Warren 2019), adjusting speech and self-presentation, Ahmad and Fouad feel they can pass. Invisibility has both corporeal (Shaker et al forthcoming b) and sensorial (Shaker et al 2021) dimensions. However, the interesting aspect of this practice is related to its spatiality.…”

“…Othering predominantly happens through the visual (Shaker 2021; Shaker et al. 2021; Shaker et al. forthcoming a); to respond some Muslims tend to restrict the amount, or share a particular kind, of information from getting to mainstream society as an attempt to avoid any problems.…”

“…Therefore, to prevent conflict, young Muslims sometimes aim to become less visible through the management of the visible markers of Muslimness. Othering predominantly happens through the visual (Shaker 2021;Shaker et al 2021;Shaker et al forthcoming a); to respond some Muslims tend to restrict the amount, or share a particular kind, of information from getting to mainstream society as an attempt to avoid any problems. Fatima, in her early 20s, the second generation of Muslims in the Netherlands, is a university student, a teacher at a high school, who dons the hijab.…”

“…Ahmad and Fouad’s story demonstrates what Devadoss (2020) calls “sounding brown,” the auditory Othering influenced by their specific Dutch accent, a stigmatizing feature immediately noticeable (Shaker et al. 2021). Here, the felt invisibility refers to inaudibility; by talking differently they have the advantage of passing without bringing attention to themselves.…”