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=== News Update ===
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
REPORT: ANTI-MUSLIM BIAS INCIDENTS JUMP 29 PERCENT
Total number of Muslim civil rights cases tops 1,900 in 2005
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/18/06) - A report released today by a prominent
national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group indicates an almost 30
percent increase in the total number of complaints of anti-Muslim bias
from 2004 to 2005.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations' (CAIR) report - the only
annual study of its kind - outlines 1,972 incidents and experiences of
anti-Muslim violence, discrimination and harassment in 2005, the highest
number of civil rights cases ever recorded in the Washington-based
group's annual report. (Hundreds of anti-Muslim incidents reported
immediately following the 9/11 attacks were detailed in a separate
report.) According to the study, called "The Struggle for Equality,"
that figure is a 29.6 percent jump over the preceding year's total of
1,522 cases.
CAIR also received 153 reports of anti-Muslim hate crime complaints, an
8.6 percent increase from the 141 complaints received in 2004. As in
past years, CAIR said factors contributing to the sharp increase in
reported incidents included the lingering impact of post-9/11 fears,
increased awareness of civil rights issues in the Muslim community and a
general increase in anti-Muslim rhetoric in American society.
"We believe the biggest factor contributing to anti-Muslim feeling and
the resulting acts of bias is the growth in Islamophobic rhetoric that
has flooded the Internet and talk radio in the post-9/11 era," said CAIR
Legal Director Arsalan Iftikhar, the report's author.
Iftikhar said the report also outlines CAIR initiatives taken in the
past year designed to decrease anti-Muslim prejudice. The report cites
CAIR's coordination of the fatwa, or Islamic religious ruling, by U.S.
Muslim scholars repudiating terrorism and religious extremism, the "Not
in the Name of Islam" public service announcements (PSA) and the
"Explore the Quran" and "Muslims Care" educational and volunteerism
campaigns.
A statement issued today by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) thanked CAIR
for its "steadfast dedication to ameliorating the civil rights of
American Muslims" and stated in part: "By all accounts, racial
profiling, harassment, and discrimination of Muslim and Arab Americans
have increased since 9/11. . .We cannot allow xenophobia, prejudice, and
bigotry to prevail, and eviscerate the Constitution we are bound to
protect."
Overall, nine states and the District of Columbia accounted for almost
79 percent of all civil rights complaints to CAIR in 2005. They are (in
descending order): California (19 percent), Illinois (13 percent), New
York (9 percent), Texas (8 percent), Virginia (7 percent), Florida (6
percent), District of Columbia (5 percent), Maryland (4 percent), Ohio
(4 percent) and New Jersey (4 percent).
The complete "The Struggle for Equality" report may be viewed at:
http://www.cair.com/pdf/2006-CAIR-Civil-Rights-Report.pdf
CAIR began documenting anti-Muslim incidents following the 1995 attack
on the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The council is
America's largest Islamic civil liberties group, with 32 regional
offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. Its mission is to enhance
the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties,
empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and
mutual understanding.
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CONTACT: Arsalan Iftikhar, 202-488-8787 or 202-415-0799, E-Mail:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim
Hooper, 202-488-8787 or 202-744-7726, E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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CAIR
Council on American-Islamic Relations
453 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20003
Tel: 202-488-8787, 202-744-7726
Fax: 202-488-0833
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
URL: http://www.cair.com
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