Discrimination Against Muslim-Americans Up 9% In 2021
Muslim Americans filed over 6,000 complaints last year with the Council on American-Islamic Relations — a 9% increase from 2020, according to a new report.
Complaints include bullying in schools, freedom of speech concerns, hate crimes, physical assaults or placement on a federal terrorist watchlist.
Researchers documented a 28% rise in hate and bias incidents involving the forcible removal of hijabs, harassment, vandalism, and physical assault.
On Friday, CAIR’s National Executive Director Nihad Awad said “systemic Islamophobia continues to threaten our community.”
He urged the federal government to address structural anti-Muslim bigotry in its policies and “the civil rights challenges facing Muslim communities.”
The Department of Justice documented 110 anti-Muslim incidents in its 2020 hate crimes report, down almost 40% from the previous year.
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