Report shows discrimination against American Muslims increased by 9% in 2021
April 26, 2022, 7:26 am

Report shows discrimination against American Muslims increased by 9% in 2021

Discrimination against Muslims in the US increased by 9% in 2021 compared to the previous year (Photo: Pixabay)

The Anews reported, citing the Anadolu Agency, a report released Monday (Apr 25) by a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group showed that discrimination against Muslims in the US increased by 9% in 2021 compared to the previous year.

Officials from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) held a press conference to release the findings of the report, titled "Still Suspect: The Impact of Structural Islamophobia."

According to the report, CAIR received 6,720 complaints nationwide last year involving a range of issues including immigration, travel discrimination, law enforcement and government overreach, hate and bias incidents, custody rights, school incidents and free speech incidents.

CAIR's National Executive Director Nihad Awad at the press conference said: "This represents the highest number of cases reported to CAIR in 27 years. This milestone is alarming."

Time square in New York city, USA (File photo: Pixabay)

Awad noted that the report speaks for itself, adding "Islamophobia is structural and deep in our society."

He added: "Islamophobia has become mainstream in America. It made its way into the government institutions and public sphere through laws, policies, political rhetoric and other manifestations."

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In a breakdown, the group received 2,823 immigration and travel-related complaints, 745 workplace discrimination complaints, 553 denial of public accommodation complaints, 679 law enforcement and government overreach complaints, 308 hate and bias incidents related complaints, 278 complaints over incarceration rights, 177 complaints over school incidents, 56 anti-BDS free speech complaints and 1,101 general complaints.

The report found that there was a 55% increase in law enforcement and government overreach complaints in 2021, while there was a 28% increase in hate and bias incidents that included the forcible removal of the hijab, or Muslim headscarf, harassment, vandalism and physical assaults.

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Awad believes the US government can be part of the solution in curbing Islamophobia.

He added: "We urge today Congress to adopt legislation making federal funding for local law enforcement agencies contingent on those agencies documenting and reporting hate crimes to the FBI's national database. This would offer an incentive for local law enforcement to take the threat of Islamophobia seriously."

Source: anews

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