CLICK HERE to download the full 2011 Civil Rights Report (pdf -1MB) Executive Summary
While CAIR-National has released an annual report on The Status of Muslim Civil Rights in the United States since 1996, 2012 is the first year in which a report has been gathered exclusive to the Northwestern states including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska.1 In 2011, CAIR-Washington processed 202 civil rights cases from the entire Northwest assisting American Muslims with complaints of employment discrimination, bullying, lack of reasonable religious accommodations, profiling by government agencies, and more. In CAIR-WA’s first year with a full time Civil Rights Coordinator, the caseload jumped 108 percent from 2010 (97 cases were processed that year). The report concludes with a set of recommendations to the Muslim community to address ongoing patterns of Islamophobia and ignorance in our communities: • Document and report acts of anti-Muslim discrimination • Write letters to editors of local media outlets • Ensure the safety and security of Muslim institutions
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