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Anti-Muslim Crimes on the Rise

HeadlineMay 13, 2005

The Council on American Islamic Relations has just released a report saying that incidents of anti-Muslim bias including hate crimes, discrimination, and harassment rose sharply in the United States last year. CAIR said it received more than 140 reports of actual or planned violence against Muslims or mosques nationwide. That’s a 50 percent increase since 2002. In all, the report documented more than 1,500 credible complaints.

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