Information for Muslim Discrimination in the United States

'The wave of backlash hate crimes against Muslim, Sikh, and Arab-Americans following 9/11 represents an example of the reactive demands often placed on the FBI. More than 500 hate crimes-related investigations were initiated in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, resulting in more than 160 federal and local prosecutions. The FBI will increase its ability to rapidly respond to hate crimes following triggering events, and expand its outreach to potential victim groups.'

FBI Civil Rights:2004-3009 Strategic Plan


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FBI: Initiative to Combat Post-9/11 Discriminatory Backlash

CAIR Muslim Community Safety Kit

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US Muslims face growing suspicion five years after 9/11

September 3, 2006


Chicago: American Muslims still face high levels of hatred and suspicion nearly five years after the September 11 attacks and political leaders and the news media are mostly to blame, Muslim leaders said.

"During the last five years the community has been scrutinised by almost all branches of the government and the media to the extent that more than half a million Muslims have been directly touched by this process," said Abdul Malik Mujahid, chairman of the Council of Islamic Organisations of Greater Chicago. "They continue to face dehumanisation and a great trend of Islamophobia," he added during the start of the annual meeting of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), the largest yearly gathering of US and Canadian Muslims.

"The trends of Islamophobia unfortunately are worsening," he added, blaming "television driven by media makers" and political leaders for the situation.

Mujahid cited President George W. Bush's remark that if terrorism is not beaten in Baghdad then Americans will have to fight it in their own streets as a comment that casts suspicions on Muslims living here.

Ingrid Mattson, newly elected president of ISNA, agreed about the continuing level of problems faced by Muslims but said there was also a growing level of education and understanding across "civil society" that finds Muslim leaders sometimes hard pressed to keep up with demands for speeches and other outreach opportunities.