1.0Beliefnet Newshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/newsnsymmondshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/author/nsymmondsCAIR Says Anti-Muslim Violence is Down, But Profiling Is Uprich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="H9JfvtAo1R"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2008/09/cair-says-antimuslim-violence">CAIR Says Anti-Muslim Violence is Down, But Profiling Is Up</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2008/09/cair-says-antimuslim-violence/embed#?secret=H9JfvtAo1R" width="600" height="338" title="“CAIR Says Anti-Muslim Violence is Down, But Profiling Is Up” — Beliefnet News" data-secret="H9JfvtAo1R" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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WASHINGTON (RNS) Anti-Muslim discrimination reached an all-time high in 2007, according to a report released Wednesday (Sept. 24) by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The District of Columbia and just nine other states account for 80 percent of the civil rights complaints. California leads with one in five complaints, followed by Washington, D.C., and…