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CAIR Issues New Islamophobia Report Exposing More Than $105 Million Funneled to 26 Anti-Muslim Groups by Mainstream Charitable Institutions

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released a new Islamophobia report titled"Islamophobia in the Mainstream," listing 35 charitable institutions and foundations that funneled almost $106 million to 26 anti-Muslim groups between 2017-2019.

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released a new Islamophobia report titled"Islamophobia in the Mainstream," listing 35 charitable institutions and foundations that funneled almost $106 million to 26 anti-Muslim groups between 2017-2019.
  • CAIR also relaunched Islamophobia.org to monitor and combat Islamophobia.
  • The funders include household names such asFidelity and Schwaband faith-based charities such as theJewish Communal Fundand theNational Christian Charitable Foundation.
  • Its mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.