CAIR increased its advocacy work again after the September 11 attacks . In October 2001 CAIR stated that it was opposed to the Afghan campaign of the US . By January 2002 , four months after the attacks , the CAIR said that it had received 1,658 reports of discrimination , profiling , harassment , and physical assaults against persons appearing Arab or Muslim , a three-fold increase over the prior year . The reports included beatings , death threats , abusive police practices , and employment and airline-related discrimination . " CAIR has conducted investigations , issued reports , held press conferences , filed lawsuits , and organized political action to protest aspects of U.S. counterterrorism policy
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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