Hijacked by Hate by Hijacked ISLAMOPHOBIAISLAMOPHOBIA REPORT REPORT 20182018 Islamophobia Report Islamophobia HijackedHijacked byby Hate Hate COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS – 2019 ISLAMOPHOBIA REPORT – 2019 ISLAMOPHOBIA RELATIONS ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC COUNCIL AmericanAmerican Philanthropy Philanthropy and and thethe Islamophobia Islamophobia Network Network ISLAMOPHOBIAISLAMOPHOBIA REPORT REPORT 2019 2019 Copyright ©2019, Council on American-Islamic Relations. CAIR is America’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding. 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To No part of this publication may be stored in a retrieval system, In recent years, through a series of them, we offer this report as an act of transmitted or reproduced in any way, including but not limited reports, we have researched and solidarity and promise. to, photocopy, photograph and magnetic or other record, without analyzed the fi nancial and political the prior agreement and written approval of the publisher. power of the Islamophobia Network, Design: iii CONTENTS 56 02 THE ISLAMOPHOBIA NETWORK: A $1.5 BILLION MARKETPLACE vi Executive Summary 60 Money in Action viii Key Recommendations x Endorsements 66 Profiting from Hate xii Authors and Acknowledgments xiv Methodology 68 Anti-Muslim Organizations 1 Introduction 76 03 IMPACT ON POLITICS AND LAW 10 What is Islamophobia? 12 Identifying Islamophobia 80 Trump Inc.: The Anti-Muslim Hydra 15 Anti-Muslim Bias Incidents 81 Donald Trump – The 45th President of the United States 84 The Anti-Muslim Hydra Administration 89 Anti-Muslim Actions and Statements by the Hydra Administration THE ANTI-MUSLIM MAINSTREAM: 18 01 AMERICAN PHILANTHROPY AND THE 96 Legalizing Anti-Muslim Bigotry ISLAMOPHOBIA NETWORK 98 The History of Anti-Muslim Bill Around the Country 25 What is a Donor-Advised Fund? 101 Anti-Muslim “Foreign Law” Legislation 26 The Funding Channels of Hate: Where the Money Flows 102 Republican Endorsement of Anti-Sharia Fearmongering 27 Societal Impact of the Anti-Muslim Network 103 The Anti-Muslim Network’s Support of Other Legislation 28 The Mega-Funders of Islamophobia 30 Funders of Anti-Muslim Bigotry 36 The Top Funders of Islamophobic Activity 104 The End of Islamophobia? 108 Appendix A: The 1,096 Funders of 39 Islamophobia Network Groups Between 2014-2016 130 Appendix B: Sample Tax Filings 138 Endnotes iv v CONTENTS 56 02 THE ISLAMOPHOBIA NETWORK: A $1.5 BILLION MARKETPLACE vi Executive Summary 60 Money in Action viii Key Recommendations x Endorsements 66 Profiting from Hate xii Authors and Acknowledgments xiv Methodology 68 Anti-Muslim Organizations 1 Introduction 76 03 IMPACT ON POLITICS AND LAW 10 What is Islamophobia? 12 Identifying Islamophobia 80 Trump Inc.: The Anti-Muslim Hydra 15 Anti-Muslim Bias Incidents 81 Donald Trump – The 45th President of the United States 84 The Anti-Muslim Hydra Administration 89 Anti-Muslim Actions and Statements by the Hydra Administration THE ANTI-MUSLIM MAINSTREAM: 18 01 AMERICAN PHILANTHROPY AND THE 96 Legalizing Anti-Muslim Bigotry ISLAMOPHOBIA NETWORK 98 The History of Anti-Muslim Bill Around the Country 25 What is a Donor-Advised Fund? 101 Anti-Muslim “Foreign Law” Legislation 26 The Funding Channels of Hate: Where the Money Flows 102 Republican Endorsement of Anti-Sharia Fearmongering 27 Societal Impact of the Anti-Muslim Network 103 The Anti-Muslim Network’s Support of Other Legislation 28 The Mega-Funders of Islamophobia 30 Funders of Anti-Muslim Bigotry 36 The Top Funders of Islamophobic Activity 104 The End of Islamophobia? 108 Appendix A: The 1,096 Funders of 39 Islamophobia Network Groups Between 2014-2016 130 Appendix B: Sample Tax Filings 138 Endnotes iv v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CAIR researchers have found 1,096 While some funds and foundations are organizations responsible for funding ideologically aligned with the interests 39 groups in the Islamophobia Network of the Islamophobia Network, most between 2014 and 2016. The report also mainstream foundations are more Anti-Muslim bigotry is a common and another to negatively infl uence public reveals the