Report Cites Bias Against Muslims After Bombing

WASHINGTON American Muslims have been the targets of nearly 300incidents of harassment, violence and discrimination since lastyear's Oklahoma City bombing, much of it attributable to widespreadbut inaccurate speculation that Middle Eastern terrorists caused theexplosion, the Council on American-Islamic Relations reported.

"Most of these incidents have been completely unprovoked," saidMohamed Nimer, who wrote the report. "Just mere encounters with aperson who looks like a Muslim, or a person praying, have promptedbias and violence. That is alarming."

The report does not claim to be a comprehensive list of biascrimes against Muslims. It includes in its count …