Works to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding. Both the national and chapter offices field reports of hate crimes, harassment, and other forms of discrimination related to being Muslim.

Issues action alerts to generate grassroots responses to political, social, and media-related issues. Various CAIR publications, including an annual civil rights report, are available online. CAIR and its chapters regularly sponsor voter registration drives across the country to increase Muslim participation in the political arena.

Organizes conferences and seminars about Islam and Muslims for government and law enforcement agencies, media professionals, and the academic community. Diversity training workshops are offered for employers, educators, and organizations.

Works to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding. Both the national and chapter offices field reports of hate crimes, harassment, and other forms of discrimination related to being Muslim.

Issues action alerts to generate grassroots responses to political, social, and media-related issues. Various CAIR publications, including an annual civil rights report, are available online. CAIR and its chapters regularly sponsor voter registration drives across the country to increase Muslim participation in the political arena.

Organizes conferences and seminars about Islam and Muslims for government and law enforcement agencies, media professionals, and the academic community. Diversity training workshops are offered for employers, educators, and organizations.

Leads investigations into criminal violations of federal civil rights statutes and investigates hate crimes. The agency defines a hate crime as "a criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity." Also conducts law enforcement training, public outreach, and partnerships with community groups.

Coordinates incident reporting of planned or committed acts of violence or intimidation against people on the basis of their race, ethnic origin, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other stereotyped characteristic. Provides advocacy, support, and assistance to victims of hate crimes and/or witnesses to reporting an issue that occurred.

Provides a reporting and referral service designed to support bias victims. Trauma-informed operators can provide bias response advocacy, including assistance in reporting a bias related crime to law enforcement. It cannot provide legal advice or investigate any reports.

A bias incident is any hostile expression that may be motivated by another person’s race, color, disability, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. A hate crime, known as a bias crime under Oregon law, is any crime where the perpetrator’s motivation is based on bias. Both bias crimes and incidents can be verbal, physical, or visual, and can target someone in a protected class, a family member, or even someone incorrectly perceived to be in a protected class.