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American Muslims Will Still be Monitored During Worship
Strong criticism has not changed the FBI’s mind about using informants to monitor activity in mosques. Not only were informants monitoring mosques but they have been monitoring local gyms in an effort to get information on local mosques. The FBI claims that they do not investigate places, but instead investigate people who are suspected of [...]
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American Muslims Get a Lesson in Fundraising
At Elmhurst College over 100 leaders of mosques and Muslim non-profit companies gathered to learn how to fulfill their Islamic responsibility to do charitable works without drawing the attention of the FBI. Since 9/11 it has become increasingly difficult for Muslims to do this, especially abroad.
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Justice for All, except American Muslims
It has long been held that using race, religion or ethnicity to prosecute a defendant violates the 14th amendment right to equal protection. Someone should remind Assistant U.S. Attorney Gordon Kromberg of this. He has made repeated anti-Arab and anti-Muslim statements.
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Muslim American Travelers Targeted
A Muslim American legal advocacy group is charging that federal agents are targeting Muslim American, or perceived Muslim American, travelers for invasive questioning and searches. Those targeted are being questioned about their religion, politics, finances and charitable giving; all without any indication of wrongdoing on the part of those being questioned.
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The American Civil Liberties Union has spoken out against the way U.S. law targeting funding for terrorism has suppressed Muslim Charities. The Federal Government argues back that some charities are a front for terrorism. The efforts of the government to stop the funding of terrorism post 9/11 are too vague and they are unfairly applied [...]
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