Is sending a secret informant into a mosque in search of terrorists proactive policing, or a violation of worshippers’ civil rights?
That’s the question a federal judge will have to answer after the American Civil Liberties Union and the Council of American-Islamic Relations filed a lawsuit Tuesday (Feb. 22) in Los Angeles against the FBI.
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Demonstrations for and against planned congressional hearings on the “radicalization of the American Muslim community” have been staged outside the New York office of the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Groups including the Interfaith Alliance Long Island, Pax Christi Long Island, and the Muslim Peace Coalition USA organized Tuesday’s event as a [...]
To paraphrase Mark Twain, what gets Republican presidential hopefuls in trouble is not what they don’t know about Islam, but what they know that just ain’t so.
Mike Huckabee’s recent comments are but one example of a politician who speaks with authority and discloses how little he knows about the diversity within Islam. [...]
According to a new poll, a slim majority – 56 percent – of Americans support upcoming congressional hearings into alleged extremism in the U.S. Muslim community. However, nearly three-quarters – 72 percent – think Congress should not look for religious extremism only among American Muslims.
These hearings on “the radicalization of the American Muslim [...]
The Muslim Consultative Network and Religious Freedom USA ask for Urgent Action!
Stand united against Representative King and the destructive nature of the Muslim “Radicalization” Hearings by signing the petition! Singling out a group of Americans, in this case Muslim Americans, for government scrutiny based on their faith violates their [...]
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