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Muslim Civil Society in the US: Overcoming Islamophobia through Charity, Advocacy and Education.

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1 Muslim Civil Society in the US: Overcoming Islamophobia through Charity, Advocacy and Education

2 U.S. Muslim Charities and the War on Terror: A Decade in Review Update to the 2006 OMB Watch Report, Muslim Charities and the War on Terror. It examines: The Muslim charities shut down under executive order and the litigation surrounding the cases Excessive government scrutiny and surveillance of American Muslims Response from civil society organizations

3 The Problem Shut-Down Charities –Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation –Benevolence International Foundation –Global Relief Foundation –Goodwill Charitable Organization Inc. –Holy Land Foundation –Islamic American Relief Agency –KindHearts for Charitable Humanitarian Development Inc.

4 The Problem Government investigations –Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) –Kinder USA –Life for Relief and Development Surveillance of Muslim Communities –FBI Infiltration of Mosques –NYPD Surveillance of Community Groups

5 The Response Charities continue to provide aid –Life for Relief and Development –Islamic Relief USA –Zakat Foundation of America –Many others…

6 The Response Accreditation Programs and Due Diligence –Muslim Advocates Dialogue and Education Initiatives –Muslim Public Affairs Council/ISNA building bridges with law enforcement –Dispelling stereotypes during Peter King’s “Radical Islam” congressional hearings


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