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

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

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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.

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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

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The Response

• Charities continue to provide aid
• Life for Relief and Development
• Islamic Relief USA
• Zakat Foundation of America
• Many others

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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 Kings
  Radical Islam congressional hearings