U.S. Muslim groups mull FBI boycott after California mosque infiltration

Frustrated by mistrust, suspicion, and proactive actions targeting law-abiding Muslims, major American Muslim groups are considering rupturing ties with the FBI and the Justice Department. “The Muslim organizations are very carefully considering to suspend relations with the government agency in order to create some room for the agency to re-consider the way they are dealing with the Muslim community,” Nihad Awad, Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). “If the FBI does not accord fair and equitable treatment to every American Muslim organization…then Muslim organizations, mosques and individuals will have no choice but to consider suspending all outreach activities with FBI offices, agents and other personnel,” the statement continued.

In addition to CAIR, the American Muslim Task Force on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT), the American Muslim Alliance (AMA), Islamic Educational Center of Orange County (IEC), Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA), Muslim American Society-Freedom Foundation (MAS-FF), Muslim Student Association-National (MSA-N), Muslim Ummah of North America (MUNA) and United Muslims of America (UMA) are among the American Muslim organizations considering adding their names to a boycott.

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