This past weekend, California Muslims made political history when 28 Muslim candidates were elected by Democrats as delegates and alternate delegates to the California Democratic Party (CDP). This constitutes the largest number of Muslims ever elected as delegates in California. The CDP held statewide elections for delegates to represent each of the state’s 80 assembly … [Read more...] about California Muslim Community Makes Political History: 28 Muslim Delegates Elected to California Democratic Party
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FBI documents reveal profiling of N. California Muslims
SAN FRANCISCO--Reports obtained by the ACLU show agents gathered intelligence under the guise of outreach programs and shared it with other agencies. A legal expert calls the practice 'outrageous.' Federal agents routinely profiled Muslims in Northern California for at least four years, using community outreach efforts as a guise for compiling intelligence on local mosques, … [Read more...] about FBI documents reveal profiling of N. California Muslims
US attorney general invokes state secrets privilege in suit Calif. Muslims filed against FBI
LOS ANGELES — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has invoked state secrets rules to prevent information from being released in a lawsuit filed by Southern California Muslims who claim the FBI monitored their activities solely because of their religion. In a legal declaration filed late Monday, Holder makes a rare assertion of the state secrets privilege, arguing that it could … [Read more...] about US attorney general invokes state secrets privilege in suit Calif. Muslims filed against FBI
Southern California Muslims angry at informants in mosques
A week after it was revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has sent informants to infiltrate Orange County mosques, Muslims in southern California are expressing anger and distrust over the use of deceit in their spiritual life. Despite the reaction, former FBI agents and federal prosecutors say spying on mosques is still one of the government's best weapons to … [Read more...] about Southern California Muslims angry at informants in mosques
Southern California Muslims angry at informants in mosques
Muslim Americans in southern California are feeling “anger, disillusionment, and distrust” toward the FBI following reports that it used an informant to infiltrate mosques in Southland, said a local office for the Council on American-Islamic relations. “The American Muslim community has never wavered from its commitment to keeping America safe, nor has it hesitated from … [Read more...] about Southern California Muslims angry at informants in mosques