The Niqabi Paralegal

The Crime of Being a Muslim Charity

Originally published in the Washington Post The Crime of Being a Muslim Charity By Laila al-Marayati and Basil Abdelkarim Sunday, March 12, 2006; Page B07

NSA spying and Islamic charities

In an interesting twist, the NSA spying story intersects with the ongoing saga of Islamic charities. The Mail Tribune reports that the NSA was eavesdropping on privileged communications between Al-Haramain and its attorneys. The Washington Post then admitted that it had known about this since 2004 but agreed not to do anything (and they say we don't have a state-controlled media in this country). Some useful commentary from Loaded Orygun and Orcinus

U.S. Muslims seek Treasury meeting on charities

Another story about Islamic charities. Originally published by Reuters U.S. Muslims seek Treasury meeting on charities 01 Mar 2006 02:03:00 GMT Source: Reuters