Muslim Charity Found Guilty

A Muslim charity in the United States has been found guilty of abetting Hamas

ibnabeeomar at MuslimMatters writes:

 It’s with great sadness that we heard about the verdict of the Holy Land Foundation trial. I find it absolutely appalling that they can convict someone based solely on circumstantial evidence and an anonymous witness. It really begs the question if such a witness would be allowed to testify, in an expert status no less, if the accused had been anything other than Muslim.

Umar Lee writes:

 I am asking all of my readers to make a sincere duah for the brothers from the Holy Land Foundation who were convicted yesterday in a federal court in Dallas, Texas. Let it be known that this prosecution by the federal government, one of the last evil acts of the Bush Administration, was not just an attack on the HLF, but an attack on the entire Muslim community of America. The Justice Department under Bush has been highly politicized and it does not help matters that rank and file FBI agents largely come from the white Christian- right. I encourage all Muslims in America and people of good will to send the Feds a message that we will not be intimidated, by writing a check today or donating online to an Islamic charity, and sending a big F you to the Justice Department.

UPDATE: What saddens me is that this comes after a raging debate whether holding a administrative position with a fascist organization (the Vishwa Hindu Parishad) with a successful genocide in it’s list of “achievements” is or not enough to disqualify somebody from the US administration. Turns out, it is not.

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