Wednesday, March 01, 2006

World Crises | Reuters.com -U.S. Muslims seek Treasury meeting on charities

World Crises | Reuters.com: "U.S. Muslims seek Treasury meeting on charities
Tue 28 Feb 2006 9:03 PM ET

WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - A coalition of U.S. Muslim
organizations on Tuesday requested a meeting with Treasury
Secretary John Snow to discuss concerns that Muslim charities
are targeted in the government's counterterrorism efforts.

In a letter to Snow, the American Muslim Taskforce on Civil
Rights and Elections (AMT) said government closures of Islamic
charities have hindered American Muslims' ability to carry out
their religious obligation to help the needy."

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