Media Spotlight on Muslim Charities Accreditation Program and American Muslims Right to Zakat

June 16, 2009--With the release of a report by the American Civil Liberties Union about American Muslim's frustrated attempts to fulfill their religious obligation of zakat (alms-giving), media attention is now turning to the complex maze of federal regulations governing international giving and to Muslim Advocates' Muslim Charities Accreditation Program.

Read Muslim Advocates Executive Director Farhana Khera's guest blog entry, Breaking down barriers to charity from the Washington Post-Newsweek blog "The Faith Divide."

Read the New York Times article, A.C.L.U. Report Says Antiterror Fight Undercuts Liberty of Muslim Donors

Read the Los Angeles Times article, ACLU condems U.S. crackdown on Muslim charities.

Watch Muslim Advocates' Executive Director Farhana Khera discuss Muslim charities from CNN's The Situation Room

Muslim Advocates is Seeking Attorneys and Interns

Muslim Advocates invites applications for a full-time attorney to lead its Program to Combat Racial and Religious Profiling.

Muslim Advocates is also seeking applications for Deferred Law Firm Associates whose law firms will sponsor them to work at public interest law organizations.

Muslim Advocates is also seeking legal interns throughout the year.

Please visit our career section for more information.

Muslim Advocates seeks FBI guidelines on racial profiling of Muslim Americans

June 17, 2009--Muslim Advocates recently filed a final appeal under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) with the Department of Justice for Federal Bureau of Investigation documents which establish guidelines for systematic racial profiling against American Muslims.

Learn about the Muslim Charities Accreditation Program

Donors, leaders of non-profit Muslim community organizations and mosque boards are invited to learn more about Muslim Advocates' Muslim Charities Accreditation Program (MCAP).

As American Muslims prepare for Ramadan in August, many will consider organizations to which they wish to donate zakat. Muslim Advocates provides the following Guidance on Charitable Giving to Muslim American Donors.

Read more about best practices for non-profit charitable organizations, sign up for an upcoming free educational seminar in your region, and/or participate in the accreditation program.

Another opportunity to learn about MCAP will be at the 46th Annual Islamic Society of North America Convention, July 3-6 in Washington, DC. Muslim Charities Work Program counsel Akil Vohra will join a panel of experts in two workshops Muslim Advocates will host, one on July 3rd and another on July 5th.