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MLFA Assists Imams with Suit Filed against MAC and U.S. Airways.
Attorneys for six imams reached a tentative agreement with Minneapolis-based Metropolitan Airports Commission to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the imams after airport authorities removed them from a US Airways flight and then handcuffed and interrogated the Muslim religious leaders for several hours about their political views.
MLFA: Thousands show up at a Rally in support Dr. Aafia Siddiqui just days before she is to appear in court.
Thousands of Aafia Siddiqui supporters show up at a Rally in Pakistan just days before she has been ordered to appear in court.
"The judge signed an order days ago permitting authorities to take her to court against her will", Aafia's Lawyer Dawn Cardi said.
‘Her choice is not to come, I don’t want her traumatised any more than she has to be, being strip-searched and all." Cardi added.
Islamic American Relief Agency provided humanitarian aid to needy people around the world.
IARA collected funds and provided humanitarian aid to Iraqi refugees in Jordan, but the U.S. government is alleging that the organization was funneling aid into Iraq through Jordan.
Shareef Akeel, a Michigan attorney for IARA-USA, said the charges came as a surprise. "For 2˝ years there was this cast of suspicion that" IARA-USA officials "were supporting terrorism, which was completely false," he said. "And then what they come out with is a tax code violation." (Columbia Tribute, 03/08/07)
The Texas House unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday giving Farhat Chishty the right to sue over the 2002 beating of her son Haseeb. The vote sends the proposal to the Senate, where Dallas Republican Sen. John Carona has said he will sponsor it.
"I would like to declare that I am innocent of all the charges.", Ghassan Elashi
After their sentencing on May 27, it took less than 24 hours for three of the five defendants in United States v. Holy Land Foundation, et al. to file notices of appeal with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Nancy Hollander, who represents defendant Shukri Abu Baker, the former HLF executive chairman, says all the defendants will file appeals.
The Muslim Legal Fund of America, Inc. (MLFA) is working diligently to assist Muslims nationwide with legal defense and referrals to over 350 qualified attorneys from our nationwide network. MLFA is national non-profit, tax-exempt §501(c)(3) organization committed to preserving, safeguarding and promoting the legal rights of American Islamic Organizations and the legal and Civil Rights of American Muslim individuals in the United States of America.
MLFA was launched in 2001 in response to these rampant accusations, illegal detentions, selective prosecutions, and overall widespread civil rights discrimination and abuse toward American Muslims. To date we have successfully handled over 433 cases across the United States. And, we continually provide assistance, support, and resources to enhance Muslims’ ability to protect themselves during this time of enormous difficulty.
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