FBI Asked to Disclose Monitoring of Mosques
by TChris
In response to reports that FBI agents have questioned American Muslims about their religious practices and the sermons they hear during prayer services, the ACLU made a Freedom on Information Act request for information about the FBI's surveillance of Southern California mosques and Muslims.
Local Islamic leaders said they enlisted the ACLU's help after the FBI provided little information in response to their allegations that the agency was monitoring them and their places of worship.
Islamic leaders are worried that the FBI's intrusion into religious activities might have a chilling effect upon Muslims who fear going to mosques.
In an e-mail, FBI officials said they would "address" the ACLU's request but did not say whether records would be turned over.
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