Climate of Fear Spreads In California Mosques

Pajamas Media ^ | March 2 | Aaron Hanscom

[AJKauf]

Charitable contributions at Southern California mosques are down by as much as 30% to 50% over the last few years. Blame the climate of fear.

That’s what Rafe Husain, a board member for the Islamic Center of Corona Norco, is doing. “People feel tense and uncomfortable,” Husain is quoted as saying in a recent Los Angeles Times article. Just another story about the woeful recession we currently find ourselves in? Mosque-goers are feeling jittery about their dwindling 401k accounts and have decided to fork over less money to the needy? Not quite.

What’s got some L.A.-area Muslims in a cold sweat is the recent revelation that the FBI planted a spy in Orange County mosques. Also troubling the Muslim community are the FBI’s interrogations about charitable contributions. Apparently the agents’ tactics are terrifying — at least to the people who find law enforcement officials “asking why were they donating and who was receiving their money” particularly fear-inducing.

Yet again we have a story about Muslims in America upset about efforts to root out the violent extremists in their midst. In fact, the FBI has a good reason to quiz Muslims about their donations.

Ask yourself the following question. How would you react to the news that a member of your temple or church had terrorist connections? Would you feel betrayed by your fellow congregant or by the informant who helped bring him down?.....

[ridesthemiles]

I wish we had more infiltrators who speak Arabic (FBI or otherwise). I’m sure America (at least the Conservative wing) would be shocked at what is said at each and every one of these houses of satanic worship’

Can we start at Jeremiah Wright’s “church”???

[manic4organic]

Well, you wouldn’t need to speak Arabic to do that but you couldn’t be white. Your cover would be blown.