FBI accused of using Islamophobic materials
Religious leaders from Christian, Jewish and interfaith organizations have called on the White House to convene an interagency task force to investigate and resolve concerns over recent allegations that the federal government has used biased and misleading materials about Islam to train personnel for homeland security.
In a letter to Deputy National Security Adviser John Brennan, the religious leaders cited as examples a consultant who in addressing the Washington FBI field office called Islamic Shari'a law a threat to United States law and an FBI report asserting that wearing traditional Muslim attire or frequently attending a mosque are signs that an individual might be a "homegrown Islamic extremist."
Such training "casts suspicion on an entire religious community whose adherents are merely exercising their First Amendment right to freely exercise their faith," the leaders said.
