(IPT) “What’s the one thing you want funders to do differently to support the pro-immigrant and -refugee movement?”
This is the question posed by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) on Monday to highlight the organization’s members.
The NCRP claims to promote “philanthropy that serves the public good, is responsive to people and communities with the least wealth and opportunity, and is held accountable to the highest standards of integrity and openness.”
It’s difficult to see how NCRP lived up to that standard when it showcased two Islamist activists with a history of bigoted and anti-Semitic views: Zainab Arain and Abbas Barzegar. Both work in the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) research and advocacy department, which Barzegar directs and Arain serves as manager.
