Muslim Legal Fund of America (MLFA)

Concerns around Holy Land Foundation trial resurface after arrest of Muslim activist 'There was no way for Marwan — or the thousands who donated and volunteered alongside him — to know that HLF would later be accused of prohibited activities,' said a statement from the Muslim Legal Fund of America.

October 3, 2025 Fiona André

(Religion News) Advocates raised concerns about what they see as the Trump administration’s efforts to criminalize pro-Palestinian activism at the Arab Convention in Dearborn, Michigan, last weekend. The arrest of Marwan Marouf, a Dallas Muslim community leader placed in United States Immigration […]

Pro-Palestine nonprofits seek to block Virginia AG from record access American Muslims for Palestine hopes to stop a records demand from Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares, who accuses the group of funneling funds to Hamas.

September 26, 2025 Joe Dodson

(Courthouse News) A pro-Palestinian nonprofit asked a Virginia-based federal court to block a records demand Friday, claiming it targets activity protected by the Constitution. The complaint comes one business day before AJP Educational Foundation Inc., also known as American Muslims for Palestine, […]

Biden judicial pick hobnobbed with anti-Israel activists at event sponsored by terrorism-tied group

March 7, 2024 Gabe Kaminsky

(Washington Examiner) A federal judicial nominee under fire for his prior role at an anti-Israel group was a key figure at a Muslim lawyers conference co-sponsored by a terrorism-linked group that the Biden White House disavowed over its Hamas support, documents show. […]

White House courts Biden-hating anti-Israel activist in desperate bid for Muslim votes

February 8, 2024 Chuck Ross

(Free Beacon) Top White House officials will meet Thursday with an Arab-American activist who has praised Hamas and refers to the president as “Genocide Joe,” part of the administration’s latest gambit to shore up President Joe Biden’s waning support with Arab and […]

Biden admin probes alleged anti-Muslim incidents at Harvard at behest of pro-terrorist group The Muslim Legal Fund of America's chairman has a history of anti-Semitic comments

February 7, 2024 Chuck Ross

(Free Beacon) The Biden administration launched a civil rights investigation into anti-Muslim incidents at Harvard University based on a complaint from a Muslim legal fund that has represented convicted terrorists and pushed anti-Semitic rhetoric. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights […]

Largest US Muslim group: ‘Maximum pressure’ on Israel, renege on Abraham Accords The statement from the United States Council of Muslim Organizations came just hours after widespread Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel.

October 7, 2023 Unlisted Author

(JNS) Instead of expressing condolences to innocent Jewish victims, the United States Council of Muslim Organizations, which bills itself as the “largest American Muslim civil society umbrella organization,” issued a statement urging Arab countries that had normalized relations with the Jewish state […]

IPT story on Al-Arian panel prompts Indiana University dean’s apology

December 27, 2022 Steven Emerson

(IPT) An Indiana University (IU) dean admits its School of Philanthropy “failed in our due diligence” when it invited deported Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) board member Sami Al-Arian to participate in a program about the war on terrorism and its impact on […]

Deported Palestinian Islamic Jihad ‘master manipulator’ among Indiana University’s ‘distinguished’ panelists

December 20, 2022 Steven Emerson

(IPT) Every so often, Sami Al-Arian emerges to opine on some domestic issue, reminding us of two things: He’s an inveterate liar who continues to whitewash his years of service to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). And a disappointing number of American […]

CAIR National releases new evidence on spies for Investigative Project on Terrorism

January 12, 2022 Danae King

(Columbus Dispatch) The Council on American-Islamic Relations’ national office revealed more information on Wednesday afternoon about two people who came forward to say they were familiar with — and in one case, directly involved in — a plan to spy on American Muslims for the Investigative Project on Terrorism. […]

Pulse nightclub shooter’s wife speaks at fundraiser for Muslim legal defense fund

October 16, 2020 Shannon Butler and James Tutten

(WFTV) For the first time since she was acquitted, we are hearing from the Pulse shooter’s wife about the seconds and hours after investigators burst into her home. The last time we saw Noor Salman was when she walked out of the […]

Widow of Pulse nightclub shooting terrorist honored by Muslim-American group

October 15, 2020 Javier Manjarres

(Floridian) Noor Salman, the widow of Islamic terrorist Omar Mateen, the Pulse nightclub mass shooter, is now being honored by the Muslim Legal Fund of America center (MLFA) at their annual “The [Angels] Await” charity fundraiser. Salman is listed as a guest […]

New Islamist group in Chicago dominated by radical voices

March 28, 2019 Steven Emerson

(IPT) The IL Muslim Civic Coalition, which formed last October, claims to be “a partnership of 250+ Activists, Influencers and Organizations. We empower the voices of cultural and diverse Muslims.” It issues voter guides and does candidate training. Last month, it was […]