The US government surveils Muslim civil rights organizations meant to protect Muslim liberties

Evidence

Although the purpose of these Muslim organizations is to work hard to protect the civil liberties of Muslims in the United States, their status is also tenuous. The state has questioned Muslim organizations, such as CAIR and the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), about their associations with terrorism in an attempt to discredit their efforts (Shane 2011). The Snowden leak also revealed that Nihad Awad, the executive director for CAIR, was under intense surveillance by the U.S. government. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 633

Categorization

• XREF: Strong documentary evidence of COINTELPRO-style targeting; connects to Bazian and Rana. — connects to: The Muslim Brotherhood designation would threaten constitutional rights of US Muslims. — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 662; Substantial minorities of Americans endorse curtailing Muslim civil liberties — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 756; Even Muslim civil rights organizations are surveilled and discredited by the state (+8 more)
• recurring: this claim recurs 3 times within its source

Broader Connections

• Even Muslim civil rights organizations are surveilled and discredited by the state #corroborates (0.95)
• Even high-ranking Muslim American officials were surveilled without criminal cause #corroborates (0.70)
• The state authorizes citizens to racially profile Muslims under national security #expands (0.60) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 424
• The government actively recruits Muslim Americans to police their own communities for extremism. #expands (0.55)
• Muslims are presumed guilty until proven innocent in US enforcement #expands (0.50) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 448
• Muslim surveillance thrived under the Obama administration #expands (0.45)
• Muslims in the United States endure discrimination in their everyday lives #qualifies (0.35) — Evelyn Alsultany, Antisemitism and Islamophobia The…, 32