Abstract
In California's Bay Area, from 2004 to 2008 and likely after that, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) undertook a mosque outreach project1 under the auspices of community outreach and engagement. FBI agents met with representatives of area mosques on multiple occasions2 and openly attended religious sermons. In speaking with congregants, the FBI courted complaints about hate crimes3 and listened to expressions of anxiety about a federal investigation of imams in nearby Lodi.4 On one occasion, when a congregant at a particular mosque "expressed an interest in continuing a dialogue with the FBI and agreed to schedule a[n] outreach meeting with the entire Mosque," the FBI "offered to come and speak to the [whole] congregation."5 FBI records indicate that "all topics from [the] USA Patriot Act to local street gangs were open for discussion.".
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Islamophobia and the Law |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 170-192 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781108380768 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781108422123 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 13 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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