North American Islamic Trust
Company type | Private; |
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Subsidiaries | Allied Asset Advisors; American Trust Publications; Islamic Book Service |
Website | nait.net |
The North American Islamic Trust (NAIT) is based in
On October 20, 2010, Judges Garza, Benavides, and Crone of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals found that the U.S. Department of Justice violated the Fifth Amendment rights of the North American Islamic Trust (NAIT), and by implication the rights of more than 300 similarly-named Muslim organizations and individuals, such as CAIR, when it included them on the publicly-filed unindicted co-conspirator list in 2007. The court also ruled that inclusion on the list was the result of "simply an untested allegation of the Government made in anticipation of a possible evidentiary dispute that never came to pass." The listing is simply part of tactical pre-trial maneuvering and not an indicator of guilt. In 2011, Attorney General Eric Holder indicated that Department of Justice officials determined after "looking at the facts and the law, a prosecution would not be appropriate." This conclusion was reached after two reviews conducted under both the Bush and Obama administrations.
Background
NAIT was established in 1973 in Indiana by the Muslim Students Association (MSA) of the United States and Canada, by some of the same Muslim Brotherhood members who started the MSA.[4][5] ISNA's President, Dr. Ingrid Mattson, is a former member of the NAIT board of directors.[6] A sister organization under the same name registered a few years later in the Canadian province of Ontario.[7]
Financial services
Financing mosques and Islamic schools
NAIT offers waqf protection to properties of mosques, safeguards these community assets, and ensures their conformity to Islamic purposes. According to a report by the
NAIT facilitates the establishment of mosques (such as the
Controversy
In 2007, federal prosecutors brought charges against
References
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- ^ "Islamic group once tied to terror trial received thousands in farm subsidies, without growing crops". FoxNews.com. Fox News. 1 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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- Washington Post, September 11, 2004, accessed December 12, 2009
- ^ "North American Islamic Trust: About Us". Archived from the original on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2007-10-21.
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- Al Ahram Weekly, September 20–26, 2007, accessed December 12, 2009
- ^ Gerstein, Josh. "Judge: Feds violated U.S. Islamic group's rights". Politico. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
External links
- NAIT website
- Muslim communities in North America, Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Jane I. Smith, ISBN 9780791420195
- Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America, "Chapter 20: NAIT and the Economic Jihad," P. David Gaubatz, Paul Sperry, ISBN 9781935071105