Donor Tools for Haiti Relief; Attend NYC Seminar

In this update:

•Earthquake Relief for Haiti: Tools for Donors
•Legal & Financial Seminar for NYC Area Mosques & Nonprofits: Sign Up Today
•Muslim Advocates Op-Ed on New TSA Directive Widely Published

Earthquake Relief for Haiti: Tools for Donors

At this time of critical need for the Haitian people, Muslim Advocates urges donors to give generously while exercising due diligence prior to providing money, items or services abroad. As part of our commitment to assist donors in determining how to give responsibly, Muslim Advocate has created a web page specifically to provide donors -- including mosques and other charitable entities -- with guidance on charitable giving. Visit this site and learn more about Muslim Advocates tools for donors.

Legal & Financial Seminar for NYC Area Mosques & Nonprofits: Sign Up Today

Need Professional Guidance for Your Nonprofit or Mosque?
Muslim Advocates Seminar Can Provide Solutions!

Location: New York Law School
Date: Saturday, March 6, 2010

Registration Closes Friday, February 26, 2010.

Don't Delay. Sign Up Today.
Muslim Advocates, the Muslim Bar Association of New York, and the New Jersey Muslim Lawyers Association, in partnership with the Justice Action Center of New York Law School, invite you to attend a Free Legal & Financial Educational Seminar for the leadership of mosques, Muslim nonprofits and community-based organizations in the New York metro area. The seminar will be held on Saturday, March 6th from 8am to 6pm at New York Law School.

• Employment law
• Hiring religious immigrant workers
• Best ways to send charity abroad
• Financial & accounting best practices for nonprofits
• Charity accreditation through Muslim Advocates/BBB
• FBI surveillance of mosques and community centers

We encourage imams, board members, presidents, executive directors, treasurers, secretaries and other key officers and senior staff of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut area mosques and community-based organizations to attend this free seminar.

This program will include a free continental breakfast and halal lunch.

All participants will receive a comprehensive booklet containing legal, financial and accounting resources for your organization.

Past seminars have been at capacity, so please RSVP early by filling out our online registration form or calling our office at 415.692.1484, ext.5.

Muslim Advocates Op-Ed on New TSA Rules Widely Published

An opinion piece by Muslim Advocates Executive Director Farhana Khera, New Travel Directive is Wrongheaded was published on Monday, January 12, in the Miami Herald, the Sacramento Bee and the Raleigh News & Observer, among others. The op-ed criticizes the new travel policy issued by the Transportation Security Administration earlier this month for promoting "dragnet profiling [that] is virtually worthless in detecting actual criminal behavior." Ms. Khera proposes, instead, that TSA staff be trained to look for the behavioral clues and facts about individuals that many leading security experts tell us are real indicators of criminal behavior. Muslim Advocates has also issued a legal advisory to help travelers understand how the new rules may apply to them.