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== Mission and Activities ==

== Mission and Activities ==

The FIA emphasizes the religious dimensions of [[Islam]], providing spiritual guidance, educational programs, and community support to its member organizations. It operates an Islam anti-defamation office to combat perceived discrimination and stereotypes against Muslims.<ref name=djn1984/> As an early North American Muslim federation, it facilitated annual conventions, youth networking, and cultural preservation efforts for immigrant communities.<ref mame=ox/> The organization has historically positioned itself as a "moderate" voice within the Arab American political landscape, promoting interfaith dialogue and civic engagement while advocating for Arab Palestinian rights and broader Middle Eastern issues. But in fact has disseminated hate literat too.<ref name=djn1984/>

The FIA emphasizes the religious dimensions of [[Islam]], providing spiritual guidance, educational programs, and community support to its member organizations. It operates an Islam anti-defamation office to combat perceived discrimination and stereotypes against Muslims.<ref name=djn1984/> As an early North American Muslim federation, it facilitated annual conventions, youth networking, and cultural preservation efforts for immigrant communities.<ref name=ox/> The organization has historically positioned itself as a "moderate" voice within the Arab American political landscape, promoting interfaith dialogue and civic engagement while advocating for Arab Palestinian rights and broader Middle Eastern issues. But in fact has disseminated hate literat too.<ref name=djn1984/>

== Support Base ==

== Support Base ==

* A panel on "Jerusalem: Victim[sic] of Eternal Enmity[sic] with Zionism," where speaker [[Issa Nakhleh]], a New York-based representative of the [[Arab Higher Committee]] and legal adviser to the [[Muslim World League]], delivered a speech accusing the so called "lobby" of bribing U.S. senators, committing "genocide" against Palestinians, and conspiring to destroy Islamic holy sites. Nakhleh praised historical antisemites like [[Henry Ford]] (author of ''[[The International Jew]]'') and [[Charles Coughlin]] for opposing "Zionist control" of America, and defended [[Hitler]]-admirer [[Louis Farrakhan]] as an "eloquent orator" victimized by supposed "twists."<ref name=djn1984/>  

* A panel on "Jerusalem: Victim[sic] of Eternal Enmity[sic] with Zionism," where speaker [[Issa Nakhleh]], a New York-based representative of the [[Arab Higher Committee]] and legal adviser to the [[Muslim World League]], delivered a speech accusing the so called "lobby" of bribing U.S. senators, committing "genocide" against Palestinians, and conspiring to destroy Islamic holy sites. Nakhleh praised historical antisemites like [[Henry Ford]] (author of ''[[The International Jew]]'') and [[Charles Coughlin]] for opposing "Zionist control" of America, and defended [[Hitler]]-admirer [[Louis Farrakhan]] as an "eloquent orator" victimized by supposed "twists."<ref name=djn1984/>  

Nakhleh, who had a long history of Holocaust denial dating back to the 1950s in Argentina—where he collaborated with neo-Nazis and glorified Hitler's regime—exemplified the event's controversial tone.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Issa Nakhleh, IAP |url=https://www.investigativeproject.org/240/issa-nakhleh-iap |publisher=Investigative Project on Terrorism |access-date=2025-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Issa Nakhleh (1915-2003): A supposed "Christian" - After a long bloody Neo-Nazi career... |url=https://www.danielpipes.org/comments/288065 |publisher=Daniel Pipes |access-date=2025-09-30}}</ref>

Nakhleh, who had a long history of Holocaust denial dating back to the 1950s in Argentina—where he collaborated with neo-Nazis and glorified Hitler's regime—exemplified the event's controversial tone.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Issa Nakhleh, IAP |url=https://www.investigativeproject.org/240/issa-nakhleh-iap |publisher=Investigative Project on Terrorism |access-date=2025-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Issa Nakhleh (1915-2003): A supposed "Christian" - After a long bloody Neo-Nazi career... |url=https://www.danielpipes.org/comments/288065 |publisher=Daniel Pipes |access-date=2025-09-30}}</ref>

* Philadelphia-based Hajji Abdullah Ahmad distributed literature explicitly denying the [[Holocaust']]s scale, claiming that six million Jews were not -supposedly- killed by the [[Nazis]].<ref name=djn1984/>

* Philadelphia-based Hajji Abdullah Ahmad distributed literature explicitly denying the [[Holocaust]]'s scale, claiming that six million Jews were not -supposedly- killed by the [[Nazis]].<ref name=djn1984/>

These elements drew accusations of promoting hate speech, though the FIA maintained its focus on religious and cultural advocacy.<ref name=djn1984/> The convention also included interfaith panels, such as one on alleged Israeli "desecrations" in Jerusalem featuring Rev. William Gepford and Imam Muhammad Karoub.<ref name=djn1984/> Non-Muslim attendees, including Detroit City Council President [[Erma Henderson]], participated in later sessions.<ref name=djn1984/>

These elements drew accusations of promoting hate speech, though the FIA maintained its focus on religious and cultural advocacy.<ref name=djn1984/> The convention also included interfaith panels, such as one on alleged Israeli "desecrations" in Jerusalem featuring Rev. William Gepford and Imam Muhammad Karoub.<ref name=djn1984/> Non-Muslim attendees, including Detroit City Council President [[Erma Henderson]], participated in later sessions.<ref name=djn1984/>