Imam, a U.S. citizen, denies terrorism links

An Arizona man at the center of a controversy defended his Islamic fundraising activities and his group's actions on the flight from which they were removed.

A Phoenix imam who was one of six Muslim men removed from a US Airways flight in Minneapolis on Nov. 20 once worked with two U.S. organizations accused of having links to terrorism.
But Omar Shahin said Friday that he wasn't involved in anti-American activity and no longer is associated with either group. Full Story »

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