Obama administration denies spying on Muslim-Americans based on First Amendment activities
Documents from Edward Snowden show that Muslim- American activists and leaders were among those targeted by Nation Security Agency surveillance. Among those spied upon was Nihad Awad, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a prominent Muslim rights organization. (The Intercept, July 9, 2014, by Glenn Greenwald and Murtaza Hussain) A number of civil rights organizations condemned the spying as reminiscent of spying on civil rights leaders in the 60s and 70s.