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Jim Popkin, "Obama Concedes Mistake Over Muslim Outreach Meeting," NBC's "Deep Background" Blog, 10/9/08

Lynn Sweet, "Obama's Muslim Coordinator Out," Chicago Sun-Times, 8/7/08

Mazen Asbahi
Who Am I?

"Mr. Asbahi Is An Associate At Schiff Hardin LLP And Serves As Outside General Counsel To A Number Of Businesses And Nonprofit Institutions." (Schiff Hardin LLP Web Site, www.schiffhardin.com, Accessed 10/16/08)

  • "Mazen Asbahi Focuses On Drafting And Negotiating Various Types Of Corporate And Commercial Agreements, Including Purchase Agreements, Equity Financing Documents, Intellectual Property Licenses, Consulting Agreements And Employment Agreements." (Schiff Hardin LLP Web Site, www.schiffhardin.com, Accessed 10/16/08)
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"The Obama Campaign Finally Tapped An Arab-American And Muslim-American Coordinator July 26, Chicago Lawyer Mazen Asbahi. Monday, He Stepped Down After Questions Were Raised By The Wall Street Journal About His Brief Tenure On The Board Of An Islamic Investment Fund." (Lynn Sweet, "Obama's Muslim Coordinator Out," Chicago Sun-Times, 8/7/08)

"Asbahi, A Chicago Lawyer, Apparently Sat On The Board In 2000 Of The Allied Assets Advisors Fund, An Affiliate Of The North American Islamic Trust, Along With Jamal Said. Said Is Imam Of An Extremist Chicago-Area Mosque Who Raised Money For Accused Fundraisers Of The Palestinian Terrorist Group Hamas And Was Named An Unindicted Co-Conspirator With Defendants Accused Of Funneling Millions To Hamas Suicide Bombers And Their Families." ("Not So Fine," Investor's Business Daily, 8/8/08)

  • "According To Former CNN Reporter Steven Emerson In His 1994 Book 'American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among Us,' Two Hamas Operatives Belonging To Said's Bridgeview Mosque 'Were Arrested In Israel For Transferring Money From The United States To Terrorists On The West Bank. One Of These Men, Mohammad Jarad, Told The Israelis That He Was Sent On His Mission By Jamal Said.'" ("Not So Fine," Investor's Business Daily, 8/8/08)

"Last Month, His Coordinator For Muslim Outreach, Mazen Asbahi, A Chicago Lawyer, Quit After Reports That He Belonged To The Board Of An Islamic Investment Fund That Included A Radical Imam. Asbahi Has Not Stopped Working On Behalf Of Obama, Though. He Appeared At The Luncheon To Say That Despite His Official Exit He Was Still '110%' Behind Obama And That He Was Participating In Campaign Conference Calls On Muslim Outreach." (Sean Higgins, "Muslim Outreach Proves A Tricky Issue For A Campaign Lauded As Multicultural," Investor's Business Daily, 8/26/08)

  • "Stepping Down Was A 'Strategic Decision,' He Told The Audience. Asbahi Declined To Answer IBD Questions Clarifying His Current Role." (Sean Higgins, "Muslim Outreach Proves A Tricky Issue For A Campaign Lauded As Multicultural," Investor's Business Daily, 8/26/08)

"On September 15, Newly Named Muslim Outreach Director Minha Husaini Spoke To A Small Group Of Muslim Leaders And Potential Obama Supporters At A Hotel In Springfield, Virginia, Several Meeting Participants And The Campaign Said. Two Other Obama-Affiliated Democratic Party Workers Joined Husaini And Also Spoke To The Crowd." (Jim Popkin, "Obama Concedes Mistake Over Muslim Outreach Meeting," NBC's "Deep Background" Blog, deepbackground.msnbc.msn.com, 10/9/08)

"Chicago-Based Lawyer Mazen Asbahi Also Attended The Meeting. He Is The Obama Campaign's Former Muslim Outreach Coordinator, Who Abruptly Resigned In August After The Wall Street Journal And Websites That Track Fundamentalist Islam Began Questioning Asbahi's Involvement In An Islamic Investment Fund And Various Islamic Groups." (Jim Popkin, "Obama Concedes Mistake Over Muslim Outreach Meeting," NBC's "Deep Background" Blog, deepbackground.msnbc.msn.com, 10/9/08)

  • "When Informed That Asbahi Had Attended The Recent Meeting, An Obama Spokesman Said: 'Mazen Asbahi Resigned From His Role As The Campaign's Muslim American Outreach Coordinator And Was Replaced--He Is Not An Employee Of The Campaign And Does Not Speak On Behalf Of The Campaign.'" (Jim Popkin, "Obama Concedes Mistake Over Muslim Outreach Meeting," NBC's "Deep Background" Blog, deepbackground.msnbc.msn.com, 10/9/08)
  • "Participants Included Leaders Of The Council Of American-Islamic Relations And The Muslim American Society, Which Have Been Cited By The Government In The Past For Ties To The Muslim Brotherhood And Hamas." (Susan Schmidt, "Obama's Staff Slips Up With Muslim Outreach," The Wall Street Journal, 10/10/08)
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