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USA: Under congressional pressure, a major Islamic charity cuts ties and changes its name

religionnews.com · September 23, 2026

One of the nation’s largest Islamic charities (Islamic Relief USA) has changed its name and cut ties with a network of international partners after calls from members of Congress to revoke its tax-exempt status [...] Committee Chairman Jason Smith, a Missouri Republican, alleged in a September 2025 letter that because of its ties to IRW, Islamic Relief USA had “engaged in conduct that appears to provide support for a designated terrorist organization and other conduct designed to incite chaos in a way that is contrary to the public good.” [...]

US Views Of Islam Have Deteriorated In Past 25 Years

Zero Hedge · September 22, 2026

The view that Islam is more likely to encourage violence than other religions is more widespread in the United States today than when Pew Research Center first asked Americans this question in March of 2002