Word: alavi
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...Alavi Foundation, a non-profit organization that has funded various Harvard programs in Middle Eastern culture and language, faced formal allegations from the U.S. government earlier this month that they had illegally given money and services to the Iranian government in violation of laws that regulate trade with Iran...
...department's action against the Alavi Foundation in U.S. District Court in Manhattan expands a forfeiture proceeding which began last December against the Assa Corp., a part-owner of a 36-story high-rise on Fifth Avenue. But in what may be a first, the government also seeks to seize additional properties in New York, Maryland, Texas, Virginia and California, some of which house mosques, Islamic centers and schools. (See pictures of America's Islamic community...
...decades, the Alavi Foundation's affairs have been directed by various Iranian officials, including Iranian ambassadors to the United Nations, in violation of a series of American laws, Bharara said in a statement. There are also pending federal criminal charges against the foundations former president for obstruction of justice. Bharara's office later clarified that there was no allegation of wrongdoing on the part of the tenants or occupants of the properties...
...foundation has denied ties to the Iranian government. An Alavi attorney did not return calls or e-mail from TIME seeking comment, but has stated that the foundation is cooperating with federal authorities and would prevail in court. Calls and e-mail to the Iranian mission at the United Nations were not returned. (Watch a slideshow of the styles of Muslim women...
Further, I do not know of any case in which the authorities promised a place on a waiting list for a TV in exchange for attending prayer sessions and demonstrations. Tens of thousands of Iranians willingly participate in these events. They need no enticements. Khadijah Alavi Tehran Ohio Visions...