The Congressional Muslim Staff Association has held Friday prayer sessions for more than 10 years now. Sponsorship by Keith Ellison gave the group official standing in 2006.
Past attendees uncovered by Fox News include the leader of a designated terror group, an al Qaeda notable and a self-described jihadi-in-training.
It is uncertain whether other questionable characters have attended the prayers, since no public record of people invited seems to be available. The groupÂ’s website, included in the official congressional staff associations directory, displays an error message. And very few associated with the CMSA are willing to speak. |