Islamic Center of Irvine

Islamic Center of Irvine
Islamic Center of Irvine
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Non-profit religious organization
Location
Location	2 Truman St, Irvine, CA 92620
	Location in California
Geographic coordinates	33°41′47″N 117°45′56″W / 33.696526°N 117.765513°W
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Date established	2004
Specifications
Dome(s)	0
Minaret(s)	0
Website
	Official Website

The Islamic Center of Irvine is a mosque and Islamic community center founded by the Muslims of Irvine, California, on August 28, 2004.

The mosque has one of the largest congregations in California, with an estimated 2,500 worshipers attending weekly programs and benefiting from a variety of services, including youth programs, an annual summer camp for children, senior workshops and interfaith sports.

The Islamic Center of Irvine is partnered with the Islamic Society of Orange County in nearby Garden Grove, the Orange County Islamic Foundation in Mission Viejo and the Islamic Institute of Orange County in Anaheim. It is teamed with various churches and signed a friendship pact at an event with Saddleback Church, one of the largest in the country.

Alleged FBI spying

A convicted con man, Craig Monteilh of Tustin, accused the FBI of running him as a paid informant in the center from July 2006 to October 2007, and then reneging on its deal with him. He was instructed to attend daily prayers at least three times a day and to attend the Friday Jumuah prayers. His actions made the members of the Muslim community very uncomfortable.^[1]^[2] A restraining order was later taken out against him.^[3]

Three center members filed suit against the FBI and the United States in 2011 for violating several of their rights related to electronic surveillance during Monteilh's time as an informant. The case was initially dismissed by the United States District Court for the Central District of California in August 2012 after the FBI asserted state secrets privilege. The Ninth Circuit reversed this ruling in part, stating that under Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the plaintiffs' had a right to seek legal action against the FBI which overrode their use of their state secrets privilege.^[4] The FBI appealed this ruling to the Supreme Court of the United States, which will hear the case during the 2021–22 term.^[5]

References

^ "Craig Monteilh : The Muslim Observer". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
^ Watanabe, Teresa; Esquivel, Paloma (1 March 2009). "L.A. area Muslims say FBI surveillance has a chilling effect on their free speech and religious practices" – via LA Times.
^ Heller, Matthew (February 2012). "Mr. Inconspicuous". Orange Coast.
^ "Fazaga v. FBI". Harvard Law Review. 33: 1774. 2000.
^ Stohr, Greg (June 7, 2021). "State Secrets Clash Draws U.S. Supreme Court Review". Bloomberg News. Retrieved June 7, 2021.

External links

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[1] "Craig Monteilh : The Muslim Observer". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

[2] Watanabe, Teresa; Esquivel, Paloma (1 March 2009). "L.A. area Muslims say FBI surveillance has a chilling effect on their free speech and religious practices" – via LA Times.

[3] Heller, Matthew (February 2012). "Mr. Inconspicuous". Orange Coast.

[hlr_2000-4] "Fazaga v. FBI". Harvard Law Review. 33: 1774. 2000.

[5] Stohr, Greg (June 7, 2021). "State Secrets Clash Draws U.S. Supreme Court Review". Bloomberg News. Retrieved June 7, 2021.

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Primary and secondary schools	Irvine Unified School District Irvine High School Northwood High School Portola High School University High School Woodbridge High School Tustin Unified School District Arnold O. Beckman High School Crean Lutheran High School Tarbut V' Torah
Colleges and universities	University of California, Irvine Brandman University California Southern University Concordia University Irvine Valley College Stanbridge College Western State College of Law at Argosy University
Religion	Islamic Center of Irvine Mariners Church Pao Fa Temple
Parks	Blue Gum Park Brywood Park Heritage Park Jeffrey Open Space Trail Northwood Community Park Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial San Diego Creek bicycle path San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary Silkwood Park William R. Mason Regional Park
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Alleged FBI spying

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