Local FBI chief rebuilds trust with Muslim leaders

by Stephen Magagnini
Sacramento Bee
December 1, 2008

http://www.islamist-watch.org/1107/local-fbi-chief-rebuilds-trust-with-muslim-leaders

Excerpt:

For months, Sacramento's top FBI agent kept a Muslim prayer rug in his office.

It was for Imam Mohamed Abdul Azeez, religious leader of the SALAM Islamic Center in Sacramento, who attended a citizens' academy with Drew Parenti at the FBI office.

Parenti hasn't converted to Islam. He's been trying to convert Muslim leaders who might be suspicious of his agency after 9/11 and the Lodi terrorism case.

And, after years of distrust, Azeez and other local Muslims believe they have found a friend in Parenti.

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