The$Art$of$Chapter$Leadership$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Mosques and Islamic Centers MOSQUES%AND%ISLAMIC%CENTERS Check!to!see!who!holds!the!Atle!to! the!local!mosque.!You!can!do!this! by!going!to!the!property!division!of! the!Assessor’s!office!in!your!local! county!court!house.!!Title!holders! to!property!are!public!record.!! Simply!give!them!the!address!to! the!property,!and!they!will!supply! you!with!the!owner’s!name.!! This!process!can!oRen!be!done!with!a!phone!call!to!the!county!court! house!as!well.!!If!Atle!is!held!by!a!Saudi!business!enAty,!the!local! authoriAes!(police!and!FBI)!need!to!know!this!fact.!!This!connecAon! highly!increases!the!chances!of!jihadist!materials!being!given!out. In$addi=on$to$this,$many$local$imams$have$direct$=es$to$radical$ Islamism.!!Try!to!check!into!this!at!your!local!mosque.!!One!of!the!best! ways!to!safely!monitor!messages!at!the!local!mosque!is!to!go!online.!! They!will!oRen!post!their!content!on!their!websites. Madrassas and Islamic Schools MADRASSAS%AND%ISLAMIC%SCHOOLS The!Saudis!are!building! madrassas!around!the!world!at! an!alarming!rate.!!If!there!is!one! in!your!area,!this!school!needs! to!get!your!chapter’s!full! aBenAon.!!The!chances!of! jihadist!teaching!and!materials! exisAng!in!a!U.S.!madrassa!are! startlingly!high.!! Try!to!talk!with!any!non_Muslim!faculty.!Get!a!feel!for!what!is!being! taught.!!See!if!you!can!obtain!copies!of!their!textbooks.!! Check!to!see!who!owns!the!facility!(see!the!Atle!search!process!above!in! the!Mosques!secAon).!!ORen,!a!school!facility!will!be!leased!to!them!by! the!actual!owner!of!the!facility.!! www.actforamerica.org! Ch. 5: Suggested Projects-7