Islamic charities struggle from terrorism fallout.

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Islamic charities struggle from terrorism fallout.

Imam Mahdi Bray struggles these days as he stumps in fundraising circles. Bray's Falls Church, Va.-based Muslim American Society (MAS) Freedom Foundation is a religious, educational, and civic organization with 56 chapters in 35 states. As executive director, he worries that the freezing of charities' assets by the U.S Department of the Treasury hasn't been done properly and really affects donors.

"The state of Islamic charities is abysmal," he said. "I've been to places where once it was easy for me to raise $100,000, but now I'll simply get $60,000 to $70,000. During the last three years, most Islamic charities are 30 to 40 percent below what they would ordinarily bring in."

Bray also finds a larger amount of pledges rather than actual funds. Direct giving has decreased as monthly payments are promised.

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