According to a lengthy report at The Intercept today, documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden reveal that the NSA and FBI have secretly monitored e-mails of several prominent Muslim-Americans, including Nihad Awad (executive director of CAIR),  Agha Saeed (former Cal State professor and Muslim civil liberties activist); Hooshang Amirahmadi (Iranian-American Rutgers professor); Asim Ghafoor (attorney who has represented clients in terrorism cases);… [read post]