On March 21st, over 150 federal agents raidedthe offices of several prominent Muslim organizations and the homes of some ofthe most respected members of the American Muslim community, located in NorthernVirginia. For over twenty years, the Muslim leadership associated with theInternational Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)one of the targets of the raid, has been at the forefront of many progressive,moderate, intellectual and liberal initiatives taken by American Muslims.