Dear Muslim Brothers & Sisters,

I am sorry to have to agree with those who campaign for the exposure of wrongdoing & the request for Sayed Jumaa Salam as Imam of the Islamic Center of Reseda (ICR). I spent months writing Noor Al-Bayan, for which Sayed Jumaa Salam had promised to pay me (but he NEVER paid me even one cent) and which he PROMISED me would have MY name on the COVER, along with his name; but, he TRICKED & DECEIVED me, putting his own name ONLY, while he used MY TALENT to pass off as his own, while the fact is that his writing ability is non-existent, and his claim of having written other Islamic books was simply COPYING other people’s works, the same way as he did in his pretending to be the author of MY work. He had also promised that I would share is the proceeds from the sale of Noor Al-Bayan, because of my months of hard work. Yet, again, it was all lies. The book is in its tenth printing and has reaped many hundreds of thousands of dollars for those who are financially benefiting from MY writing, but I have received NOTHING. For YEARS, Sayed Jumaa Salam kept promising me that he would keep his word eventually – next time, in the NEXT printing, etc. But, it was all stall tactics. The last time that I saw Sayed Jumaa Salam, at the Islamic Center of Reseda (ICR), he gave me his typical phony compliments – stating he respects me soooooo much, but only ten minutes later, when I told him that I had tolerated enough of his lies & I demand that he keep his word regarding paying me & putting my name on the cover & sharing the proceeds with me – he replied by saying he would take me to court & get millions from me.

I think this man is seriously flawed, as least, and possibly even criminally minded.

I have boycotted the Islamic Center of Reseda (ICR) ever since this rip off of my talent & exploitation of me and betrayal of my trust occurred. Aref Abedi has fully known the true facts, but he cares nothing BECAUSE he is making so much money from Noor Al-Bayan, and since Aref has parroted the same lies as a cover up of the truth – to pretend that I did not do all of the extensive work that I did do on Noor Al-Bayan, he can not NOW lose face by having to admit to the con that was done on me & the deception that he & Sayed Jumaa Salam have pulled off, since September 2016 through now – at GREAT financial benefit to themselves!!!!

This is NOT Islam. I converted to Islam over 40 years ago now, and it had cost me EVERYTHING in my life, which I gave up in favor of Islam. This HYPOCRISY is NOT Islam!

Islamic Center of Reseda (ICR) should do the RIGHT thing, admit to the truth, correct the wrongdoing & get rid of this conniver, masquerading as an Imam, Sayed Jumaa Salaam.

Dr. SaLee’ Amina Mohammed
www.saleeamina.org