CAIR Launches Attack on PBS Filmakers
GlobalMB @ June 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The website of the Council On American Relation (CAIR) posted the following statement calling on the producers of a PBS documentary on Islamism to repudiate their ties to an individual claiming to be their attorney:The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the producers of a PBS-sponsored documentary on ‘moderate Muslims’ to repudiate their alleged ties to a racist group that seeks to impose prison terms for “adherence… Continue reading
California Islamic Scholar Posts Statement on Holocaust Denial
GlobalMB @ June 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Hamza Yusuf, a California Islamic scholar often found at Muslim Brotherhood events and a member of a number of Muslim Brotherhood organizations, posted a statement on his blog entitled “Holocaust Denial Undermines Islam.”The bulk of the article is devoted to affirming the truth of the Nazi holocaust and to rebuking the Holocaust denial movement. The concluding paragraph, however, statesPerhaps in acknowledging that immense past of Jewish suffering, in which… Continue reading
Online News Portal Reports State Department Change in Policy on Brotherhood
GlobalMB @ June 28, 2007 # No Comment Yet
An online news portal has posted an “exclusive” report stating:
… the State Department has approved a policy that would enable U.S. diplomats to meet and coordinate with Brotherhood leaders in Egypt, Iraq, Syria and other Arab states. They said the program would first be restricted to elected officials from the Brotherhood and eventually be extended to their political chiefs.
The report goes on to state that the policy stemmed from… Continue reading
Brotherhood Islamic Finance Expert Appears on Islam Online
GlobalMB @ June 28, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Monzer Kahf recently appeared on the Live Fatwa section of Islam Online, an Islamic portal owned by Youssef Qaradawi. Dr. Kahf is a relative unknown but important individual in the field of Islamic Finance. According to his CV , Dr. Kahf received his PHD in Economics in the United States in 1975 and has held positions at the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as well as… Continue reading
Article Posted On WAMY Website Blames Salman Rushdie Affair on “Zionist Alliance”
GlobalMB @ June 28, 2007 # No Comment Yet
In an article posted on the website of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY), the World Islamic Council for Dawa and Relief (WCDR) has blamed the Salman Rushdie affair on an alliance of “Zionists and right-wing warlords:
It is no secret that the forces of evil in the Zionist Alliance and the extreme right wing of warlords, weapons and imperialists have paved the way for the decision to award… Continue reading
Al Taqwa Bank Founder Receives Token Award in Civil Lawsuit
GlobalMB @ June 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A Swiss court has awarded Youssef Nada 5,950 Swiss francs ($4,845) in connection with a criminal investigation into Al Taqwa Management, founded by Nada in 1988 and accused by the U.S government of financial support of Al Qaida. The 76-year-old Nada, a longtime leader in the Muslim Brotherhood living in Switzerland for many years, had sued for over 27 million francs (US$22 million) in financial damages related to the… Continue reading
CAIR Complains of War Against Islam
GlobalMB @ June 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
In announcing an upcoming discussion entitled “Do U.S. Policies Fuel Islamophobia? to be held in Dallas, the chairman of the board of the Council on Islamic American Relations (CAIR), an important part of the U.S Muslim Brotherhood network, made the following statement:Given the lamentable state of our nation’s international image, it is imperative that American Muslims analyze the situation and advocate solutions that will help remove the perception that… Continue reading
IUMS Alludes To Tension With Saudi Arabia
GlobalMB @ June 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), the body of Islamic scholars headed by Youssef Qaradawi, has posted an article which alludes to tension between Saudi Arabia and the IUMS over the establishment of the IUMS. According to the article:…we can understand Al-Qaradawi’™s words: ‘We held our first meeting in London, 2004, because we could not find any close Islamic country in our region that would welcome us; for… Continue reading
MCB Petition Uses Inflammatory Language
GlobalMB @ June 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), a U.K. umbrella organization representing mainly groups associated with the Muslim Brotherhood network, has published an online petition seeking to stop the extradition of Babar Ahmed to the U.S. Ahmed has been accused by the U.S. of a number of terrorism offenses related to his alleged support of the Taliban as well as Chechen rebels. The preface to the online petition reads:… Continue reading
U.K. Brotherhood Leaders On The Salman Rushdie Affair
GlobalMB @ June 26, 2007 # No Comment Yet
In a letter to a British newspaper, twelve leaders of U.K. Islamic organization have just published their position on the Salman Rusdie knighthood controversy. The letter states:We strongly deplore the recent conferring of a knighthood to Salman Rushdie (Letters, June 21). We see this as a deliberate provocation and insult to the 1.5 billion Muslims around the world. The “honouring” of Rushdie at a time when the British government… Continue reading
Defender of CAIR And ISNA Cites Relationships With U.S. Government
GlobalMB @ June 26, 2007 # No Comment Yet
In a conference today entitled “Muslim Americans in the U.S. Foreign Policy Discourse” held at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington D.C., a member of the audience made comments critical of CAIR and ISNA, two important organizations in the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood. The panel moderator, who identified herself as a scholar of constitutional law, responded by stating:…the two organizations you mentioned, CAIR and ISNA, are met with regularly by… Continue reading
AMCE Leader Comments at Chicago Conference
GlobalMB @ June 26, 2007 # No Comment Yet
In followup to a recent post on the group known as Americans Muslims for Constructive Engagement (AMCE), AMCE leader Dr. Abubaker Y. Ahmed Al-Shingieti was a member of the audience at today’s conference entitled “Muslim Americans in the U.S. Foreign Policy Discourse” held at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington D.C. During the question and answer period that followed, Dr. Al-Shingieti made a comment which seemed to… Continue reading
BREAKING NEWS: Al Jazeera GM On His Way Out Due to Hamas/Brotherhood Connection
GlobalMB @ June 25, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Arabic and English media are reporting that Al Jazeera General Manager Waddah Khanfar is likely on his way to being dismissed from Al Jazeera due to his alleged connections with Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. According to the reports, the Qatari “heir-apparent” issued a decree removing Khanfar from the Al Jazeera board of directors. A Jordanian newspaper reported that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas visited Doha a short… Continue reading
Sami Al-Arian Contempt Citation Extended
GlobalMB @ June 25, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A federal judge has extended the contempt citation against former Florida professor Sami Al-Arian over his refusal to testify about his ties to the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), an important organization in the U.S Muslim Brotherhood network. In 2005, a federal jury deadlocked on eight of nine charges related to aiding terrorists but Al-Arian pleased guilty to one count of supporting a Palestinian terrorist organization. Having already… Continue reading
ANALYSIS: U.S. Brotherhoods Groups Form Historic Coalition
GlobalMB @ June 24, 2007 # No Comment Yet
In a followup to a recent post on the proposed educational project co-sponsored by the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) and the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy (ICRD), it appears that this project is part of a larger effort by the U.S Muslim Brotherhood to developed formal partnerships with the U.S Government. A new group known as Americans Muslims for Constructive Engagement (AMCE) explains its organizational… Continue reading
French Muslim Brotherhood Group Appeals Charlie Hebdo Decision
GlobalMB @ June 24, 2007 # No Comment Yet
French media is reporting that an appeal in the case against the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo will be held January 23, 2008. The case against the publication had been brought by three French Islamic organizations who accused it of “publicly abusing a group of people because of their religion” by publishing the controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in February 2006. The case was dismissed by a… Continue reading
U.S. Academic Symposium Features Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Leader
GlobalMB @ June 24, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs reported on the annual symposium of the Georgetown University Center for Contemporary Arab Studies held March 22-23. The event was entitled ‘Islamist Politics: Contemporary Trajectories in the Arab World’ and the the attendance list included many individuals who have a track record of support for the Muslim Brotherhood including French academic Francois Bourgat, Amr Hamzawy of the Carnegie Foundation, and… Continue reading
French Muslim Brotherhood Leader Opposes Muslim Woman for Cabinet Post
GlobalMB @ June 23, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Islam Online is reporting a comment made by Lhaj Thami Breze, chairman of the Union of Islamic Organizations in France (UOIF), an important component of the Muslim Brotherhood network in France. Mr. Breze criticized the appointment by recently elected French President Nicolas Sarkozy of Fadela Amara to be a junior minister in his cabinet stating “She is notorious for outright opposition to religiosity.” The article described Ms. Amara… Continue reading
Tariq Ramadan Posits Israeli Conspiracy in Gaza Events
GlobalMB @ June 23, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Tariq Ramadan has posted a statement on his blog regarding the recent events in Hamas. it attempts to place the blame for the conflict on a long-standing plan of the Israeli government:One need not be psychic to have predicted this disaster. For years – from blundered peace processes to deliberate provocations – the Israeli government has tried to cause an inter-Palestinian conflict. The political intelligence, patience and lucidity of… Continue reading
MCB on Salman Rushdie Affair
GlobalMB @ June 23, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), a U.K. umbrella organization representing mainly groups associated with the Muslim Brotherhood Network, issued a statement regarding the growing controversey over Britain’s decision confer knighthood on Salman Rushdie.The Muslim Council of Britain is disturbed at the deliberate political decision to confer a knighthood to Salman Rushdie, who vilified our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) and caused deep hurt to Muslims everywhere… Continue reading
CAIR Uses Questionable Methods In Civil Rights Reporting
GlobalMB @ June 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The following statement from the Council on Islamic American Relations (CAIR) 2007 Civl Right report has been widely reported by the media: In 2006, CAIR processed a total of 2,467 civil rights complaints, compared to 1,972 cases reported to CAIR in 2005. This constitutes a 25.1 percent increase in the total number of complaints from 2005. Typical headlines have described the results as “Anti-Muslim bias skyrocketed in U.S. in… Continue reading
Zainab Al-Alwani To Appear on Islam Online
GlobalMB @ June 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet
On June 21, Zainab Alwani was featured on the Live Fatwa section of Islam Online, the Islamic news portal owned by Youssef Qaradawi. According to her CV, she obtained graduate degrees from the Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences (GISS) in Leesburg, Virginia and is working on Ph.D in Usul al-fiqh at International Islamic University, Malaysia. Both institutions are associated with the Global Muslim Brotherhood. The CV… Continue reading
FIOE Makes Unannounced Management Changes
GlobalMB @ June 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A communique of the Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe (FIOE) indicates that the organization has moved its “seat” to Brussels from its former location in the complex owned and operated by the Islamic Foundation in Markfield, UK. This change was not announced either on the FIOE website or in any known press release and is consistent with a pattern by FIOE of non-transparent operations. FIOE, which… Continue reading
ICNA Announces Annual Conference
GlobalMB @ June 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The website of the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) has announced that the organization will hold its 32nd annual convention in Hartford Connecticut from July 6-8. ICNA is a less well-known part of the Muslim Brotherhood network in the U.S., generally thought to be closely tied to the Jamaat-e-Islami organization of Southeast Asia, itself known to be allied with the Muslim Brotherhood. The press release announcing the conference… Continue reading
ISNA Leader Issues Disingenuous Denial
GlobalMB @ June 18, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), the umbrella group associated with the Global Muslim Brotherhood in the U.S., was recently named as an unindicted conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism financing case. In a newspaper interview, the group denied any connection to Holy Land: The secretary-general of the Islamic Society of North America, Muneer Fareed, said his group was surprised to be named in the Texas case… Continue reading
Hamas Official Acknowledges Role of Muslim Brotherhood in Financing Weapons Purchases
GlobalMB @ June 17, 2007 # No Comment Yet
In an interview with a Canadian newspaper, Hamas newspaper editor Sheik Yazeeb Khader acknowledged the role that the “international Muslim Brotherhood” has played in providing funds for the purchase of weapons:’Because we are a resistance movement, we can buy weapons from the devil. We buy weapons from every source, and we buy all the weapons we can get our hands on.’ Mr. Khader gave credit to the international Muslim… Continue reading
Berlin Court Turns Down Proposed Muslim Brotherhood Center in Germany
GlobalMB @ June 17, 2007 # No Comment Yet
German media is reporting that a German administrative court has rejected plans for the contruction of a proposed Islamic center in Berlin which would have included a mosque, conference/seminar facility and school. The mosque had a planned capacity of 5000 and was anticipating up to 1000 attendees for Friday services. The court ruled that the size of the project exceeded the permissible use for a populated area. The project… Continue reading
Dispute Over CAIR Membership Numbers
GlobalMB @ June 16, 2007 # No Comment Yet
In an article highly critical of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Washington Times reported that:Membership in the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has declined more than 90 percent since the 2001 terrorist attacks, according to tax documents obtained by The Washington Times. The number of reported members spiraled down from more than 29,000 in 2000 to fewer than 1,700 in 2006…The organization instead is relying on… Continue reading
ISNA Canada Conference No Longer Requires Hijab
GlobalMB @ June 16, 2007 # No Comment Yet
An online portal covering Jewish issues cites the following remarks by the Executive Director of the Canadian Council of Muslim Women about her attendance at the annual conference of ISNA Canada: The fact that I and others like me were able to attend this conference is a change. My previous attempts to attend had failed because they had a dress code of the hijab, and I don’™t wear one… Continue reading
Qaradawi Comments on the Six-Day War
GlobalMB @ June 16, 2007 # No Comment Yet
In remarks cited by a Pakistani online media source, Sheikh Youssef Qaradawi called on Arab and Muslim countries to “learn a lesson” from the 1967 war between Israel and its Arab neighbors and …get united in the face of the Israeli ongoing aggression and violations of the Palestinians’™ rights.He also criticized the Arab military performance and complained that the outcome resulted in a preoccupation by the defeated parties with… Continue reading