Muslim American Society Claims “Smear” In Forcing His Resignation From Government Panel
GlobalMB @ September 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A recent post reported that Dr. Esam S. Omeish, President of the Muslim Brotherhood organization known as the Muslim American Society (MAS), had resigned from the Virginia State Commission on Immigration following the pubic release of videos showing him condemning Israel and advocating “the jihad way. A national media report has detailed Mr. Omeish’s response, highlighting the usual defenses employed by the Brotherhood when confronted with past misdeeds–… Continue reading
French Muslim Brotherhood Leader Objects To Imam Training Program At Catholic Facility
GlobalMB @ September 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The French Muslim Brotherhood is objecting to the announcement of the January 2008 launch of a training program for Islamic imams to be conducted by the Institut catholique de Paris (Catholic Institute of Paris). An French online religious newsletter describes the program as having a “secular basis” that will not involve theological issues:
Concretely, this program will contain four themes: general culture: history of modernity, the republican values, the institutions… Continue reading
Macedonian Islamic Leader Implicated In Financial Scandal, Links To the Muslim Brotherhood
GlobalMB @ September 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A Macedonian Islamic leader probably linked to the Muslim Brotherhood has been implicated in a local financial scandal and been ordered to pay restitution. An Albanian newspaper has reported that Zenun Berisha, the former head of the Islamic Religious Community of Macedonia, has been ordered to pay an indemnity to the Community due to unspecified “financial irregularities” that took place while was in charge:
Shkup (Skopje), 16 September — The former… Continue reading
U.S. Brotherhood Leaders React To Holy Land Documents, Deny Connection To Extremism
GlobalMB @ September 28, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A local media report contains the first known response of the U.S Muslim Brotherhood to the documents released in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism financing trial. As previous posts have detailed, these documents reveal an elaborate and covert structure of the Muslim Brotherhood in the U.S. that include memos discussing the destruction of Western society. The documents appear to link important leaders of the Muslim American Society (MAS)… Continue reading
Muslim American Society President Resigns From Virginia Commission
GlobalMB @ September 28, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Associated Press is reporting that the Dr. Esam S. Omeish, President of the Muslim American Society (MAS), has resigned from the Virginia State Commission on Immigration following the pubic release of videos showing him condemning Israel and advocating “the jihad way.” The report describes the videos as follows:
Omeish,… is shown in a video on YouTube denouncing an invasion of Lebanon by the “Israeli war machine” during an Aug… Continue reading
Possible Muslim Brotherhood Mosque To Be Built In Sweden’s Second Largest City
GlobalMB @ September 28, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The website of Islam Online, an Islamic news portal operated by Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi, has announced the construction of a large new Saudi-funded mosque in Goteborg, Sweden:
After years of praying in halls and basements, Muslims in the Swedish city of Goteborg are rejoicing as this year’s Ramadan bings them closer to their distant dream of a stately mosque with a dome and minarat.” This year’s holy… Continue reading
Muslim American Society Used Scouts In 2006 Political Campaigns
GlobalMB @ September 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The website of the Investigative Project (IP), a group which monitors Islamic extremism, has reported on a the use by the Muslim American Society of Boy and Girl Scout troops in political campaigns last year:
Seeking to flip a Republican Senate seat, the Muslim American Society used Boy and Girl Scout troops last year as part of a massive get-out-the-vote campaign targeting Muslim voters in Virginia and elsewhere….MAS Executive Director… Continue reading
Italian Muslim Brotherhood Responds To Proposed Accord With Italian State
GlobalMB @ September 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A translated Italian media report highlights responses of the Muslim Brotherhood in Italy to the Interior Minister’s appeal for an accord to regulate relations between Italian institutions and Islamic religious organizations in Italy. Such an accord has been under discussion since at least 2002 and similar accords exist between the Italian government and other religious faiths. According to the report, the major roadblock hindering such an accord is the difficulty… Continue reading
Former U.K. Muslim Council Leader Meets With Muslim World League Head
GlobalMB @ September 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The International Islamic News Agency has reported that the Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL) , Dr. Abdullah Al-Turki, met on Tuesday at the MWL headquarters in Mecca with Iqbal Sacranie, a former Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Britain MCB) whom the report incorrectly identifies as the current MCB Sec-General. According to the report, they discussed ways of enhancing cooperation between MWL and the British Muslims… Continue reading
Anti-Semitic Al-Azhar Professor Speaks At Islam Online’s Second Life Venue
GlobalMB @ September 26, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Ramadan Tent inside the virtual reality world Second Life has sponsored the speaking appearance of Muhammad Abu Laylah, identified of the head of the English department of Islamic Studies in Al-Azhar University who was to speak on the topic “The Muslim’s Conscience: How to Nurture it and Keep it” Dr. Laylah’s online biography identifies him as co-editor of the Journal of Qur’an Studies, London University. Although his talk… Continue reading
U.K. Brotherhood Alliance Announces National Media Campaign
GlobalMB @ September 26, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The website of the British Muslim Initiative (BMI), a new Muslim Brotherhood organization in Britain, has announced the beginning of a new national media campaign to be targeted at the U.K. transport system and which seeks to “educate the general public about the real views of British Muslims”:
Islam-is-Peace launches national media campaign on buses, trains, airports and tube network reaching out to the wider community during the holy month… Continue reading
CAIR Once Again Asserts Stable Finances
GlobalMB @ September 26, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Previous posts have reported on the recent controversy surrounding the membership figures of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR). The controversy began in June when the Washington Times reported, based on tax documents, that CAIR membership had declined more than 90 percent since the 2001 terrorist attacks. CAIR responded by denying the claims asserting that the Times’ figures did not include “free or low-cost membership drives” nor other… Continue reading
U.K. Muslim Brotherhood Organization Once Again Criticizes Anti-Terrorism Conviction
GlobalMB @ September 24, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A spokesman for the Muslim Association of Britain, a Muslim Brotherhood organization currently operating in Scotland, has reacted to the conviction last week of Mohammed Atif Siddique, 21, who was convicted of possessing suspicious terrorism-related items including CDs and videos of weapons use, guerrilla tactics and bomb-making. He was also found guilty of collecting terrorist-related information, setting up websites showing how to make and use weapons and explosives, and… Continue reading
Construction Of Muslim Brotherhood Mosque In Bologna Postponed
GlobalMB @ September 24, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Translated Italian newspaper reports indicate that the mayor of Bologna Italy has decided to postpone the construction of a large mosque expected to be under the control of the Unione delle Comunità ed organizzazioni Islamiche in Italia (UCOII), the largest Muslim Brotherhood organization in Italy. According to the reports, the decision was made to postpone the project, described as a “massive 6,000 square meter mosque inside a 52,000 square meter… Continue reading
FIOE President Interjects Jewish Community Into Swedish Cartoon Controversy
GlobalMB @ September 24, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Previous posts have reported on the controversy surrounding the publication in Sweden by a Swedish newspaper of a cartoon showing the the Prophet Mohammed with the head of a dog and the role that a Swedish Muslim Brotherhood organization has played in fomenting the crisis. Those posts have also reported on the stance taken by other global Muslim Brotherhood organizations such as the Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe… Continue reading
ANALYSIS: Interview With Muslim Brotherhood Leader Illustrates Brotherhood Deception Operations
GlobalMB @ September 24, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Muslim Brotherhood leader Kemal Helbawy (aka Kemal Helbawi) gave a an interview in May which illustrates what might be called the “deception operations” of the global Muslim Brotherhood. Helbawi is known as the former official spokesperson of the Muslim Brotherhood in the West and is one of the founders of the Muslim Council of Britain, a U.K. umbrella organization comprised largely of Muslim Brotherhood organizations. In the interview with… Continue reading
Italian Muslim Brotherhood Website Posts Fatwa Supporting Death For Public Apostates
GlobalMB @ September 22, 2007 # No Comment Yet
An Italian website operated by Italian convert Hamza Piccardo, a founder and former Secretary-General of the Unione delle Comunità ed organizzazioni Islamiche in Italia (UCOII), has posted a fatwa that appears to support execution of those who renounce the Islamic faith when they publicly announce their decision:
The execution of anyone who abandons Islam is the responsibility of the State and can be decided by governments and islamic organizations and… Continue reading
State Department Pays For French Muslim Brotherhood Figure To Visit Muslim Brotherhood Organization In The U.S.
GlobalMB @ September 22, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The website of the International Islamic Of Islamic Thought (IIIT) has announced that Imam Tariq Oubrou, described as a leading Imam in the French Muslim community, visited IIIT headquarters on July 20 as part of a State Department sponsored visitors program. The report stated that Mr. Obrou gave a presentation on Muslims in France and also addressed a panel of IIIT interns. As Mr. Oubrou is strongly associated
Fiqh Council Of North America Meets At IIIT
GlobalMB @ September 22, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The website of the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), a U.S Muslim Brotherhood organization, posted a rare if not very informative notice about the activities of the Fiqh Council of North America (FCNA), announcing that the organization is engaged in a discussion about Islamic jurisprudence:
The Fiqh Council of North America is engaged in a discussion of what role custom and customary practice in a society play in the… Continue reading
Islam Online Virtual Ramadan Tent Runs Into Difficulties
GlobalMB @ September 21, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Muslim Brotherhood’s first known foray into virtual reality has run into a series of technological and social problems. Recent posts have discussed the Ramadan Tent, a joint project between Islam Online, the news portal operated by Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi, and the Islamic Group, a group of people managing the virtual Chebi Mosque, one of the most well known mosques in the “virtual reality” world known as… Continue reading
New Muslim Brotherhood Website Identifies Brotherhood Structure in France
GlobalMB @ September 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Union des organisations islamiques en France (UOIF), essentially the Muslim Brotherhood in France, has revamped its website with a new look although there do not appear to be substantive changes. Interesting, however, is a new link entitled “Nos partenaires” (our partners) which identifies the entire public structure of the Muslim Brotherhood in France. Included in the list are the Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe (FIOE) and its… Continue reading
Italian Muslim Brotherhood Organization Demands “Democratic Process”
GlobalMB @ September 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet
According to an an Italian media report, the Unione delle Comunità ed organizzazioni Islamiche in Italia (UCOII), the largest and most important Islamic organization in Italy associated with the global Muslim Brotherhood, has written a letter to the Italian Interior Minister demanding that official Muslim representation in Italy by determined by “democratic process:
There is no other way “to define Muslim representation” in Italy than to set in motion “a democratic… Continue reading
ACLU and U.S. Brotherhood Groups Sue FBI Over Records
GlobalMB @ September 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Various news media have reported that the ACLU along with a a group of Islamic organizations and individuals, at least some of who pare part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, are suing the FBI and the Justice Department Tuesday for allegedly failing to turn over records detailing what the plaintiffs believe to be surveillance and/or investigation. According to the report, the plaintiffs had filed a FOIA request in May… Continue reading
“Trade based Money Laundering” Associated With Muslim Brotherhood
GlobalMB @ September 19, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal discusses what it describes as an increasingly popular method of money laundering known as “trade-based money laundering,” said to be pioneered by Latin American drug smugglers in the 1990s. The Journal explained the method as follows:
Instead of wiring money directly from one country to another, a would-be money launderer buys foodstuffs like sugar or vegetable oil or other goods. Those goods… Continue reading
ICNA Launches U.S. National Radio Campaign
GlobalMB @ September 19, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The website of the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) has launched a what it describes as a national radio campaign to be conducted in major cities in the U.S:
Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), has launched its National Radio Campaign across major cities in USA. The purpose of these Radio Ads on Islam is to inform fellow Americans about the true teachings of Islam and to clear up… Continue reading
WAMY Participates In European Islamic Youth Camp
GlobalMB @ September 19, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The website of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) has reported that the organization participated in what was described as the fifth Western Europe youth camp that was organized in August by the Cultural Social Centre in Holland. Around 300 young people from the Arab world participated as well as young people from Holland, France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Norway and Italy. The slogan for the event was described… Continue reading
FIOE Weighs In On Swedish Cartoon Affair, Acknowledges Management Changes
GlobalMB @ September 18, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A previous post discussed a report that the European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECFR), headed by Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi, is planning a fatwa to counter the recent death threat issued by Al Qaida against the Swedish artist and editor of a newspaper that a last month printed a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed with the head of a dog. A new report from an Islamic… Continue reading
ISNA Changes Internet Domain
GlobalMB @ September 18, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), a leading U.S. Muslim Brotherhood organization, has changed both its Internet domain and the style of its website. No reason was given for the change of domain although it should be noted that such a change can make potentially make it more difficult for analysts to track past activities of the organization. The old domain, active since at least December 1998, currently… Continue reading
Political Dispute Points To Turmoil In U.K. Muslim Brotherhood Politics
GlobalMB @ September 17, 2007 # No Comment Yet
UK left-wing media have been discussing what appears to be a falling about between maverick politician George Galloway and the Socialist Workers Party, both important players in the so-called Respect Unity Coalition, a U.K. political party whose members include Galloway, the Socialist Worker’s Party (SWP), and the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB), formerly the most important Muslim Brother organization in the U.K. The controversy centers on what was described… Continue reading
Muslim Brotherhood Fatwa Council Preparing “Counter Fatwa” In Swedish Controversy
GlobalMB @ September 17, 2007 # No Comment Yet
An online news portal is reporting that the the European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECFR), headed by Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi, is planning a fatwa to counter the recent death threat issued by Al Qaida against the Swedish artist and editor of a newspaper that a last month printed a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed with the head of a dog. Previous posts have reported on… Continue reading