U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Organization Describes U.S. Border Control As “Casual Brutality”
GlobalMB @ October 31, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The new U.K. Muslim Brotherhood organization known as the British Muslim Initiative has posted a statement describing the recent Washington D.C. airport screening of Britain’s first Muslim MP as “casual brutality” and an example of “racial and religious bias in US border control procedures”:
The casual brutality of the USA’s anti-terror activities has been brought to the fore by the recent detaining and searching of Dewsbury MP Shahid Malik. Whilst… Continue reading
Association Of Muslim Social Scientists Holds Annual Convention
GlobalMB @ October 31, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The website of the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) has reported that the IIIT-affiliated Association of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS) held its 36th Annual Conference on October 26-28 at the University of Maryland’s College Park campus in Maryland. Both organizations are strongly associated with the Muslim Brotherhood. The notice states that twenty seven panelists presented papers in seven panels on topics within the conference theme Perils of Empire… Continue reading
German Muslim Brotherhood Leader Embroiled In Another Property Dispute
GlobalMB @ October 31, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Local German media has reported on a conflict in Wiesbaden between a Turkish Islamist organization represented by a Muslim Brotherhood leader and a local housing association which is attempting to block the conversion of a former supermarket into an Islamic facility. The Islamischen Gemeinschaft Milli Görüs (IGMG) is represented by Ibrahim El-Zayat who is also the leader of the Islamische Gemeinschaft Deutschland (IGD) which is generally considered to be… Continue reading
CAIR Leader Statement On Holy Land Consistent With Past Position On Anti-Terror Efforts
GlobalMB @ October 31, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A statement published by Ahmad Rehab, the director of the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), provides useful insight into the position that CAIR takes in opposition to U.S. anti-terror efforts. For example, CAIR has repeatedly attempted to portray anti-terrorist efforts as an attack on Muslims and on Islam and in this passage, Rehab continues this tradition:
This was not only about demanding justice as an outcome… Continue reading
Muslim Brotherhood Leaders Organize And Teach First Training Course For Imams Held In Italy
GlobalMB @ October 30, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Italian media reporting indicates that the first training course for Italian imams will be conducted by two individuals associated with the Muslim Brotherhood According to one of the reports, Abdoulkheir Bregheiche is the organizer of the course which will be taught by Professor of Islamic Theology Salem Shekhi and consists of two days of lessons to be held for seventy people in Brescia. Abdoulkheir Bregheiche is both a… Continue reading
CAIR Accuses U.S. Government Of Conducting “Israeli Trial” And “Political Witch Hunts”
GlobalMB @ October 30, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A leader of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), a part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, has written an article for a Saudi newspaper in which he called the recent Holy Land terrorism financing trial “an Israeli trial tried on American soil” and a “witch-hunt”, two themes often propagated by the Brotherhood and certain to do nothing to counter the perceptions of Muslims abroad which U.S. Brotherhood… Continue reading
CAIR Criticizes Well-Known Critic Of Islam For Attending European Conference
GlobalMB @ October 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The website of the Council On American Islamic Relations (CAIR) recently published a statement criticizing a well-known critic of Islam and Islamism for speaking at a European conference attended by individuals with ties to far-right political parties. Robert Spencer, best known for his “Jihad Watch” website and blog, recently attended the “Counterjihad Brussels 2007” conference in Belgium which was also attended by representatives of the Belgium Vlaams… Continue reading
Bosnian Grand Mufti Guest At German Interfaith Celebration
GlobalMB @ October 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A German Islamic news portal is reporting that Mustafa Ceric, the Grand Mufti of Bosnia who is associated with the European Muslim Brotherhood, was a guest at the Christian-Islamic Society’s 25th anniversary celebration in Germany. Other guests included representatives of local and national government, the Catholic Church, and other religious and Islamic organizations. The Christian-Islamic Society was described as a “partnership dialogue between Muslims and Christians.” Ceric is… Continue reading
ACLU Contests U.S. Government Visa Revocation For Tariq Ramadan
GlobalMB @ October 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Global media are widely reporting on efforts by the American Civil Liberties Union to contest the decision by the U.S. government to revoke the visa of prominent Islamic figure Tariq Ramadan, the grandson of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood. According to one report:
The United States has revoked the visa of Tariq Ramadan, an academic at Oxford University in Britain and a vocal critic of the U.S. invasion… Continue reading
Ukrainian Muslim Brotherhood Organization Gives Presentation at Catholic University
GlobalMB @ October 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The website of ARRAID, a Ukrainian Islamic organization associated with the Muslim Brotherhood, announced that a representative of the organization gave a presentation a conference sponsored by the Roman Catholic Foma Akvinsky theological university of religious sciences. According to the report, Said Ismagilov of ARRAID:
.. made a speech on the part of Association “Alraid”. He paid attention of the audience to the concepts of tolerance in the society which… Continue reading
Shiite Imam Associated With Muslim Brotherhood Hosts Gathering of Catholics and Muslims In Michigan
GlobalMB @ October 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
According to the website of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), a Shiite imam associated with the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood hosted a recent gathering of Catholics and Muslims. According to the report, Imam Hassan Qazwini, the Spiritual Leader of the Islamic Center of America, hosted the ninth annual “Midwest Regional Dialogue of Catholics and Muslims” at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, Michigan Sunday, October 21… Continue reading
RECOMMENDED READING: Arguing The Just War In Islam
GlobalMB @ October 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The New York Review of Books has reviewed a new book by Professor John Kelsay which examines the history of Islamic thinking about armed conflict and which suggests that it is not possible to draw a clear distinction between the global Muslim Brotherhood and groups such as Al Qaida. As the review points out, the debate about the proper conduct of armed conflict dates back to the time… Continue reading
ISNA Response To Holy Land Mistrial An Illustration Of U.S Brotherhood Roles
GlobalMB @ October 26, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), a U.S. Muslim Brotherhood umbrella group owning many of the mosques in the U.S., has issued its response to the mistrial in the Holy Land terrorism financing case. Consistent with the role that ISNA plays in the U.S. Brotherhood, its response was far less harsh than the response by the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), viewed by many as the… Continue reading
CAIR Responds To Holy Land Mistrial, Claims “Stunning Defeat” For Government
GlobalMB @ October 26, 2007 # No Comment Yet
U.S. Muslim Brotherhood organizations have begun responding to the mistrial in the Holy Land terrorism financing case. Apparently choosing to portray the mistrial as an acquittal, a press release from the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) stated:
“After 19 days of deliberation, the jurors did not return even a single guilty verdict on any of the almost 200 charges against these men, whose only ‘crime’ was providing food… Continue reading
U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Leader Denies Support For Terrorism In Video
GlobalMB @ October 26, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Mahdi Bray, one of the leaders of the U.S Muslim Brotherhood, has denied that a video depicting him pumping his fist in response to a call for support of Hamas and Hezbollah were indications of his support for terrorism. Local media reported Mr. Bray’s response to the video in an article discussing the relationship of the governor of Virginia with the Muslim American Society (MAS). As a previous post… Continue reading
Muslim World League 911 Anniversary Statement Blames “Zionist Institutions” For Distorting Islam
GlobalMB @ October 24, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Secretary-General of the World League issued a statement on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks which blames “Zionist instiutions” for helping to distort the image of Islam:
The perpetrators of terrorist acts in the world have committed a great sin which is considered by Islam to be a major crime. That Islam has been put in the dock as a result is a great injustice and ignores the… Continue reading
RECOMMENDED READING: Coping With Political Theology
GlobalMB @ October 23, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Professor Mark Liila, author of the “The Stillborn God: Religion, Politics, and the Modern West “, has written an essay for the Cato Institute publication in which he applies some of the analysis of his book to the Islamic world. In this passage, he points to some of the difficulties for West as it confronts the notion of Islamic Law as promulgated by the Muslim Brotherhood:
The challenge in… Continue reading
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Leaders Will Not Recognize Israel
GlobalMB @ October 23, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Media reports from the MIddle East cite senior Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leaders stating that the group would not recognize Israel. One report cited the following remarks made by Supreme Guide Mahdi Akef to the daily pan-Arab newspaper Al-Hayat labeling Israel as:
..Zionist gangs that occupied an Arab land after it had kicked out its residents.’If Israelis wished to live among Arabs, that should be ‘inside the Palestinian frame,’ and if… Continue reading
Judge Declares Mistrial In Holy Land Foundation Case
GlobalMB @ October 22, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The U.S. news media is now reporting that the judge in the Holy Land Foundation terror financing trial has declared a mistrial after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict. As documents released in the trial revealed, the Holy Land Foundation was part of a larger structure of the Muslim Brotherhood in the U.S. which also included most of the major Islamic organiozations in the U.S. such… Continue reading
Citizens Group Opposes New Islamic Facility In Berlin Tied To Muslim Brotherhood
GlobalMB @ October 22, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A Berlin newspaper is reporting on the formation of a citizens group in opposition to the construction of an Islamic facility sponsored by an organization with past ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. The organization, calling itself “Pro-Germany”, has circulated flyers calling for “resistance to the multi-cultural politics of the old parties” and that the new project was the “second attempt by the Muslim Brotherhood to become active.” The report… Continue reading
BREAKING NEWS: Judge Declares Mistrial In Holy Land Foundation Case
GlobalMB @ October 22, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The U.S. news media is now reporting that the judge in the Holy Land Foundation terror financing trial has declared a mistrial after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict. As documents released in the trial revealed, the Holy Land Foundation was part of a larger structure of the Muslim Brotherhood in the U.S. which also included most of the major Islamic organiozations in the U.S. such… Continue reading
Quasi-Public Foundation Established In France To Finance Mosque Construction, Muslim Brotherhood Leader Involved
GlobalMB @ October 22, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A French newspaper has reported on the establishment of a public foundation for the financing of Islamic mosques that has a Muslim Brotherhood leader as one of its future President. The new organization will be involved with the funding of mosque construction, mosque renovation, and the training of senior imams and chaplains. The report indicated that the organization already has 1 million euros at it s disposal which was… Continue reading
U.S Government Recommends Closure Of Saudi Academy In Virginia, Possible Muslim Brotherhood Links
GlobalMB @ October 21, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A U.S. government commission has recommended that the Islamic Saudi Academy in Virginia, a Saudi-supported Islamic school that is also linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, be closed until it can guaranteed that the school is not fostering hatred toward Jews and Christians. According to a media report on Thursday:
.the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom broadly criticized what it calls a lack of religious freedom in Saudi society… Continue reading
Palestinian Authority To Shut Down Hamas Charity Organizations Supported By Muslim Brotherhood
GlobalMB @ October 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet
According an Israeli newspaper report, the Palestinian Authority government in Ramallah has decided to close all the Islamic charity organizations in the West Bank known as “zakat committees” in an effort to weaken Hamas:
In a move aimed at undermining Hamas, the Palestinian Authority government in Ramallah decided Thursday to dismantle all Islamic charitable organizations in the West Bank. Hamas condemned the decision as a “declaration of war” on the… Continue reading
German Islamic Portal Calls Brotherhood-Linked Tunisian Islamist Party Weak And Divided
GlobalMB @ October 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A portal on Islamic issues funded by the German Foreign Office has posted an article which marked the 26th anniversary of the Tunisian Islamist movement known as Nahada (aka Ennahda, Al Nahda), often associated with the Muslim Brotherhood, by observing that difficulties it has faced in recent years:
The Islamist Nahda movement in Tunisia has recently celebrated 26 years since its inception amid a difficult atmosphere related to its… Continue reading
Qaradawi Expresses Satisfaction With Swedish Government Role In Cartoon Controversy
GlobalMB @ October 19, 2007 # No Comment Yet
In September, the website of the International Union of Muslim Scholars headed by global Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi, posted a statement by Qaradawi expressing his relative satisfaction with the way the Swedish cartoon controversy was handled by the Swedish government:
The International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) has been closely following the consequences of the publication of an offensive cartoon about Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be on him)… Continue reading
U.K. Muslim Brotherhood Organization Sponsors Seminar On Islam And Terrorism
GlobalMB @ October 19, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The website of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) is posting an advertisement for an event entitled “The Future of Islam in the West” sponsored by the Centre for the Study of Terrorism (CFSOT) led by Muslim Brotherhood leader Kemal Helbawy. The event, to be held over the next four days in various U.K. cities, consists of four different activities held at centers also associated with the Muslim Brotherhood… Continue reading
IIIT Iftar Dinner Includes FBI, State Government, And Major U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Leaders
GlobalMB @ October 19, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The website of the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), a part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, has announced that a group of some 80 “scholars, researchers, activists, government officials, and administrators as well as IIIT officials and staff” that IIIT has worked with in the past year recently gathered for a dinner to end the Ramadan fast at the IIIT headquarters. The group included representatives from the FBI… Continue reading
Conflict Between Serbian Islamic Factions Continues, Bosnian Grand Mufti Criticized
GlobalMB @ October 18, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Developments continue in the conflict between two competing Serbian Islamic factions. As a previous post has detailed, the problem lies between one group in southwest Serbia led by Chief Mufti Muamer Zukorlic, who is tied to the Muslim Brotherhood linked Grand Mufti in Bosnia, and another loyal to an Imam in Belgrade. Zukorlic was recently asked by a group of Muslim clerics to resign as head of the Islamic… Continue reading
French Muslim Brotherhood Organization Objects To New Imam Training Program
GlobalMB @ October 17, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Union des organizations islamiques de France (UOIF), the Muslim Brotherhood organization in France, has published a statement elaborating its objections to the proposed January 2008 launch of a training program for Islamic imams to be conducted by the Institut catholique de Paris (Catholic Institute of Paris). As a previous post has reported, the program is said to have a “secular basis” and is supported by the French Ministry… Continue reading