Qaradawi Specifies New Greetings For Non-Muslims
GlobalMB @ December 30, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The last post for 2007 seems fitting- a holiday message from global Muslim Brotherhood leader Sheikh Youssef Qaradawi, who according to his news portal Islam Online has instructed Muslims on how to greet Jews and Christians:
Muslims are expected to be friendly towards Christian and Jewish minorities in their countries, reciprocating any goodwill and festival greetings, and treating them on equal terms as citizens, prominent scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi has… Continue reading
Speaker Linked To Several U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Groups Featured At Conference Of Radical Iranian Student Group
GlobalMB @ December 30, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Anisa Abd el Fattah, associated with several U.S. Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas support organizations, was scheduled to speak this week before a student group that is known for its ties to Hezbollah. According to the conference website, Anisa Abd el Fattah was a featured speaker at the 37th annual convention of the Muslim Student Association-Persian Speaking Group which a former FBI director described in 1999 as follows:
There are still significant… Continue reading
Pentagon Officials Reported To Be Pressuring Muslim Brotherhood Critic At Pentagon
GlobalMB @ December 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Washington Times is reporting that “pro-Muslim” Pentagon officials are pressuring an official on the joint staff after identified groups included in a Defense Department outreach program as part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood. According to the report:
Stephen Coughlin, a specialist on Islamic law on the Joint Staff, met recently with Hasham Islam, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon R. England’s close aide. The officials said Mr. Islam, a Muslim who… Continue reading
Court Overturns Civil Verdict Against Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas Entities
GlobalMB @ December 29, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A federal appeals court has overturned the 156 million jury award against three charities and and an individual all linked to the Muslim Brotherhood who were held liable for damages in the death of an American teenager in Israel. The court had ruled that the four were liable because they paid Hamas in 1993 and 1994 for speaking engagements and distributed propaganda on behalf of the group. According to a… Continue reading
U.S. Brotherhood Organizations Hold Sixth Joint Conference, Hamas Supporting Imam To Speak
GlobalMB @ December 28, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Muslim American Society (MAS) and the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), two lesser-known organizations that are part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, held their six annual convention at a Chicago hotel from December 21-25. According to a local media report, the title of the conference was “Our faith. Our community and 7000 people were expected to attend. Conference activities were reported to include a “summit” with the… Continue reading
RECOMMENDED READING: Symposium: The “Moderate” Muslim Brotherhood?
GlobalMB @ December 28, 2007 # No Comment Yet
FrontPage Magazine, generally regarded as a conservative internet publication, recently held a Symposium entitled The “Moderate” Muslim Brotherhood? Participating were former Washington Post journalist Douglas Farah, Jeff Breinholt, a terrorism expert and former prosecutor at the Justice Department, and Patrick Poole, a researcher who has written and lectured on the Muslim Brotherhood.The discussion can be described as uniformly negative on the concept of tthe Muslim Brotherhood as moderate organization… Continue reading
U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Part Of New Interfaith Coalition
GlobalMB @ December 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A new interfaith coalition that includes the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood has been created that says it work toward a solution for the MIdeast conflict. According to the website of the National Interreligious Leadership Initiative for Peace in the Middle East (NILPME):
On December 2, 2003, in a widely reported national press conference, thirty-three of the nation’s most prominent Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders announced a new, unprecedented collaborative effort to… Continue reading
Tariq Ramadan Complains Academic Islamic Studies Is Obsessed With Terrorism
GlobalMB @ December 27, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Writing in the Canadian Journal Academic Matters, global Muslim Brotherhood leader Tariq Ramadan complains that the field of Islamic studies is obsessed with “the struggle against ‘radicalization and terrorism’ ” He writes:
Islamic Studies are directly or indirectly involved as part of an attempt to understand and to prevent, to protect ourselves, to dominate, and even to fight should the adversary be violent Islamism. As a consequence, sociologists… Continue reading
Saudi Princes Donates $1,500,000 to ISNA Scholarship Program
GlobalMB @ December 26, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal has donated almost $1.5 million to a scholarship program hosted by the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), a part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood. According to an article posted by an Australian newspaper covering the MIddle East:
The HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal ISNA Fellowship Program was established to improve institutional management of non-profit work. This program will be hosted by ISNA at its… Continue reading
MPAC Holds Annual Convention, Presidential Candidates Decline Invitation
GlobalMB @ December 26, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) held its seventh annual convention recently at the Convention Center in Long Beach, Ca where according to a report by U.S. Islamic media, over 1000 people attended and $456,000 was raised. A Jewish media source reported that although speaker invitations were sent both to the Republicans and Democrats running for president; only “fringe candidate” Mike Gravel, the former Democratic senator from Alaska… Continue reading
RECOMMENDED READING: “Islamist Groups In Lebanon”
GlobalMB @ December 26, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) an Israeli think-tank, has published a history of Islamist groups in Lebanon that includes a section on the Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood founded and led by Faisal Mawlawi, an important leader of the global Muslim Brotherhood. According to the ICT report:
….the 1964 establishment of the Lebanese branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, known as al-Jama’a al-Islamiyya (the Islamic Association), marked a watershed in several respects… Continue reading
German Muslim Brotherhood Leader Manages Large Real-Estate Portfolio In Europe
GlobalMB @ December 24, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A German newspaper has reported on the real-estate business of Ibrahim El-Zayat, the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Germany. The report discusses Zayat’s role as the signatory authority for an entity called European Mosque Construction and Support. In this capacity, he advises more than 600 mosques in Europe, providing project development, insurance, and other services. The report states that he is currently involved with over 50 new and… Continue reading
Qaradawi Distorts Record On Suicide Bombings, Now Opposes Use In Crowded Areas
GlobalMB @ December 24, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Youssef Qaradawi, leader of the global Muslim Brotherhood, has issued what appears to be a partial disapproval of suicide bombings while at the same time wildly distorting his record on the issue. According to a Gulf newspaper report, Qaradawi said:
Ultimately we have to do all we can to help the people of Palestine in their just cause. “However, to assert one’s cause and commitment to a political agenda… Continue reading
Qaradawi Supports Iranian Nuclear Program
GlobalMB @ December 23, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Gulf media have reported that global Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi has made a statement in which he supports the Iranian nuclear program. According to a Gulf newspaper report, Qaradawi said:
The hue and cry from America on Iran’s nuclear programme and the resultant danger is totally unjustified. I feel that Iran has the right to make use of its nuclear capabilities for peaceful purposes. No one objects to the… Continue reading
Huckabee Identifies Muslim Brotherhood As Jihadist
GlobalMB @ December 23, 2007 # No Comment Yet
In an article on foreign policy Republican Presidential candidate Michael D. Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas, identified the Muslim Brotherhood by name as a group whose “active to call to Jihad” had an influence on the development of Al Qaeda. In his statement, Huckabee also mentions Brother idealogue Sayyid Qutb:
A more successful U.S. foreign policy needs to better explain Islamic jihadism to the American people. Given how Americans have… Continue reading
US Court Upholds Visa Ban On Tariq Ramadan, ACLU To Appeal
GlobalMB @ December 23, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Various media reports indicate that a U.S court has upheld the government’s ban on a visa for Muslim Brotherhood figure Tariq Ramadan to enter the U.S. As a previous post has reported, the U.S. revoked his visas several times since 2004, initially giving no reasons but later saying it was based on a provision of the Patriot Act, and eventually stating that he supported terrorism based on 1,670… Continue reading
Bosnian Grand Mufti Part Of Group Trying To Take Control Of Bosnian Political Party
GlobalMB @ December 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A Bosnian news publication is reporting that Mustafa Ceric, the Grand Mufti of Bosnia and global Muslim Brotherhood figure, is supporting the son of the former Bosnian President in his bid to take control of the main Muslim political party in Bosnia. According to the report, Party of Democratic Action [SDA] Deputy Chairman Bakir Izetbegovic intends to unseat the current SDA Chairman and take over the party’s leadership. The report… Continue reading
CAIR Organizes Boycott Against Radio “Shock Jock”
GlobalMB @ December 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The New York Time has reported on the on-going conflict between radio personality Michael Savage and the Council on American Islamic Relations, a part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood. The article summarizes the conflict as follows:
…a few weeks ago, Mr. Savage uncorked a cascade of invective about Islam. Among his on-air comments: the Koran is a book of hate; some Muslims, at least, need deportation; and adherents of Islam… Continue reading
Islam Online Opens Second Life “Island”, Haj Training For Japanese Featured
GlobalMB @ December 20, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Islam Online (IOL), the Islamic news portal operated by global Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi, has opened its own “island” in the virtual reality world known as Second Life. Earlier posts have detailed the activities of the “Ramadan Tent”, a joint project between IOL and the Islamic Group, a group of people managing the virtual Chebi Mosque, one of the most well known mosques in Second Life and the host… Continue reading
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Leader Denies Existence of Al Qaeda, Blames “Zionist Tricks”
GlobalMB @ December 19, 2007 # No Comment Yet
In an interview on a European Arabic TV station, the leader of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood denies the existence of Al Qaeda calling the organization an “American invention” while attributing Islami sectarian violence to “American Zionist tricks.” The following is the relevant translation of Mohammed Mahdi Akef’s comments by MEMRI TV, an organization which often translates Arabic media containing Islamist and/or anti-Semitic content:
Interviewer: There are Sunnis, members of Al-Qaeda… Continue reading
ISNA Strengthens Partnership With Reform Jewish Organization
GlobalMB @ December 19, 2007 # No Comment Yet
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), an important part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, has announced a joint educational program with a major U.S. Jewish organization as well as promising to combat holocaust denial in the Muslim world. The program was announced at the recent biennial conference of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ). A recent news report described the goal of the educational programs as “bridging a… Continue reading
Florida Lawsuit Seeks Disclosure Of CAIR Financial Records
GlobalMB @ December 18, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A Florida Christian minister has filed a lawsuit seeking to halt the planned construction of a large Florida mosque and at the same time gaining access to the financial records of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), a part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood. According to a report carried on an Internet news portal, the facility is intended for largely black neighborhood and his planned by a local… Continue reading
Judge Drops Contempt Citation Against Al-Arian, CAIR Applauds Decision
GlobalMB @ December 18, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A federal judge has lifted a civil contempt citation against former U.S. professor and Islamic Jihad leader Sami Al-Arian. As a previous post has reported, the citation was issued 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… Continue reading
U.S. Government Officials/Politicians Actively Participate At ISNA National Convention
GlobalMB @ December 18, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Despite its recent designation as a part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) continues to make progress in gaining legitimacy from U.s government officials and politicians. The November-December issue of Islamic Horizons, an ISNA publication, has detailed the participation of U.S. officials in ISNA’s recent annual convention:
- Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, addressed the convention and was described as “the first
U.K. Muslim Brotherhood Distorts Controversy Surrounding Mosque Extremism Study
GlobalMB @ December 17, 2007 # No Comment Yet
A U.K Muslim Brotherhood organization has severely distorted the recent controversy surrounding the evidence behind a year long investigation by a U.K. think-tank into the literature available in U.K mosques and Islamic facilities. As reported in a previous post, the investigation by the Policy Exchange found that radical material, much of it from Saudi Arabia, was available in 25% of the mosques visited including some of the most… Continue reading
Qaradawi Makes Embarrassing Comments About HIV/AID At Cairo Conference
GlobalMB @ December 17, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Gulf media have reported on remarks about Aids by the leader of the global Muslim Brotherhood which appear to have embarrassed the organizers of a work on HIV/Aids given for Islamic religious leaders. According to a report on the workshop held recently in Cairo, Qatari Sheikh Youssef Qaradawi was reported to have said:
The most effective way of fighting Aids is to keep away from adultery, and if the person… Continue reading
Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood Organizes Protests, Calls For More Suicide Bombings
GlobalMB @ December 17, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Various reports indicate that the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood organized a protest on Friday calling for solidarity with Hamas and more suicide attacks against Israel. The protest of some 2000 persons was said to be centered on Israeli economic sanctions and military attacks on Gaza Strip which have occurred in response to repeated firing of rockets into Israel from the territory. One report describing the protest as follows:
The protest in… Continue reading
Iran Reported To Have Expressed Support For Serbian Faction In Dispute Between Factions
GlobalMB @ December 14, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Serbian TV has reported that the Iranian Ambassador of Serbia has expressed support for the Islamic faction in Novi Pazar opposing the faction tied to Mustafa Ceric, the Grand Mufti Of Bosnia and a figure tied to the global Muslim Brotherhood. Previous posts have discussed the conflict between the two factions which consist of one group in southwest Serbia led by Chief Mufti Muamer Zukorlic, who is tied to… Continue reading
Muslim Brotherhood Youth Organization Holds Art Festival Sponsored By the Council Of Europe
GlobalMB @ December 14, 2007 # No Comment Yet
In early November the Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organizations (FEMYSO), the youth division of the Muslim Brotherhood European umbrella group, organized an art festival under the auspices of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. The FEMYSO website described the event as follows:
FEMYSO organised its very first edition of the Express Your Creativity Festival with the theme What does Europe mean to you? hosted by… Continue reading
Anwar Ibrahim Detained At Malaysian Airport
GlobalMB @ December 13, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Various media reports indicate that Muslim Brotherhood figure and Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was detained by Malaysian authorities on Tuesday at the Kuala Lumpur airport in what was described as a government crackdown on its opponents who have organized a series of recent street demonstrations. A recent post described the leading role played by Ibrahim in the protests, described as Malaysia’s biggest anti-government protest in a decade. According… Continue reading