U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Figure Indicted For Naturalization Fraud
GlobalMB @ January 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Investigative Project is reporting that Yaser Bushnaq, a former president of the Islamic Association for Palestine(IAP), has been indicted in Virginia for naturalization fraud. According to the report:
In applying to become a U.S. citizen in 2000, Bushnaq is accused of failing to disclose his affiliations with a series of organizations that the indictment links to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas. The indictment clearly defines the IAP… Continue reading
RECOMMENDED READING: “The Brotherhood’s Dilemma”
GlobalMB @ January 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
George Washington University professor March Lynch has published a paper titled “The Brotherhood’s Dilemma” which concludes that the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has adhered to the democratic process and but that is not yet clear if this reflects a true commitment to democracy as opposed to a tactical position designed to reassure its audience and prevent further repression. The paper concludes:
Conclusion Columbia University political scientist Lisa… Continue reading
Global Muslim Brotherhood Continues Support Of Hamas In Gaza Controversy
GlobalMB @ January 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Global Muslim Brotherhood organizations continue their outpouring of commentary and support for Hamas in the current Gaza crisis. Most recent examples include a poem written for the occasion by Tariq Ramadan and a statement by the International Union of Muslim Scholars, headed by Youssef Qaradawi, that referred to recent gun battle between the Israeli military and Hamas gunmen as a ” criminal Zionist massacre.” Two days ago the… Continue reading
U.K. Political Leader Calls For Ban On Qaradawi As “Preacher Of Hate”
GlobalMB @ January 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Uk media is reporting that Conservative leader David Cameron has called for a ban on “preachers of hate” entering the United Kingdom to include global Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi. A prior post has discussed the controversy surrounding the news that Qaradawi was to be permitted into the U.K. for medical treatment. According to one report, Cameron accused Prime Minister Gordon Brown of dithering over the case stating:
For… Continue reading
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Positions Itself In Advance Of Dutch Film
GlobalMB @ January 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood appears to be preparing its position in advance of any violence that might follow the release of Dutch politician Geert Wilders’ movie on Islam, possibly to be released next month. Wilders is well known in the Netherlands for his positions on cutting off Islamic immigration and his film is expected to stir major protests. The website of the Egyptian Brotherhood has posted the following… Continue reading
WAMY Holds Meeting On Islam In Kosovo
GlobalMB @ January 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The website of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) has announced that a meeting was held recently between WAMY representatives on Islamic leaders from Kosovo. According to the report:
The meeting dealt with the conditions of Muslims in Kosovo, threats from Serbia, Saudi charities operating in the province under the umbrella of “the Saudi Joint Committee for Relief of Kosovo”, and praised the Mufti of Kosovo on the role… Continue reading
Muslim Brotherhood Organization In Italy Objects To Cancellation Of Synagogue Visit
GlobalMB @ January 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
An Italian news agency has reported that a spokesman of the largest Muslim Brotherhood organization in Italy has objected to the cancellation of a visit by a prominent Rome Imam to the city’s synagogue as a result of a ruling by Al-Azhar, the Islamic theological center in Egypt dominated by Saudi Arabia. According to the report:
The imam of Rome’s mosque, Ala Eldin Mohammed Ismail al-Ghobaishy, has cancelled an… Continue reading
Hamas Political Leader Acknowledges Importance Of Youssef Qaradawi
GlobalMB @ January 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A pro-Hamas, Gaza TV station has reported remarks by Hamas Political Bureau Leader Khalid Mish’al, based in Damascus, who confirms both the importance of global Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi as well as the role that the Muslim Brotherhood has been playing in worldwide protests over Israeli actions in Gaza. In a discussion about the role of the Ulemas (Islamic religious leaders), Mish’al said:
The ulemas have a big role to… Continue reading
Muslim World League Dropped From Case Against French Publication
GlobalMB @ January 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The French media is reporting that the Muslim World League (MWL) has been ruled out of an appeal in the case against the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo because the court took the view that the MWL, based in Saudi Arabia, did not have the “capacity to act” in France. As a previous post reported, the case against the publication had been brought by three French Islamic organizations who… Continue reading
Youssef Qaradawi Identified As IIIT Board Member
GlobalMB @ January 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A South African Islamic organizaton has reported that the annual conference of the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), a part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, will be held in Capetown this year. In what may prove to be a highly embarrassing admission, it has reported that Sheikh Youssef Qaradawi is formally affiliated with IIIT. According to the press release issued by the Awqaf South Africa:
The delegation will… Continue reading
Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood Demonstrators Call For Suicide Attacks And Destruction Of Israel
GlobalMB @ January 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Reuters is reporting that some 8,000 “activists from Jordan’s mainstream Muslim Brotherhood” marched though the streets of the Jordanian capital calling for more suicide bombings and rocket attacks against Israel and for the destruction of the Jewish state. According to the report:
Chanting slogans urging Islamist Hamas militants to resume suicide bombings against Israel, thousands of Jordanians marched in the capital on Friday to protest against Israel’s blockade of Gaza… Continue reading
Qaradawi To Be Allowed Into U.K. For Medical Treatment
GlobalMB @ January 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A British newspaper is reporting that Youssef Qaradawi, the most important leader of the global Muslim Brotherhood, will allowed to enter the U.K. for medical treatment. According to the report:
The Observer understands that senior civil servants in the Home Office and Foreign Office have recommended that ministers approve an application by Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who is banned from entering the United States, to come to London for medical treatment… Continue reading
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Meets With Hamas In Gaza, Global Brotherhood Protest Continues
GlobalMB @ January 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
An Israeli TV station has reported that Muslim Brotherhood “representatives” traveled to Gaza from Egypt through the open border to meet with Hamas. The report gave no further details. This was not the first time Muslim Brothers had met with Hamas in Gaza. An early media report indicated that shortly after Hamas took over the Gaza strip, Muslim Brotherhood representatives were present to review Hamas military formations. Last June… Continue reading
Global Muslim Brotherhood Organizes Protests Against Israel Actions In Gaza
GlobalMB @ January 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The global Muslim Brotherhood has been active around the world in attempting to stir up protest against Israeli actions in Gaza. Examples include:
- The “International Campaign Against the Siege on Gaza”, a coalition including the U.K. Muslim Brotherhood group the British Muslim Initiative (BMI)
- The “European Campaign to end the siege on Gaza” an initiative of the Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe (FIOE,) the European Muslim Brotherhood umbrella group
- The
WAMY Officials Meet To Discuss Bosnia
GlobalMB @ January 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The website of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY), a Saudi organization tied to the global Muslim Brotherhood, has reported that a meeting took place between WAMY officials and the director of what appears to be the WAMY office in Bosnia. Translation barriers prevent a fuller analysis of the notice but the following are mentioned as involved in the meeting:
- Dr. Abdul Hamid Bin Yousef (Assistant Secretary-General for Offices
Muslim Brotherhood Leader To Debate Christian Pastor And Former Muslim
GlobalMB @ January 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Local media is reporting that long-time U.S. Muslim Brotherhood leader Jamal Badawi will be debating a Tulsa Oklahoma Christian pastor who was himself a former Muslim. According to the report:
Security will be tight Friday night at a debate between a Muslim scholar from Canada and a former Muslim, now a Tulsa Christian pastor. Participants will be the Rev. Raza Safa, pastor of Fishermen’s House Church in Tulsa, and Jamal Badawi… Continue reading
State Department Sponsors Another Meeting Trip Abroad For A U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Organization
GlobalMB @ January 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
An Indonesian newspaper has reported that a leader of the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), a part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, recently attended a discussion on pluralism and multiculturalism in Indonesia that was part of an exchange program funded by the U.S. Department of State. According to the report, Abubaker Al Shingieti of IIIT told the conference of religious scholars from Indonesia and the United States:
Muslims should… Continue reading
ANALYSIS: Two Articles By Robert D. Crane
GlobalMB @ January 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Dr. Robert D. Crane, an American convert to Islam with many ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, has written two articles for an Islamic publication suggesting that Islam is the best means for returning the U.S. to the vision of its Founding Fathers. In the first article, Dr. Crane discusses the ” cancerous evil of secular humanism”, asserting that both the Catholic Church and the U.S. Founding Fathers share his… Continue reading
New Charter Sponsored By European Muslim Brotherhood Continues Deception About Jihad
GlobalMB @ January 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
An EU news website has described the new charter of conduct for Muslims in Europe, sponsored by the Muslim Brotherhood European organization, as “aimed at dispelling myths about links between Islam and violence, as well as clarifying the meaning of terms such as ‘jihad’.” The document itself states:
Islam calls for mutual acquaintance, dialogue and co-operation among people and nations so as to enhance stability and guarantee peace in the… Continue reading
British Muslim Brotherhood Group Calls Israel’s Gaza Actions “Shocking War Crimes”, President Of Group Former Hamas Military Commander
GlobalMB @ January 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The British Muslim Initiative (BMI), a U.K. Muslim Brotherhood organization, has issued a statement condemning what it calls Israel’s “shocking war crimes committed in the Gaza Strip.” According to the statement:
The British Muslim Initiative (BMI) is utterly appalled by Israel’s escalation of collective punishment of the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza and killing nearly 68 Palestinians in recent days. On Saturday, it sealed all crossings into Gaza… Continue reading
RECOMMENDED READING: “Tariq Ramadan: Political Liberalism, Islam, and “Overlapping Consensus”
GlobalMB @ January 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Yale Professor Andrew March has written analysis of the political view of Muslim Brotherhood figure Tariq Ramadan. After a detailed analysis, Dr. March concludes that Ramadan’s public views are “supportive of a liberal political order”
Ramadan has attempted to develop a fairly elaborate conception of how Muslims should balance their Islamic and their European commitments, and that is where we should give the preponderance of our consideration in evaluating whether… Continue reading
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Complains About Non-Existent Events
GlobalMB @ January 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood website has complained about what it calls “stories of alleged secret engagement between the UK and the Muslim Brotherhood.”
The statement refers to the recent article in a U.K. magazine by a former member of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office unit dealing with engagement with the Islamic world. That article discusses his motivations for leaking a series of documents which were published in 2005 by… Continue reading
Muslim World League Calls Israeli Military Actions In Gaza A “Bloody Massacre”
GlobalMB @ January 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Saudi Muslim World League (MWL) has issued a statement calling recent Israeli military actions in Gaza a “bloody massacre.” According to Western news reports, Israeli forces entered Gaza on January 15 and began leveling makeshift structures and agricultural fields, from which militants had been firing rockets into Israel. Israeli spokesmen said they were fired on by Palestinians using mortars and semi-automatic fire and the Israeli forces responded with… Continue reading
WAMY Holds Educational Training Course For African Students in Saudi Arabia
GlobalMB @ January 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The website of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) has reported that WAMY recently organized a training program for African youth entitled the “Secretariat course.” According to the report, WAMY provided scholarships for more than 200 African students enrolled in Saudi universities and the course was conducted by the WAMY Department of Educational Training in Riyadh. The course covered topics such as the nature of success, relationship between… Continue reading
U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Groups Sue Critic In Connection With Amusement Park Protest
GlobalMB @ January 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
An internet news portal is reporting that a group of organizations, largely part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, are suing a critic who organized a protest of an amusement part event sponsored by the Islamic Circle of North America, another group tied to the U.S. Brotherhood. A previous post reported on the protest and the subsequent restraining order issued against Joe Kaufman in connection with the affair. According to… Continue reading
Islam Online Second Life Island Announces Virtual Rally Against Gaza Blockade
GlobalMB @ January 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Islam Online island in the virtual world known as Second Life has announced its first foray into politics with it’s notice about a rally to be held tomorrow in support of lifting the Israeli blockade against Gaza designed to pressure Hamas into stopping the firing of rockets into Israel. According to the notice:
Gaza is facing a serious humanitarian crisis with the ongoing blockade enforced by Israel. Tomorrow, Tuesday… Continue reading
ANALYSIS: Muslim Brotherhood Positions On Terrorism- Denial, Deception, Defense, And Obstruction
GlobalMB @ January 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A review of almost twenty years of statements and documents produced by a U.S. Muslim Brotherhood organization makes it possible to understand the public approach of the Brotherhood toward terrorism. The analysis reveals that it is almost always possible to parse Brotherhood positions on terrorism into one of four conceptual categories, each of which follows in a logical progression:
1. DENIAL- Since the Brotherhood is pursuing Islamization and eventually Shariah… Continue reading
Muslim Brotherhood Elects New Leadership In Somalia
GlobalMB @ January 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Islam Online is reporting that the Muslim Brotherhood of Somalia recently elected new leadership in concerns over ” disappointing performance” and the discouragement of the “jihad” against Ethiopian troop. According to the report:
“Dr. Ali el-Sheikh Abu Bakr has been replaced by Sheikh Othman Ahmed Ibrahim,” the group, known as the Islamic Movement in the Horn of Africa, said in a statement obtained by IslamOnline.net. The decision came at the… Continue reading
Hani Ramadan Wins Monetary Award After Being Fired For Supporting Islamic Stoning
GlobalMB @ January 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Hani Ramadan, the brother of prominent Muslim Brotherhood figure Tariq Ramadan, will receive about $230,000 in damages as a result of being fired from a Swiss school for remarks he made defending stoning as an Islamic punishment in an article for a French newspaper. According to the report:
The sum is the equivalent of two years’ salary for the teacher who was sacked in November 2004 after defending the stoning… Continue reading
CAIR Backtracks On Racism Charges In South Carolina Terrorism Case
GlobalMB @ January 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A Canadian news source has reported that the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a U.S. Muslim Brotherhood organization, appears to be backtracking on charges that an arrest last August of of two Muslim college students in South Carolina was motivated by “racism.” The two were arrested while driving near a sensitive U.S. Navy base with explosives and a how-to video on bomb making. According to the report:
Last August, when… Continue reading