New Gallup Poll On Islam Conducted By Muslim Brotherhood Supporters
GlobalMB @ February 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The media is widely reporting on a new book authored by an academic supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood suggesting that majority of the world’s Muslims opposed the 911 attacks and support some form of democracy. According to a BBC report:
The largest survey to date of Muslims worldwide suggests the vast majority want Western democracy and freedoms, but do not want them to be imposed. The poll by Gallup… Continue reading
Israel Closes Palestinian Charity Supported By Global Muslim Brotherhood
GlobalMB @ February 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
National media is reporting that Israel has seized the assets of a Hamas charity known to be supported by the global Muslim Brotherhood, accusing it of financing group’s militant activities and helping to recruit members. According to the report:
Witnesses said the Islamic Charity Movement’s two facilities in Hebron were shut down and Israeli troops confiscated computers, telephones and four buses. At least a dozen shops affiliated with the charity… Continue reading
New Report Reveals Cindy Sheehan In Cairo As Part Of U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Delegation
GlobalMB @ February 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
In an interview with Al-Jazeera, antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan is described as a “member of a of a delegation from the Muslim American Society”, known to be part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood. Previous posts have described her activities in Cairo of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood members currently on trial before a military tribunal. and it was known that MAS leader Mahdi Bray was there as well although not… Continue reading
WAMY “Scholar” Visits Kosovo On Independence Day
GlobalMB @ February 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The website of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) is reporting on the visit of what was described as the first Saudi “scholar” to visit Kosovo on the same day that independence was declared. According to the report, the the individual’s surname is al-Muhaydib / Muhaidib, and he is member of the East Europe Committee in the international council of WAMY, said to be specialising in the Balkans… Continue reading
Muslim Association of Britain Revives Website
GlobalMB @ February 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Muslim Association of Britain (MAB), a part of the U.K. Muslim Brotherhood, has updated its website for the first time in over a year and has indicated that a new site is about to be launched. Many of the leaders of the MAB left last year to form a new organization known as the British Muslim Initiative (BMI). According to sources in the U.K, the breakup appears to… Continue reading
Qaradawi Organization Sends Condolences To Hezbollah On Death of Terrorist Leader
GlobalMB @ February 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS), headed by global Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi, has sent condolences to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on the death of Hezbollah terrorist Imad Mughniyah, recently killed by a car bomb in Damascus. The communique opens by declaring Mughniyah a martyr:
I ask the Almighty ‘“ Exalted and Glorified be He ‘“ to accept the struggling hero, Hajj Imad Mughniyah, as a martyr and… Continue reading
U.S. Islamic World Forum Votes For Barack Obama
GlobalMB @ February 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
AFP is reporting that delegates at the U.S. Islamic World Forum in Qatar voted overwhelmingly for Barack Obama in a mock election by more than 200 American and Muslim delegates while Hillary Clinton and Republican candidates won only a handful of votes. According to the report:
Many Muslim delegates said they hoped to see Obama win the Democratic nomination and go on to be elected next November to succeed… Continue reading
European Muslim Brotherhood Announces New Imam Training Body
GlobalMB @ February 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Islam Online has reported that the Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe (FIOE), the umbrella body for the Muslim Brotherhood in Europe, has announced the formation of a new body to train European imams. According to the report:
Imams from 28 European countries crowned a two-day conference in the Belgian capital Brussels with the launch of an independent, self-regulatory body to train imams across the continent.”The European Assembly of Muslim… Continue reading
Hamas Calls For Danish/Israeli Boycott On Children’s TV
GlobalMB @ February 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
An organization which monitors Palestinian TV has reported that a Hamas children’s TV program has featured a program entitled “Don’t eat Danish food — eat the Danes” which calls for a boycott of Danish and Israeli products in the wake of the decision by Danish newspapers to republish the cartoons of the Islamic Prophet Mohammed. The organization known as Palestinian Media Watch (PMW)reports the following excerpt from the Hamas… Continue reading
Al-Jazeera Head Fears New Arab Charter Is Threat To Station
GlobalMB @ February 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A U.K. newspaper is reporting that the head of Al-Jazeera, linked to both the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas, has harshly criticized a a charter published last week by the Arab League. According to the report, the charter:
..calls on broadcasters to avoid insulting Arab leaders, respect Muslim values and uphold the cultural and social traditions of Muslim states, stipulating that satellite TV channels “should not damage social harmony, national unity… Continue reading
Global Muslim Brotherhood Reacts To Latest Danish Cartoon Crisis
GlobalMB @ February 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Gulf media is reporting that major institutions of the global Muslim Brotherhood are responding similarly to the decision by Danish newspapers to reprint the cartoons of the Islamic Prophet Mohammed. According to a Gulf media report, global Brotherhood leader Qaradawi called for a political response on his regular Al Jazeera TV program:
The Islamic World, he said, should not remain silent. He said people’s reaction need not necessarily be through… Continue reading
LAPD Organized Forum Co-Chaired By California Muslim Brotherhood Leaders
GlobalMB @ February 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The American Muslim is reporting that the Los Angeles Police Department has organized the “first Muslim Community Forum” co-chaired by leaders of two Southern California Muslim Brotherhood organizations. According to the report:
Last night, about 25 representatives from various Muslim organizations met with Los Angeles Chief of Police William Bratton in the first Muslim Community Forum sponsored by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Several Muslim organizations met before the… Continue reading
Iraqi Al-Qaeda Leader Harshly Criticizes Muslim Brotherhood
GlobalMB @ February 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Counter Terrorism Blog is reporting on a NEFA Foundation transcription of an audio recording of the leader of Al-Qaida’s “Islamic State of Iraq” (ISI) in which he was harshly critical of the Muslim Brotherhood and its allied organizations. According to the report:
The NEFA Foundation has obtained and transcribed a copy of an audio recording released on February 13 of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the leader of Al-Qaida’s “Islamic State… Continue reading
Bosnian Grand Mufti Says U.S. Kosovo Policy Suits Muslims
GlobalMB @ February 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
MEMRI is reporting that Bosnian Grand Mufti Mustafa Ceric, a major figure in the European Muslim Brotherhood, has said that U.S. policy in Kosovo “serves the interests of the Muslims and of Islam.” According to the report:
In an interview with Islamonline on the sidelines at the U.S. and the Muslim World conference in Qatar, Grand Mufti of Bosnia-Herzegovina Mustafa Ceric said that the U.S.’s policy in the Balkans serves… Continue reading
Tariq Ramadan To Speak At Major European Terrorism Conference
GlobalMB @ February 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Muslim Brotherhood figure Tariq Ramadan will speak at the “Countering Insurgency and Terrorism Summit” in Stockholm in early March sponsored by the the Swedish National Defence College and the UK Defence Academy. The conference is described as follows:
This is a must attend event for those with responsibility for organising in the army, police and government to counter terrorism on complex operations in Iraq or Afghanistan or… Continue reading
Georgetown Academic “Redefines” Jihad
GlobalMB @ February 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A campus newspaper is reporting that Muslim Brotherhood supporter John Esposito of Georgetown University gave a presentation at Stanford University in which he “gave his perspective on terrorism and current misconceptions of the word ‘Jihad.’” According to the report, Dr. Esposito’s talk, the second installment in the Islamic Awareness Series “Jihad to Reform.”, was sponsored by the Muslim Student Awareness Network (MSAN) and the Islamic Society of Stanford University… Continue reading
Antiwar Activist Cindy Sheehan Explains Her View Of Muslim Brotherhood
GlobalMB @ February 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan continues her support in Cairo of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and its members currently on trial by a military tribunal. In a statement posted on the Brotherhood’s English language website, Ms. Sheehan explains her view of the Brotherhood as moderates, citing the article in Foreign Affairs by Nixon Center scholar Robert Leiken which appeared in 2005:
Of course, when some people hear the term… Continue reading
Muslim Council of Britain Promotes Turkish Anti-Semite
GlobalMB @ February 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Muslim Council of Britain, a U.K. umbrella group dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood, is promoting an event featuring an organization representing a well-known Turkish author associated with anti-Semitism. The MCB website is advertising a presentation on the “Scientific Miracles of the Quran” by the Science Research Foundation of Turkey which represents the works of Harun Yahya, the pen-name for Turkish author Adnan Oktar. Oktar is probably best… Continue reading
CAIR May Have New IRS Tax Status
GlobalMB @ February 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A website of unknown origin has observed that the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) a part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, is currently describing its tax status as 501(c)(3) rather than 501(c)(4). According to the report:
The organization was registered for many years under the IRS tax code 501c(4) which allowed the organization to conduct lobbying activities, campaign funding, legislation and candidate backing, and many other government and litigation… Continue reading
Qaradawi Reiterates Support For Suicide Bombings In Israel, Explains Why Jews Cannot Be “Offspring Of Apes And Pigs”
GlobalMB @ February 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
During recent TV appearances, global Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi reiterated his endorsement of suicide bombings in Israel despite his statements last April appearing to suggest that they were no longer necessary. According to a MEMRI report, Qaradawi said on Al-Hiwar TV:
I have [supported] this for more than 20 years. I am not the only one to support this. More than 300 Muslim scholars have supported it… Continue reading
Qaradawi Organization Supports Archbishop of Canterbury
GlobalMB @ February 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), headed by global Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi, has issued a statement supporting the recent remarks by the Archbishop of Canterbury’s comments suggesting that some aspects of Muslim Sharia law could become part of British law. The statement illustrates some key themes of the Brotherhood in responding to criticism. The statement opens by suggesting that Islam is under attack under the pretext… Continue reading
Pentagon Specialist On Islamic Extremism Will Stay At Pentagon
GlobalMB @ February 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Washington Times is reporting that a Pentagon specialist on Islamic law and Islamic extremism who lost his position on the military’s Joint Staff will move to a new position within the Office of the Secretary of Defense: According to the report:
Defense officials say Stephen Coughlin, the Joint Chiefs of Staff counterterrorism analyst who was pressured out of his contractor job after a run-in with an aide to Deputy… Continue reading
Grand Mufti Of Bosnia Accuses OSCE Of “Anti-Islamic Hysteria”
GlobalMB @ February 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The BBC is reporting that the office of the Grand Mufti Of Bosnia, a figure tied to the global Muslim Brotherhood, has issued a statement accusing the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) of participating in “anti-Islamic hysteria” by raising concerns about religious instruction in Bosnian nurseries. According to the report:
“The OSCE does not have a true insight into the situation of relations in B-H society, but… Continue reading
Antiwar Activist Cindy Sheehan Writes Letter To Wife Of Egyptian President
GlobalMB @ February 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The website of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has published a letter written by antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan to the wife of Egyptian President expressing sympathy for the plight of the families of Muslim Brotherhood currently being tried by a military court. An earlier post discussed, Ms. Sheehan is currently in Cairo to protest the trial of Muslim Brotherhood members. The letter introduces herself as a “human rights and… Continue reading
Muslim Council Of Britain Issues Second Statement On Archbishop’s Remarks
GlobalMB @ February 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), a U.K umbrella group dominated by Muslim Brotherhood organizations, has issued another statement in reaction to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s comments suggesting that some aspects of Muslim Sharia law could become part of British law. An earlier MCB statement praised the remarks while disavowing supporting for “parallel legal systems.” The latest statement reiterates the disavowal but adds comments alleging that “media and public… Continue reading
U.S. Congressman Queries Georgetown University About Scrutiny of Saudi Grant
GlobalMB @ February 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Investigative Project is reporting that a U.S. Congressman wrote a letter to the President of Georgetown University about its academic scrutiny of Saudi Arabia and its use of $20 million donated by a Saudi prince in 2005. Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal donated the money to the Georgetown University Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (CCMU), run by long-time Muslim Brotherhood supporter Dr. John Esposito. According to the report:
WAMY Seeks To Open Office In Mauritania
GlobalMB @ February 15, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The website of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth has announced that WAMY leader Dr. Ahmed Saleh met with the Mauritanian Ambassador in Riyadh. According to the report, Saleh met with Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Abdallah Bin-Paix and discussed various WAMY cooperative efforts with volunteer organizations and associations in Mauritania as well as in other states. The report also stated that WAMY is seeking to reopen its office in Mauritania… Continue reading
Qaradawi Criticizes Tactics But Not Jihadist Goals
GlobalMB @ February 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet
In his recent appearance on Al-Jazeera, global Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi made a revealing criticism of the Jihadist movement in the midst of a discussion about the Caliphate and the the proper Islamic behavior when confronting oppressive rulers:
“The issue is not that if anyone becomes angry at a ruler he then should brandish his sword and revolt against him. No. It is true that Islam does not… Continue reading
Antiwar Activist Cindy Sheehan In Cairo To Protest Trial Of Muslim Brotherhood Leaders
GlobalMB @ February 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood is reporting that U.S. antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan will take part in a Cairo vigil staged by relatives of the Muslim Brotherhood leaders referred to the Military Tribunal. According to the report posted on the groups English language website:
Sheehan, in Cairo nowadays to declare her solidarity with the Muslim Brotherhood leaders referred to the Military Tribunal, will take part in the vigil which will be… Continue reading
ANALYSIS: U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Leader Exemplifies Brotherhood Rhetorical Tactics
GlobalMB @ February 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet
In a recent article Loui Safi, a long-time leader in many U.S. Muslim Brotherhood organizations, attempts to turn the tables on critics by suggesting that they are bigots who “hide behind the language of patriotism” and who are attempting to curtail civil liberties in the U.S. Safi begins the piece by summarizing such practices and identifying Joseph McCarthy as an exemplar:
Civil liberties are always precious for free people… Continue reading