GlobalMB @ April 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The website of the Islamiska Forbundet I Sverige (IFIS) has announced that a meeting was held on April 16 at the Swedish Parliament which included important representatives of the European and U.S. Muslim Brotherhoods as well the Swedish government. The meeting was held under the theme “Freedom of Religion-Bridges To Understanding” and was organized… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
An Internet news portal has reported that Mustafa Ceric, the Grand Mufti of Bosnia, has be instrumental in the introduction of Islamic teaching for Muslim children in Sarajevo kindergartens. According to the report:
In post-war Bosnia, which introduced religious teaching once the war ended and regulated it by law in 2004, the situation is as complicated as ever… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), an important part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, has announced that the U.S. State Department has sponsored a citizen exchange project between the United States and the Middle East. According to the announcement:
Through a US State Department grant the Islamic Society of North America and the National Peace Foundation have co-sponsored a citizen exchange project between the United States and the Middle… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Middle Eastern media is reporting that Egyptian security officials have accused members of the Muslim Brotherhood of participating in a plot to buy fuel and electronic guidance devices for miniature drone aircraft to be used by Hamas. According to one report:
Egyptian security forces detained four people and have accused them of plotting to buy fuel for a pilotless aircraft for Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, security sources said on Saturday… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The 4th World Islamic Economic Forum, which began today in Kuwait, is co-sponsored by a an umbrella group in the U.K dominated by Muslim Brotherhood groups. The Forum website identifies the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) as one of the six supporting organizations along with the Islamic Develop Bank (IDB) which has also been known to fund Brotherhood projects thoroughout the world. The Iranian News Agency reported that… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Palestinian Information Center reported earlier this month that the “Jerusalem Committee” affiliated to the Ministry of Awqaf and religious Affairs in the Hamas government is considering creating an honorary advisory council to include Youssef Qaradawi, the most important leader of the global Muslim Brotherhood. According to the report, the Jerusalem Committee was formed:
…..to confront and explain what Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque are facing in terms of a systematic… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A Belgian newspaper has provided information on the most important leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Belgium. According to the report:
Brussels resident Bassem Hatahet, 43 years old , is the son of a big shot of the Syrian branch of the Muslim Brothers, whose attempt at coup d’etat was embedded in blood, in Hama, in 1982. After his arrival in Belgium, in 1985, via Germany, he started studying dentistry. He… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Middle Eastern and western media is widely reporting on the suspension of a satellite TV station based in London with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. According to one report:
Egyptian satellite operator Nilesat has yanked London-based Arab news channel Al-Hiwar off the air. Human rights and media groups have criticized the move, which comes just weeks after a new charter, dubbed “Principles for Regulating Satellite TV in the Arab World,”… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A center-right Italian newspaper has reported that the leader of Italy’s largest Muslim Brotherhood organization will read a lecture on Islamic thinking to Italian primary school students. According to the report:
Tomorrow the citizens and children of Modena’s primary schools will be able to meet with some exponents of the local Muslim community. But controversy has already flared up over… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The website of the International Institute of Islamic Thought has reported on the latest in a series of international exchange programs held under the auspices of the U.S. State Department. According to the IIIT announcement:
As part of the State Department’s International Visitor Program entitled “Religion and Society: A Dialogue,” two delegations of religious scholars and unviersity professors visited IIIT on Thursday April 17 and Friday, April 18, 2008. The… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet
According to the Associated Press, several federal agencies have adopted a known Muslim Brotherhood strategy, urging employees not to use terms including ‘jihad,’ ‘jihadist’ or ‘Islamic terrorist’ in describing Islamic terrorists based on the idea that this enhances their credibility. According to the AP report:
Federal agencies, including the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Counter Terrorism Center, are telling their people not to describe Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
An Italian news agency has reported that Danish authorities have approved the establishment of an “Azhar institute” in Denmark. According to the report, the new institute will:
…teach the Islamic religion, confront misconceptions about Islam and explain the true Islam to the European society. The Islamic community in Denmark received initial approvals from authorities for the establishment of the institute, said Al Azhar Undersecretary Sheikh Abdel-Fattah Allam. Similar institutes have… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Center for Security Policy (CSP), a U.S. think-tank, has announced the launch of a national campaign warning of the dangers of so-called Shariah financing, investment products that are certified as compliant with Islamic law by Shariah scholar. According to a CSP press release:
On Thursday, April 17, 2008,The Center for Security Policy will announce the launch of a national campaign to warn the public that “U.S. financial institutions and… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A press conference held by the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), a part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, further illustrates connections between the U.S. Brotherhood and the political far-left. According to a CAIR press release, the April 15 press conference to demand the released of imprisoned Islamic Jihad leader Sami Al-Arian was to include the following individuals:
Ramsey… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Muslim Student Association has reported that it’s President Asma Mirza, probably related to an important U.S. Muslim Brotherhood figure, was chosen to represent MSA National at the April 17 meeting with Pope Benedict held in Washington, D.C. Photographic and other public record information indicate that Asma Mirza is likely the daughter or other close relative of… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A European campaign aimed at ending the Israeli blockade of Gaza is likely orchestrated by the global Muslim Brotherhood and its European representatives. In January, a Gulf newspaper identified the “European Campaign to End The Siege in Gaza” (ECESG) as being run by the Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe (FIOE), the umbrella group for the Muslim Brotherhood in Europe. On Sunday, the website of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
U.K. media has reported that leaders of a group working for the re-election of London Mayor Ken Livingstone includes individuals linked to Hamas and the U.K. Muslim Brotherhood. According to one report, the group known as “Muslims for Ken” has for the past year:
…. been working on a strategy to win an estimated 200,000 Muslim votes in… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Washington Times is reporting that a coalition of American Muslim groups is demanding that Sen. John McCain stop using the the term “Islamic terrorism.” The group includes the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), a leading member of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood. ISNA Secretary-General Dr. Muneer Fareed told the newspaper that the organization is beginning a campaign to persuade Mr. McCain to stop using the term:
We’ve tried to… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Organizations comprising the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood varied in their response to the recent U.S. visit of Pope Benedict. National media reported widely on the April 17 event at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington where the Pope addressed 220 religious leaders including Sayid Syeed, secretary general of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) who reportedly “thanked the pope for years of efforts for Catholic-Muslim dialogue… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Youssef Qaradawi, the most important leader of the global Muslim Brotherhood, continued his strong attacks on Pope Benedict, this time denouncing the Pope’s baptism of a Muslim-born journalist during the last Easter Mass at the Vatican as a “provocative and hostile act against Muslims”. According to an article in a Qatari newspaper:
PROMINENT scholar Sheikh Yousuf al-Qaradawi has… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The International Islamic News Agency is reporting that the Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), whose Shariah board is headed by the most important global Muslim Brotherhood leader, posted a record profit in the first quarter of 2008. According to the report:
Qatar Islamic Bank’s profit in the first quarter of 2008 surged 69 percent to a third consecutive record of 455.5 million Qatari riyals ($125.2 million ), compared with 270.2 million… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The global Muslim Brotherhood often cites its willingness to participate in Western politics as a sign of moderation. However, the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB), a U.K. global Muslim Brotherhood organization, has posted a link to the “Guide To Voting In Islam” which contains numerous examples of how the Brotherhood actually views politics. For example, the guide opens by explaining that there is no distinction between Church and… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
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GlobalMB @ April 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), a part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, has announced that it has purchased land in Northern Lebanon in order to establish a University. According to the IIIT website:
In its mission to promote quality education, IIIT has purchased land in the Northern Province of Lebanon to establish a much needed university. Last month, Dr. Jamal Barzinji, Vice-President of IIIT, met with his Excellency… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has announced that five overseas defendants in the military trial of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leaders have been sentenced in absentia to ten years in prison. These five individuals are:
1. Yusuf Nada
2. Fathi Al-Khouli
3. Tawfeek Al-Raey.
4. Ibrahim Farouk Al-Zayyat
5. Ali Ghaleb HemmatYusuf Nada (aka Youssef Nada) is the well known, self-described “foreign minister” for… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The NEFA Foundation has released a second report detailing the structure and activities of the global Muslim Brotherhood in the Benelux countries. This report is entitled “The Muslim Brotherhood in Belgium” and is summarized as follows:
Belgium has become an important center for the global Muslim Brotherhood in Europe. Since its origins in early student organizations, the Belgian Brotherhood network has grown to include Hamas support infrastructure and local… Continue reading
admin @ April 15, 2008 # No Comment Yet
One of the benefits we hope to offer is a platform for discussions on relevant developments on the Global Muslim Brotherhood, for readers who feel comfortable that this is a limited-dissemination site and therefore appropriate for open exchanges. Before posting, all comments will be reviewed. If you would rather not be identified by username, please note that in your message, and we promise to oblige. Absent this instruction, reader comments… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 12, 2008 # No Comment Yet
German media is reporting that the local government has rejected plans for construction of a 4800 square meter Berlin mosque and culture complex sponsored by an Islamic association linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. As a previous post reported, the project is backed by an Islamic association known as Inssan whose earlier plans for the construction of a facility twice the size were rejected after running into trouble in… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 11, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Several days ago, a post reported on the role of the Islah Party, the local Muslim Brotherhood organization in Yemen, as part of what was described as a “cross-ideological inter-party coalition.” One the most important leaders of Islah is Sheikh Abd al-Majid al-Zindani who in 2005 was reported by a Yemeni newspaper to be the… Continue reading
GlobalMB @ April 10, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) has announced that it has conducted yet another in a long series of training workshops to U.S. law enforcement. According a report on the CAIR website:
On March 29, a representative of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) offered diversity training to more than two dozen law enforcement managers at a workshop in Maryland. CAIR Legislative Director Corey Saylor spoke to law… Continue reading