Scottish Muslim Brotherhood Group Plans “Radical Campaign”
GlobalMB @ August 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Scottish Islamic Forum (SIF), a group tied to the global Muslim Brotherhood, has announced that it is planning a “radical campaign to play a greater role in the country’s civic life, to change the perceptions of their religion and to promote Scotland as an ideal country for Muslims to live and invest in.” According to the report:
Members of the newly formed Scottish Islamic Foundation (SIF) are planning… Continue reading
Polish WAMY Holds Youth Conference
GlobalMB @ August 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A Polish newspaper has reported on a youth conference held by the Polish branch of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY). According to the report:
Young Muslims from Central and Eastern Europe met in Warsaw. They come from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Ukraine, the Kaliningrad Oblast and Poland. They are between 18 and 29 years old. The meeting in Warsaw was called the Muslim Youth Convention but it has… Continue reading
Scottish Muslim Brotherhood Group Pushes For Scottish Al-Jazeera Bureau
GlobalMB @ August 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Scottish media has reported that the Al-Jazeera, an Arabic news network headed by a General Manager with likely ties to the global Muslim Brotherhood, is considering setting up a Scottish bureau. According to the report:
ARABIC news network al Jazeera is considering setting up a Scottish bureau. The proposal for a Scottish office was made at a meeting between the network’s director general Wadah Khanfar and Deputy First Minister… Continue reading
Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood Leader Issues Statement At WAMY Conference
GlobalMB @ August 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The website of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has reported that the Secretary-General of the Islamic Group in Lebanon, known to represent the global Muslim Brotherhood in that country, has issued a statement regarding the Sunn-Shia divide at a conference of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY). According to the report:
The Islamic Group in Lebanon has criticized the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)… Continue reading
U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Figure Further Confirms Existence Of Global Muslim Brotherhood And Its Relationship To CAIR
GlobalMB @ August 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Recent posts have discussed the allegations by the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood that the idea of a global Muslim Brotherhood is “Hollywood fiction” and that it has no connections with any U.S. organizations. These allegations have already been refuted in previous posts which have discussed the evidence for a global Muslim Brotherhood and by statements of the Deputy leader of the Egyptian Brotherhood who confirmed both the existence… Continue reading
Malaysian Opposition Figure In Comeback; Many Ties To The Global Muslim Brotherhood
GlobalMB @ August 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Global media is widely reporting that Anwar Ibrahim, a Malaysian opposition politician closely associated with the global Muslim Brotherhood, has won a seat in the Malaysian parliament. According to one report:
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday celebrated an election victory that will return him to parliament, boosting his plan to seize power after a decade-long Continue reading
ANALYSIS: Journalist Employs Common Muslim Brotherhood Themes In Defense Of ISNA
GlobalMB @ August 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A local media article defending the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) provides an opportunity to examine how the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood manipulates the media in its own interests. According to an article carried on the Indianapolis Star website:
But ISNA isn’t without its detractors. It has been a frequent target of attacks from bloggers and authors who specialize in criticizing Muslim groups. Last month, author and frequent… Continue reading
Resigned Obama Muslim Outreach Coordinator Continues Working As Part Of Obama Campaign
GlobalMB @ August 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Investor’s Business Daily has reported that Mazen Asbahi, the recently-resigned Obama campaign Muslim outreach coordinator, is still working as part of the Obama campaign and made an appearance at an American Muslim Democratic Caucus luncheon on Monday. According to the report:
Last month, his coordinator for Muslim outreach, Mazen Asbahi, a Chicago lawyer, quit after reports that he belonged to the board of an Islamic investment fund that included… Continue reading
U.K. Charity Tied To Muslim Brotherhood And Hamas Opens Office In France
GlobalMB @ August 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Islam Online has reported that a U.K. charity tied to global Muslim Brotherhood Hamas fundraising has opened an office in France. According to the report:
As French Muslims ready to greet the fast-approaching Ramadan, a Muslim charity is preparing to feed thousands of poor people and orphans in the European country during the fasting month. “We hope our Ramadan campaign will be the real launch for the Muslim Hands… Continue reading
ISNA President Speaks At First Democratic Convention Interfaith Gathering
GlobalMB @ August 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Ingrid Mattson, the President of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), was one of the speakers at the Democratic National Convention’s interfaith gathering on Sunday. One media report indicates that she said that:
…she tells Islamic leaders abroad that Muslims in the United States still face discrimination constantly.
Another media report said that Mattson concluded her remarks:
… on an optimistic note, saying she believes America can be… Continue reading
Deputy Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Leader Confirms Existence of U.S. Brotherhood; Says CAIR Has Relationship With Us
GlobalMB @ August 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
An Egyptian blogger (SM) has conducted an interview with Mohammed Habib, the deputy leader of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, in which he confirms the existence of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood and that there is a “relationship” between the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Egyptian Brotherhood. According to the interview:
SM: Is there a Muslim Brotherhood in the U.S.?
Mohamed Habib: I would say yes. There are Muslim Brotherhood… Continue reading
ANALYSIS: On “Mainstream” Islamic Organizations
GlobalMB @ August 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
One of the charges raised recently by the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood and its supporters is that the GMBDR is engaged in criticism of “mainstream” U.S. Islamic groups. The implication seems to be that there is some kind of contradiction between being mainstream and extremist. To avoid getting lost in social science jargon, we will employ a simple, common (mainstream?) definition of the word mainstream which is “belonging to or… Continue reading
Serbian Islamic Leader Tied To Muslim Brotherhood Demands Further Actions Following Withdrawal Of Controversial Novel
GlobalMB @ August 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
An Internet new portal has reported that the leader of the Islamic Community in Serbia, an organization tied to the global Muslim Brotherhood, has made further demands on the Serbian publisher of the novel “The Jewel of Medina” following the withdrawal of the book from Serbian bookstores. The publication of the novel, a love story about the life of the seventh wife of the Islamic prophet Mohammed, has already been… Continue reading
SUPPORT NOTICE: FAQ Now Available
GlobalMB @ August 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The events following the resignation of Mazen Asbahi, the recently-resigned Obama campaign Muslim outreach coordinator, suggested to us the need for a FAQ to address some of the questions raised about the GMBDR. Our FAQ is now available by clicking on the link in the menu bar at the top of every page. The FAQ is also now accessible to the public from the home page.… Continue reading
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Official Claims Group Has Revived Paramilitary Wing
GlobalMB @ August 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
An Arabic news outlet based in Lebanon has reported on the controversy surrounding recent comments by an Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood official that the organization has reconstituted it’s so-called “Special Apparatus”, described by a Nixon Center analyst as “replicating YoungEgypt’s Greenshirts, the Wafd’s Blueshirts, nascent Nazi Brown-shirts, and other paramilitary organizations that were rife in the Middle East at the time. According to the report:
The Muslim Brotherhood leadership… Continue reading
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Denies Khaled Sheikh Mohamed Brotherhood History
GlobalMB @ August 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has issued a statement denying that Al Qaeda mastermind Khaled Sheikh Mohamed (KSM) was ever affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood as has been widely reported. According to the report:
In a confusing account of Al Qaeda mastermind Khaled Sheikh Mohamed’s “terrorist history”, the Financial Times has most strangely stated that Mohamed “claims” to have joined the Muslim Brotherhood at an early age and then was… Continue reading
Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood/Hamas Enjoying Better Relations With Jordanian Government
GlobalMB @ August 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The website of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood recently translated an article from Arabic media sources claiming that the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood has enjoyed a “rapprochement” with the Jordanian government. According to the report:
Jordan”s Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has managed to overcome the organizational troubles that continued for the last two years and is about to safely pass through the most difficult juncture throughout the history of the group within… Continue reading
Imam Tied To Hamas And German Muslim Brotherhood Helps Prepare Educational Materials On Islam
GlobalMB @ August 19, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A Berlin newspaper has reported that an Imam of an organization associated with both Hamas and the German Muslim Brotherhood was consulted in the development of materials for dealing with Muslim students. According to the report:
The German domestic intelligence agency considers the Islamische Kultur- und Erziehungszentrum (IKEZ) in in Neukölln a meeting place for supporters of Hamas. This strengthens the critics of a handout for dealing with Muslim… Continue reading
U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Organization To Operate Booth At California State Fair
GlobalMB @ August 19, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Islam Online, an Islamic news portal associated with global Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi, has reported that a U.S. Muslim Brotherhood organization will be operating an information booth at the California State Fair opening in August. According to the report:
Visitors of the California Public Fair, running from August 15 until September 1, get to know Islam through the “WhyIslam” information booth. During the fair, to be attended by… Continue reading
U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Leader Speaks At London “Dawah” Conference
GlobalMB @ August 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A Saudi news portal has reported that Jamal Badawi, one of the most important leaders of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood was a speaker at the 21st Annual Islamic Dawah Conference, organized by Forum for Social Studies, at the Islamic Cultural Centre, London, on 9th August, 2008. Dr. Badawi, who likely was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt before emmigrating to Canada. is a… Continue reading
Young British Muslims Tour Bosnia With Grand Mufti
GlobalMB @ August 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), a U.K. umbrella organization dominated by Muslim Brotherhood groups, has announced that it sponsored a youth tour to Bosnia-Herzegovina facilitated by Bosnian Grand Mufti and European Muslim Brotherhood leader Mustafa Ceric. According to the report:
A group of young British Muslims concluded today a high-level fact-finding tour of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Facilitated by the Muslim Council of Britain’s Youth Committee, the twelve-member delegation visited an… Continue reading
“Right-Wing Bloggers” Did Not Force Asbahi Resignation
GlobalMB @ August 17, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A previous post has discussed allegations by the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood and it’s supporters that a campaign by “right-wing bloggers” forced the resignation of Mazen Asbahi, the former Obama campaign Muslim outreach adviser. While that post presented the actual timeline of Mr. Asbahi’s resignation, contradicting these allegations, the above graphic provides concise statistical evidence that Mr. Asbahi was barely discussed in blog postings… Continue reading
WAMY Holds Summer Camps Throughout The World
GlobalMB @ August 17, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A Saudi English-language daily newspaper reported that the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY), one of the Saudi religious organizations tied to the global Muslim brotherhood, is organizing more than 100 summer camps throughout the world. According to the report:
The World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) is organizing more than 100 summer camps throughout the world to inculcate social, cultural and family values in the minds of young… Continue reading
CAIR Sponsors South Florida Summit And Mosque Survey
GlobalMB @ August 17, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Local media is reporting that the Florida chapter of the Council for American Islamic Relations (CAIR), a part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, was expected to host a “summit” for Southern Florida Muslim leaders that will include the participation of County officials. According to the report:
For the first time, Muslim leaders from Broward, Palm Beach and other southern Florida counties will gather for a summit that will allow… Continue reading
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Responds To GMBDR
GlobalMB @ August 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The English language website of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has issued a rather extraordinary statement in connection with the recently-resigned Obama campaign Muslim outreach adviser. The statement opens repeating what has now become the standard accusations of “islamaphobia”, a charge routinely leveled by the global Muslim Brotherhood against it’s critics:
The ongoing controversy in the U.S. surrounding resignation of Mr. Mazen Asbahi, Muslim-outreach advisor to presumptive democratic presidential… Continue reading
ISNA Denies Support For Terrorism; Statement Not Consistent With Public Record
GlobalMB @ August 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet
In a statement carried on it’s website, the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) has denied ever supporting any terrorist organization as well as being part of the Muslim Brotherhood. According to the statement:
In the past year, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have been seeking to better understand the threat of radicalization and the way in which extremist groups undermine American security. As a part of… Continue reading
ANALYSIS: On Identifying The Global Muslim Brotherhood
GlobalMB @ August 12, 2008 # No Comment Yet
With many new readers, it may be helpful to take up the issue of how this publication identifies organizations and individuals associated with the global Muslim Brotherhood. Critics of the GMBDR, with no visible expertise in the subject and demonstrably not having read extensively in these pages, have claimed that such identification is based on a “loose definition”:
The Report employs a fairly loose definition of Muslim Brotherhood affiliates… Continue reading
Norwegian Muslim Brotherhood Organization May Lose State Funding Over Homosexuality Issue
GlobalMB @ August 12, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A European blog has translated a Norwegian newspaper article discussing the failure of a Norwegian Muslim Brotherhood organization to reject the death sentence for homosexuals. According to the translated article:
“It’s of course completely unacceptable not to reject the death sentence for homosexuals. To take up this debate now is important, not least of consideration to young homosexual Muslim who struggle with their own identity,” says the Children… Continue reading
Qatari Conglomerate Supports Islamic News Portal Affiliated With Global Muslim Brotherhood
GlobalMB @ August 11, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A Gulf news paper has reported on the “operating body” responsible for Islamonline.net, the leading internet Islamic new portal associated with global Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi. According to the report:
Al Balagh Cultural Society, the founding and operating body behind Islamonline.net, a fatwa web portal, was established in 1997 by two Qatari IT specialists Maryam Hasan Al Hajari and Dr Hamid Al Ansari, a scholar at the Shariah… Continue reading
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Denounces Coup In Mauritania
GlobalMB @ August 11, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has denounced the recent coup in the African country of Mauritania in which the military replaced the civilian government established in 2007. According to a statement posted on the Egyptian Brotherhood website:
The Muslim Brotherhood denounced Wednesday”s military coup in Mauritania in which the President and the Prime Minister have been taken into custody and troops announced the formation of a new State Council… Continue reading