Iranian Scholar Criticizes Qaradawi Comments On Shias
GlobalMB @ September 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A Gulf newspaper has reported on comment made by a well-known Iranian Shia scholar critical of Youssef Qaradawi, one of the most important leaders of the global Muslim Brotherhood and a colleague of his. According to the report:
AN Iranian scholar Ayatollah Mohamed Ali Taskhiri has criticised the Doha-based scholar Sheikh Yousuf al-Qaradawi for his anti-Shia statements in which he said that the Shias sought to dominate the Sunni-majority… Continue reading
CAIR Claims “HIghest Numbers” Of Cases In 2007 Civil Rights Report
GlobalMB @ September 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), a part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, has released its 2007 annual civil rights report which uses a new category of complaints to claim “the highest number of civil rights cases ever recorded.” According to a CAIR press release:
A report released today by a prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group shows an increase in American Muslim complaints of workplace… Continue reading
ANALYSIS: On The Muslim Brotherhood As “Firewall”
GlobalMB @ September 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
In a recent analysis, academic Marc Lynch, generally supportive of the Muslim Brotherhood, has suggested that the Brotherhood might be used as a “firewall” in the fight against Al Qaeda. According to a posting on his blog:
… today’s presentation focuses on a set of claims about how the MB might act as firewall against AQ-style radicalism. This begins with a simple observation: where the MB is strong… Continue reading
SUPPORT NOTICE: Temporary Posting Slowdown
GlobalMB @ September 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Due to staff vacations, beginning on September 29 there will be a temporary slowdown in the number of posts although posts will appear regularly and on the same day as always. Another notice will appear when the number of postings will return to normal, sometime in mid October.… Continue reading
OBITUARY: Dr. Mona Abul-Fadl
GlobalMB @ September 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Dr. Mona Abul-Fadl, the wife of Taha Jabir Al-alwani, died of cancer on September 23. According to an obituary posted on the website of the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT):
A scholar of contemporary Western thought and of women studies, and a pioneering researcher associated with IIIT and later with what is now known as Cordoba University, Dr. Mona Abul-Fadl passed away in Reston, Virginia on September 23… Continue reading
Group Issues Report On Changing Relations With Muslim World
GlobalMB @ September 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A press release from the Leadership Group of the U.S.-Muslim Engagement Project has announced the release of its report entitled ” entitled Changing Course: A New Direction for U.S. Relations with the Muslim World. ” According to the announcement:
Today at the National Press Club, the bipartisan Leadership Group of the U.S.-Muslim Engagement Project released its report entitled Changing Course: A New Direction for U.S. Relations with the Muslim… Continue reading
CAIR Complains TO FEC About “Obsession” Video
GlobalMB @ September 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) has announced that it has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) over the distribution of a DVD concerning radical Islam that CAIR calls “an anti-Muslim film.” According to the announcement :
The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is urging the FEC to investigate whether the Clarion Fund, a non-profit organization that distributed DVDs containing “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War… Continue reading
U.S. Scholar Linked To U.S. Muslim Brotherhood To Join Naval Academy
GlobalMB @ September 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
U.S. media is reporting that Akbar Ahmed, a scholar with ties to the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, will be joining the U.S. Naval Academy in the fall. According to one report:
An expert on Islam is joining the U.S. Naval Academy this fall. Akbar Ahmed, who is also a cultural anthropologist and the former high commissioner of Pakistan to Britain, will fill a new chair for Middle East Studies. He… Continue reading
Al Qaeda Leader Criticizes Muslim Brotherhood In 911 Anniversary Video
GlobalMB @ September 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
An Internet news portal has reported that Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has focused criticism for the first time on the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in a vide released on the seven anniversary of the 911 attacks. According to the report:
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are among several Arab leaders considered enemies of Al-Qaeda, according to a new video released by the terror network.Their names… Continue reading
Italian Official Urges Caution On Proposed Bologna Mosque Linked To Muslim Brotherhood
GlobalMB @ September 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Italian news agency has reported that an Italian state official has expressed caution on building a mosque in the Bologna suburbs which is linked to the Unione delle Comunità ed organizzazioni Islamiche in Italia (UCOII). According to the report:
In response to inquiries by the Italian parliament, The Home Office undersecretary, Alfredo Mantovano has expressed caution on building a mosque in the Bologna suburbs with links to the “controversial”… Continue reading
Bosnia Grand Mufti Issues Statement On First Bosnian Gay Festival
GlobalMB @ September 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Mustafa Ceric, the Grand Mufti of Bosnia, issued a statement on the opening of Bosnia’ first gay-festival in which he both called the event a provocation while urging tolerance. According to one media report:
Bosnia’s first-ever gay festival opens this week amid fears of violence, with homophobia overriding usual divisions among the country’s wartime foes — Muslims, Serbs and Croats. The Muslim majority is particularly upset about the four-day Queer… Continue reading
Second Holy Land Terrorism Financing Trial Opens Today
GlobalMB @ September 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
U.S. media is widely reporting on the opening of the second trial involving the Holy Land Foundation, a charity tied to the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood, on charges of helping to finance Hamas. According to a report by the Washington Post:
The government’s largest terrorism financing case returned to a courtroom in Dallas this week as prosecutors once again try to secure criminal convictions against five men for allegedly raising… Continue reading
RECOMMENDED READING: New Court Filing Provides Detail On U.S. Brotherhood Palestine Committee
GlobalMB @ September 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The NEFA Foundation has posted a court filing by federal prosecutors which provides further detail on the Palestine Committee of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood. According to the document:
By the outbreak of the First Intifada, the Muslim Brotherhood in the United States was significant and well organized. In 1987, the governing body of the International Muslim Brotherhood decided to focus its mission on the Palestinian issue, and directed that… Continue reading
Senate Witnesses Disagree On FBI Outreach To CAIR
GlobalMB @ September 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A Congressional Quarterly website reported on July Senate hearings in which various experts disagreed on the wisdom of FBI outreach efforts to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). According to the report, Hudson Senior Fellow and Muslim-American Zeyno Baran strongly argued against the program:
The FBI’s outreach efforts to the Council on American-Islamic Relations have been counterproductive, according to an expert at a Senate hearing on countering violent Islamism… Continue reading
German Muslim Brotherhood To Hold 50-Year Celebration
GlobalMB @ September 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Islamische Gemeinschaft in Deutschland (IGD), representing the Muslim Brotherhood in Germany, has announced it’s annual meeting which this year celebrates the 50 year anniversary of its founding. According to the announcement , speakers to be appearing include:
- Essam Al Bashir former Minister of Religious Affairs in the political party of Hassan Al-Turabi
- Prof. Essam Al Attar head of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood
- Prof. Tariq Ramadan one of the
Mosque Linked To Muslim Brotherhood Opens In Boston
GlobalMB @ September 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Local media has reported that a new Boston mosque with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood has begun its operations. According to the report:
Every night since the start of Ramadan this month, hundreds of Muslims have been gathering for evening prayers at the mosque, now called the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center. Officials of the Muslim American Society, which is overseeing the project, say they plan to gradually… Continue reading
Egyptian Newspaper Says Muslim Brotherhood Has Revived Paramilitary Wing
GlobalMB @ September 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
An Egyptian newspaper reported in July on comments made by a member of the Muslim Brotherhood advisory council indicating that the group had revived its so-called “Special Organization”, the Brotherhood’s paramilitary wing in the 1940′s and 1950′s. According to the report:
Member of the Muslim Brotherhood advisory council Abdel-Sattar el-Meligi said the group has a “special organization” comprising a number of extremists and isolationists, noting that they don’t carry… Continue reading
CORRECTION: Asbahi Not Replaced As Reported
GlobalMB @ September 17, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A previous post made reference to a replacement for Mazen Asbahi, the Obama campaign outreach coordinator for Muslim affiars who resigned following an inquiry from the Wall Street Journal about his ties to the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood. Rashida Tlaib, who was discussed in a local newspaper article, was selected only as a Muslim/Arab outreach coordinator for Michigan and not as Asbahi’s replacement as reported in that post… Continue reading
Norwegian Islamic Council Attempts To Clarify Its Stance On Homosexuality
GlobalMB @ September 17, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A Norwegian left-leaning newspaper has reported that the Islamic Council of Norway (ICN), a Norwegian umbrella organization tied to the global Muslim Brotherhood, has clarified its stance regarding homosexuality. According to the report:
The Islamic Council of Norway doesn’t want homosexuals, Muslim or not, to be in the closet. They live in Norway, a democratic country, and they are free to come out, says Senaid Kobilica of the Islamic… Continue reading
BREAKING NEWS: Anwar Ibrahim Claims He Can Bring Down Malaysian Government
GlobalMB @ September 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Global media is widely reporting that Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, closely tied to the global Muslim Brotherhood, has said that he now has sufficient parliamentary backing to “bring down the government.” According to one report:
Malaysia’s insurgent opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, said Tuesday that he had secured enough parliamentary backing to bring down the government but that he hoped to negotiate a quiet departure by Prime Minister… Continue reading
BREAKING NEWS: Indian Student Group Tied To Global Muslim Brotherhood Blamed For New Delhi Blasts
GlobalMB @ September 15, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Global media is widely reporting that the Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), a group tied to the global Muslim Brotherhood, is behind the recent bomb attacks in New Delhi. According to one report
A group calling itself the Indian Mujahideen claimed responsibility for the attacks and for bombings in the western city of Jaipur in May that killed… Continue reading
Muslim World League Reported Active In Uganda
GlobalMB @ September 15, 2008 # No Comment Yet
An African news portal has reported that the Muslim World League (MWL) together with an important Saudi charity, has released approximately $34 million for care of orphans in Uganda. According to the report:
ISLAMIC organisations have released sh129.3m for orphans in various parts of Uganda. The Muslim World League and the International Islamic Relief Organisation (IIRO) gave the money at a function held at the IIRO headquarters in Old… Continue reading
Muslim Brotherhood Attempts To Break Israeli Blockade of Gaza
GlobalMB @ September 15, 2008 # No Comment Yet
An Egyptian newspaper has reported that the Muslim Brotherhood was the “driving force” behind campaigns aimed at ending the Israeli blockade of Gaza and the Hamas government. According to the report:
Ideological opponents from across the political spectrum have banded together to launch campaigns to lift the siege on Gaza and reopen the Rafah crossing. The initial aim of the campaign is to officially reopen the Rafah border crossing… Continue reading
Minnesota School Tied To Muslim Brotherhood Resists Ordered Changes
GlobalMB @ September 11, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Local media has reported on an ongoing controversy between Minnesota State officials and an Islamic charter school with close connections to the Muslim American Society (MAS) and Islamic Relief, two organizations tied to the global Muslim Brotherhood. According to the report:
Last week, Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy (TiZA) and the Minnesota Department of Education appeared to reach an understanding in the controversy over whether Islam is being promoted at… Continue reading
IIIT To Act As Consultant To Proposed Bosnian University; Grand Mufti Wants To Train European Imams
GlobalMB @ September 11, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) has issued a short but important announcement that it wants to act as a consultant to a proposed new University in Bosnia and that Bosnian Grand Mufti Mustafa Siric (aka Ceric) wants to train imams from Europe in Bosnia under his supervision. According to the announcement:
Dr. Jamal Barzinji, VP of IIIT, accompanied by Dr. Anas al-Sheikh Ali, Director of IIIT London… Continue reading
Muslim Brotherhood Speaker Gives Dubai Talk On Science And The Quran
GlobalMB @ September 10, 2008 # No Comment Yet
An Islamic news agency has reported that Dr. Zaghloul El Naggar, an important yet largely unknown figure in the global Muslim Brotherhood, spoke at a Dubai cultural forum attended by a member of the Dubai ruling family. According to the report:
Muslims should not only recite the Holy Quran on a regular basis, but also deeply reflect over its verses, observed the renowned Egyptian… Continue reading
IIIT Leaders Visit Lebanon To Discuss New University; Group Meets with Lebanese Prime Minister
GlobalMB @ September 10, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The website of the International Institute of Islamic Thought, a part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood has reported that three of it’s leader visited Lebanon in early August where they discussed their plans to establish a new university in Lebanon. According to the report:
Dr. AbdulHamid AbuSulayman, accompanied by Dr. Ahmad Totonji, VP of Administration and Dr. Jamal Barzinji, VP of Publications, visited Lebanon… Continue reading
Founding Father Of U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Given Award By ISNA
GlobalMB @ September 9, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The website of the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) has announced that Dr. Jamal Barzinji, one of the IIIT founders, was awarded a Community Service award by the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). According to the announcement :
Dr. Jamal Barzinji, vice President of IIIT, was awarded Islamic Society of North America’s annual Dr. Mahboob Khan Community Service Award at the Community… Continue reading
Dutch Media Reports On Connections Between German Muslim Brotherhood Leader And Turkish Islamists
GlobalMB @ September 9, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Dutch English-language news portal is reporting on an article in a Dutch newspaper which details the connection of Ibrahim El-Zayat, the leader of the German Muslim Brotherhood, to the Turkish Islamist organization known as Milli Gorus. According to the report:
The Party for Freedom (PVV) is demanding a ban on Turkish mosque organisation Milli Gorus. The opposition party… Continue reading
U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Issues Flood Of Support For Palestinian Islamic Jihad Leader
GlobalMB @ September 8, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The U.S. Muslim Brotherhood has reacted with a flood of support to Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Sami-Al-Arian who was recently released from prison pending his trial on charges of refusing to testify before a grand jury. The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) issued a press release calling the case “disturbing”:
“We welcome Dr. Al-Arian’s release and hope that it is an indication that justice may ultimately… Continue reading