George Galloway To Speak With MAS Leader At Fundraiser; Conspiracy To Damage Event Alleged
GlobalMB @ March 31, 2009 # No Comment Yet
A small Northern Virginia Muslim newspaper announced a fundraising event at which British parliamentarian George Galloway and Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation Executive Director Mahdi Bray were scheduled to appear. According to the announcement :
… a fundraising event titled “Reaction Time” will take place at Falls Church High School in Northern Virginia on Sunday afternoon, March 29. Known for its provocative, human rights oriented speaker list, the “Reaction… Continue reading
New Evidence Suggests Further Links From German Muslim Brotherhood To Hamas
GlobalMB @ March 30, 2009 # No Comment Yet
New evidence developed by the GMBDR raises possible links between German Muslim Brotherhood leaders and Hamas. As reported in earlier posts, German law enforcement is in the midst of a police investigation into seven individuals on suspicion of forming a criminal association and intending to commit a crime by obtaining funds for its “politico-religious and ultimately Islamist goals.” The major subject of that investigation is Ibrahim El-Zayat, the leader… Continue reading
President Obama, The Alliance of Civilizations, And The Return Of John Esposito
GlobalMB @ March 29, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Turkish media has reported that U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Turkey between April 6-7 to attend an annual forum of the Alliance of Civilizations (AOC) in Istanbul, an organization which is represented in the U.S. and Europe by individuals sympathetic to the global Muslim Brotherhood. According to the AOC website, the AOC “High Level Group Members” in… Continue reading
BREAKING NEWS: Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide To Step Down Soon
GlobalMB @ March 26, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Global media is reporting that Mohammed Mahdi Akef, the current Supreme Guide of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, has announced that he will not seek a second term and will step down within a few months. According to an AFP report:
The head of Egypt’s most powerful opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said on Thursday that he will… Continue reading
Conflict Escalates Between MCB and U.K. Government
GlobalMB @ March 26, 2009 # No Comment Yet
U.K. media is reporting on the escalation of the conflict between the government and the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) over a government minister’s call for the resignation of its Deputy Secretary. According to a report in the Guardian newspaper:
Britain’s largest Muslim body has accused ministers of wanting to “undermine its independence” by demanding one of its leaders be removed from office. The accusation is the strongest public… Continue reading
Obama Administration Continues Bush-Era Ban On Tariq Ramadan Entry Into the U.S.
GlobalMB @ March 26, 2009 # No Comment Yet
U.S media has been reporting on the Obama administration decision to continue the Bush-era decision to bar Muslim Brotherhood leader Tariq Ramadan from entering the U.S. According to a Reuters report:
A lawyer arguing on behalf of the Obama administration on Tuesday echoed Bush administration policies to back a decision to deny one of Europe’s leading Muslim intellectuals entry to the United States. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Jones told a… Continue reading
French Jews End Dialog With French Muslim Brotherhood
GlobalMB @ March 25, 2009 # No Comment Yet
An Israeli newspaper is reporting that the organization representing French Jews has decided not to renew dialog with the French Muslim Brotherhood as a result of “virulent” anti-Israeli rhetoric. According to a report in the Jerusalem Post:
The Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF), the umbrella body of French Jewry, will not renew dialogue with French Muslim groups that equated Operation Cast Lead in Gaza with the Holocaust, the… Continue reading
Ayman Aly Dropped From German Investigation Into Muslim Brotherhood
GlobalMB @ March 25, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Sources in Germany and Austria are reporting that Ayman Aly has been dropped as a subject in the ongoing criminal investigation into leaders of the German Muslim Brotherhood. As reported in earlier posts, German law enforcement is in the midst of a police investigation into seven individuals on suspicion of forming a criminal association and intending to commit a crime by obtaining funds for its “politico-religious and ultimately Islamist… Continue reading
Florida Group Led By Former CAIR Officials Holds Event Surrounded By Controversy
GlobalMB @ March 24, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Local media has reported on the controversy surrounding “Florida Capitol Day” an event held two weeks ago and sponsored by the former executive director of the Tampa office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). According to a report in the Charlotte Sun:
The organizer of a day that brought nearly 200 Florida Muslims to the state Capitol to lobby politicians Tuesday was called a “known terrorist sympathizer”… Continue reading
RECOMMENDED READING: “Varieties Of Islamism In Yemen: The Logic Of Integration Under Pressure”
GlobalMB @ March 24, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Gloria Center, an Israeli research center, has issued a report titled “Varieties Of Islamism In Yemen: The Logic Of Integration Under Pressure” which contains a description of the Muslim Brotherhood in Yemen, usually referred to as the Al-Islah party. According to the report:
….the al-Islah (Reform) party, generally described as the Yemeni branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. This party was created in September 1990, bringing together Islamist figures… Continue reading
RECOMMENDED READING: “The Union of Good: INTERPAL and the U.K. Member Organizations:
GlobalMB @ March 24, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The NEFA Foundation has released a new report in its Union of Good series titled “The Union of Good: INTERPAL and the U.K. Member Organizations.” According to the report synopsis:
The Union of Good (UG) is a coalition of Islamic charities that provides financial support to both the Hamas “social” infrastructure, as well as its terrorist activities. In November 2008, the U.S. Treasury Department designated the UG stating… Continue reading
ANALYSIS: Death Of Its Leader Prompts Speculation About Muslim Brotherhood “International Organization”
GlobalMB @ March 23, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Muslim World News has produced a summary of developments following the death of an Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leader on Friday. According to the MWN report, Dr. Hasan al-Huwaidi was the head of the Brotherhood’s “International Organisation” and discussions are underway about a replacement:
On Friday (13/3/2009) it was announced that Dr. Hasan al-Huwaidi, the Muslim Brotherhood’s former General Supervisor [muraqib ‘am] in Syria, died in Jordan. Huwaidi was buried in… Continue reading
U.K. Government Severs Relations With Muslim Council Of Britain Over Statement Signed By Deputy Secretary-General
GlobalMB @ March 22, 2009 # No Comment Yet
A U.K Newspaper is reporting that the British government has severed relations with the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) over a statement signed by Dr. Daud Abdullah, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), calling for a “third Jihadist front” centred on Gaza. According to a report in the Independent:
The Government has severed relations with the country’s leading Muslim organisation, saying a senior member is… Continue reading
Rotterdam Launches Investigation Tariq Ramadan Over Alleged Remarks On Gays And Women
GlobalMB @ March 22, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Dutch media is reporting on alleged anti-gay and anti-woman statements by Tariq Ramadan, an important leader of the global Muslim Brotherhood. According to one report:
Rotterdam city council is launching an investigation of alleged anti-gay and anti-woman statements by Tariq Ramadan. This Islamic scientist advises the city on integration policy. Gay magazine Gay Krant yesterday published a translation… Continue reading
Turkish Creationist Promoted By Global Brotherhood In Struggle With American Scientist
GlobalMB @ March 19, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Wall Street Journal has reported on the controversy between Adan Oktar, a Turkish writer promoted by the global Muslim Brotherhood and best known for his Islamic theories on evolution, and American scientist Richard Dawkins. According to the Journal report.
As scientists around the world celebrate the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s seminal work on evolution, Adnan Oktar… Continue reading
RECOMMENDED READING: “Scandinavian Trials Demonstrate Difficulty of Obtaining Terrorist Financing Convictions”
GlobalMB @ March 19, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Jamestown Foundation has issued a short report discussing some of the issues involved with recent acquittals in Sweden and Denmark of officers of the Al-Aqsa Foundation on charges of funding Hamas. According to the report summary:
As the international community gears up for reconstruction efforts in Gaza, a number of European Union members are grappling with the question of how to deal with the alleged funding… Continue reading
Virginia Saudi-Funded School Faces New Accusations
GlobalMB @ March 18, 2009 # No Comment Yet
A FOX news report has reported that the Islamic Saudi Academy, a controversial Saudi-funded school in Northern Virginia with possible ties to the global Muslim Brotherhood, has unsuccessfully revised its textbooks in an attempt at defusing accusations that its textbooks promote religious intolerance and hated. According to the report:
An Islamic school in Northern Virginia has revised its religious textbooks in an apparently unsuccessful move aimed at ending longtime… Continue reading
IIIT France Co-Sponsors First Swiss Course On Swiss Society For Imams
GlobalMB @ March 18, 2009 # No Comment Yet
A Swiss news portal has reported that the French office of the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) is the co-sponsor of the first Swiss course offered to imams and Muslim community leaders on Swiss society. According to the report:
Fribourg University is to be the first Swiss institution to offer a course to imams and Muslim community leaders on understanding how Swiss society works. The vocational training is… Continue reading
U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Threatens To Cut Ties With The FBI
GlobalMB @ March 17, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The American Muslim Taskforce (AMT), a coalition of U.S. Muslim Brotherhood organizations, has issued a statement threatening to suspend outreach efforts with the FBI and claiming that “FBI abuses” are damaging U.S. interests internationally. The statement recounts recent events upon which its claims are based.” First, the statement described an undercover FBI informant used in Southern California mosques as an “agent provocateur. As an earlier post discussed, the… Continue reading
CAIR Charges U.S. Congressman With Seeking Political Payback Over Letter To FBI
GlobalMB @ March 16, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) has accused a Virginia member of the U.S. House of Representatives of abusing his office by contacting the FBI seeking further information about CAIR. According to a Fox News report:
Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., sent the letter on Feb. 2 after FOXNews.com report that the bureau had severed ties with the Council on American-Islamic Relations amid mounting evidence that the group was… Continue reading
U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Hosts French Muslims At IIIT
GlobalMB @ March 16, 2009 # No Comment Yet
An announcement by the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) illustrates how the U.S. government is assisting the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood in establishing relationships with foreign Muslims. According to the announcement : [Editor's note: the multiple typos and incomplete sentences below are in the original text]:
A group of twelve French Muslims who are studying for a degree in Islamic Studies at IIIT France recently completed an intensive certificate… Continue reading
Qaradawi Renews Attacks On Shiites
GlobalMB @ March 15, 2009 # No Comment Yet
An Egyptian newspaper has reported that Youssef Qaradawi, perhaps the most important leader of the global Muslim Brotherhood, has made more comments warning about the dangers of Shiite “exansion” to the Sunni community. According to the report:
Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi Chairman of “World Federation of Muslim Scholars,” warning of the risk of expansion Shiite Sunni communities, as a dangerous threat to the identity of the Sunni countries, strongly criticized… Continue reading
Prominent Muslim Council Of Britain Member May Face Charges In Stabbing Incident
GlobalMB @ March 15, 2009 # No Comment Yet
A U.K newspaper is reporting that Inayat Bunglawala, a prominent member of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) may faces charges over a stabbing incident at his home. According to a report in the Daily Mail:
Inayat Bunglawala is waiting to find out whether he will face charges over an alleged stabbing A Muslim who advised the Government… Continue reading
Afghan Government Seeks U.S. Support For Negotiations With Controversial Former Mujahedeen Tied To Muslim Brotherhood
GlobalMB @ March 12, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The New York Times has reported that the Afghan government has been exploring possible negotiations with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, a controversial former mujahedeen with ties to the global Muslim Brotherhood. According to the NYT report, these negotiations could end up being supported by the U.S.:
Even as President Barack Obama floated the idea of negotiating with moderate elements of… Continue reading
Further Suspects Named In German Investigation Of Muslim Brotherhood
GlobalMB @ March 11, 2009 # No Comment Yet
A German newspaper has reported further details on the ongoing investigation of financial crimes alleged to have been committed by leaders of the German Muslim Brotherhood. According to the translated report:
Ahmad al-Khalifa, eloquent preacher and head of the mosque in the Munich neighborhood of Freimann appeared rather monosyllabic Tuesday. Police and prosecutors arrived at his house and mosque and three other places in Munich and Garching at 6AM… Continue reading
U.K Muslim Brotherhood Charges “Witch Hunt” By Government
GlobalMB @ March 10, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Muslim Association of Britain has accused the U.K. government of a “witch hunt” in connection with a newspaper report indicating that Dr. Daud Abdullah, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), signed a statement calling for a “third Jihadist front” centred on Gaza. According to the MAB response:
The Observer on Sunday ran an inflammatory piece claiming Dr Daud Abdullah, Deputy Secretary-General of the… Continue reading
BREAKING NEWS: German Authorities Launch Major Investigation of German Muslim Brotherhood
GlobalMB @ March 10, 2009 # No Comment Yet
German law enforcement has announced a major police investigation involving the Muslim Brotherhood in Germany and Belgium. According to the announcement by the Munich police and Public Prosecutor’s office, searches were carried out of premises in various cities in Germany and Belgium today resulting from judicial orders against seven well-known but as yet unidentified individuals. However, given the description of the major figure in the investigation, it is almost… Continue reading
Scottish Islamic Foundation To Sponsor Muslim World Trade Expo
GlobalMB @ March 9, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Scottish Islamic Foundation (SIF) has announced that it is sponsoring an exposition later this year aimed at building trade ties between Scotland and the Muslim world. According to the announcement :
A major expo is being organised this year to build trade links between Scotland and the Muslim world. The Scottish-Islamic Foundation is behind ‘Etisal ‘09’, which means ‘connections’, and which also seeks to benefit the Scottish finance… Continue reading
Muslim Council Of Britain Leader Facing Calls For Resignation Over Gaza Statement
GlobalMB @ March 8, 2009 # No Comment Yet
U.K media is reporting on calls for the resignation of Dr Daud Abdullah, deputy director-general of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), following revalations that he signed a statement of religious scholar, clerics, and senior Hamas that called for a “third Jihadist front” centered on Gaza. According to a U.K. newspaper report:
One of the UK’s most influential Islamic leaders, who… Continue reading
ICNA Ad Campaign Expands To San Francisco
GlobalMB @ March 8, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) has announced the expansion of its advertising campaign to San Francisco. According to the announcement :
WhyIslam Bus Ad campaign, YOU DESERVE TO KNOW!, is started on February 9, 2009, with ads on more than 140 San Francisco MUNI buses…. ‘You Deserve to Know’ refers to the right of every person to know what Islam is really about. It also refers to… Continue reading
