U.K. Muslim Brotherhood Launches Anti-Islamaphobia Campaign
GlobalMB @ June 30, 2009 # No Comment Yet
U.K. far-left media are reporting the launch of a new campaign against “Islamaphobia” called Kafa (Arabic for “enough”). According to one report, the campaign was launched by the U.K. Muslim Brotherhood and the far-left Stop the War Coalition (SWC):
Around 200 people attended the launch of Kafa (Arabic for “enough”) in east London on Friday of last week. This timely campaign against Islamophobia was called by the Stop the… Continue reading
CAIR To Distribute Free Qurans To U.S. Leaders
GlobalMB @ June 30, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) has announced a campaign to distribute free copies of the Quran to “100,000 local, state and national leaders.” According to the announcement:
On Tuesday, June 30, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will hold a news conference in Washington, D.C., to announce the launch of a major campaign to distribute free copies of the Quran, Islam’s revealed text, to 100,000 local, state… Continue reading
European Muslim Brotherhood Reacts To Sarkozy Comments On Burqa
GlobalMB @ June 29, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The European Muslim Brotherhood is reacting to French President Sarkozy’s comments critical of the burqa, an enveloping outer garment worn by women in some Islamic traditions for the purpose of cloaking the entire body. Ahmed Jaballah (aka Ahmed Gaballah), head of the European Institute of Human Sciences and member of European Council for Fatwa and Research, criticized the timing of the decision according to an Al Arabiya report:
“I believe… Continue reading
MPAC Issues Statement Criticizing Iranian Government Violence
GlobalMB @ June 29, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Five days following a GMBDR post noting that the Muslim Public Affairs Council was one of the many U.S. Muslim Brotherhood organization which had not issued statements on Iran, the organization has issued a statement condemning the use of deadly force against demonstrators:
The disputed election results in Iran have snowballed into a historical crossroads for the nation and its ruling principles. As President Barack Obama has accurately… Continue reading
RECOMMENDED READING: “Is Al Jazeera Part Of The Muslim Brothers’ Program?”
GlobalMB @ June 28, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Jerusalem Post has run an article which explores the role of the Muslim Brotherhood at Al Jazeera. According to the article:
The meteoric rise of the network and its increasing popularity have led many political and media commentators in the Arab world to wonder exactly who or what was behind what appears to be its main purpose: encouraging opposition and promoting incitement against Arab regimes, exposing the corruption… Continue reading
U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Attends Congressional Muslim Staffers Social
GlobalMB @ June 28, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Minaret of Freedom Institute has announced the holding of the Congressional Muslim Staffers Association social on June 19. According to the announcement, the event was attended by three of the major U.S. Muslim Brotherhood organizations:
Congressional Muslim Staffers Association (CSMA) held their 2nd annual Summer Interns and fellow social with Congressman Andre Carson and Congressman Keith Ellison as guest speakers. However, the event was deceptive by title due… Continue reading
BREAKING NEWS: FBI Assistant Director Reported To Have Met With ISNA Vice-President
GlobalMB @ June 25, 2009 # No Comment Yet
A number of blogs and media outlets are reporting on a letter said to be authored by a knowledgeable source who says that the FBI Executive Assistant Director was to meet yesterday with the Vice-President of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) following the official decision by the FBI to use ISNA as ” their official point of contact with the American Muslim community”:
Today, FBI Executive Assistant Director… Continue reading
BREAKING NEWS: New U.S. Special Representative Announced For Muslim Outreach; Appointee Organizer Of Conference Featuring U.S. Muslim Brotherhood
GlobalMB @ June 25, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The U.S. Department of State has announced the appointment of Kashmir-born Farah Pandith as special representative to Muslim communities. According to the announcement:
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has appointed Farah Pandith to serve as special representative to Muslim communities, in charge of a new office that is responsible for outreach with Muslims around the world. According… Continue reading
U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Funded Islamist Arms Network In Early 1990′s
GlobalMB @ June 25, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The New York Times has released a document from the German government indicating that U.S. Muslim Brotherhood contributed funds in the early 1990′s to the Islamist charity known as theThird World Relief Agency. According to the report, the following contributions were made to accounts controlled by TWRA:
- Ahmed Tonji $597,000 (based on historical currency values)
- Islamic Circle of North America $184,000
As detailed in a Hudson Institute report, Dr… Continue reading
Tampa Mayor Ends “Cair Day”
GlobalMB @ June 24, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Tampa Tribune is reporting that the Tampa mayor has decided to end annual proclamations of “CAIR Day” in the city honoring the Council on American Islamic Relations. According to the report:
Mayor Pam Iorio has decided to halt proclamations of an annual day in Tampa for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, an organization that says it seeks to defend the civil rights of Muslims in the United States… Continue reading
ISNA Hopes Obama Will Attend National Convention In July
GlobalMB @ June 23, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Indianapolis Star is reporting that the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is hoping that President Obama will make an appearance at it annual convention in July. According to the report:
The Plainfield-based Islamic Society of North America is holding out hope President Barack Obama might make an appearance at its convention this year in Washington, D.C., over the Fourth of July weekend. But even if Obama doesn’t… Continue reading
George Galloway In The U.S. To Raise Funds For Gaza Convoy
GlobalMB @ June 23, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Various left-wing media are reporting that British parliamentarian George Galloway has returned to the United States in organize a convoy intended to travel from Cairo to Gaza with hundreds of American citizens and $10 million in medical supplies. According to one report:
We were all moved to tears of grief and anger when Israel launched its murderous bombardment against the people of Gaza in December and January. Millions of… Continue reading
FIOE Holds Fourth General Assembly In Turkey
GlobalMB @ June 22, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Federation of Islamic Organizations (FIOE) has issued a statement on its Fourth General Assembly which was held in Turkey from June 4th to June 7th. According to the statement:
Mr.Chakib Bin Makhlof, the President of the Federation presented a report on the activities of the executive office during the previous year, focusing on the most important achievements and… Continue reading
Global Muslim Brotherhood Responses To Iranian Crisis
GlobalMB @ June 21, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Of all the organizations and individuals comprising the global Muslim Brotherhood, only two U.S. organizations have yet responded to the recent events in Iran. The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) has said only that it is “troubled” by the recent arrests of journalists, political opposition leaders, and human rights activists, and chose to call only for the release of Dr. Ebrahim Yazdi (aka Ibrahim Yazdi), himself close to the… Continue reading
Iranian Opposition Figure Tied To U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Arrested And Released In Tehran
GlobalMB @ June 21, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The global media is reporting on the arrest and release in Iran of Ibrahim Yazdi (aka Ebraham Yazdi) a former deputy prime minister and later foreign minister in the early days of the Khomeini government. According to a CNN report:
A former Iranian deputy prime minister pulled from his hospital bed and arrested Wednesday was taken to a… Continue reading
Mauritanian Muslim Brotherhood Identified
GlobalMB @ June 19, 2009 # No Comment Yet
In an article on elections in the African country of Mauritania, The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood website has identified the “Islamic Movement” as affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood and provided a biography of , said to be one of the Movement’s most prominent leaders. According to the article:
According to observers, The Islamists have great and active electoral power… Continue reading
Documents Establish Congressman’s Trip To Saudi Arabia Paid For By Muslim American Society
GlobalMB @ June 19, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Documents have been posted online confirming that the Muslim American Society (MAS) did in fact paid for a two week pilgrimage to Mecca by Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison as reported in a post from last year. According to a post on the Powerline blog:
We’ve written several times about Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison’s hajj to Mecca, most recently here. A spokesman for Ellison, the first Muslim Congressman, first… Continue reading
Bosnian Grand Mufti Says Iran Good Friend Of Bosnia Herzegovina
GlobalMB @ June 17, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Iranian media has reported that Mustafa Ceric, the Grand Mufti of Bosnia, told former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in a meeting that he considers Iran a “good friend” of his country.” According to a report in the Tehran Times:
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Tuesday that the Balkan region is Islam’s gate of entry to the western world. However, certain European countries are sensitive to the spread… Continue reading
OBITUARY: Fathi Yakan- Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood Leader
GlobalMB @ June 16, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Lebanese media is reporting on the death of Muslim Brotherhood leader Fathi Yakan (aka Fathy Yakan). According to a report in the Daily Star:
BEIRUT: The Islamic Action Front announced Saturday the death of its leader Fathi Yakan. He was 76 years old. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Grand Mufti Mohammad Rasheed Qabbani and an array of political and… Continue reading
Muslim American Society Mosque To Open Later This Month
GlobalMB @ June 16, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Local media is reporting on the scheduled opening later this month of the controversial Boston mosque known as the Roxbury Mosque, associated with the Muslim American Society (MAS). According to a report in the Boston Globe:
The Muslim American Society, which is operating the new Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center, or ISBCC, has scheduled two days of events to celebrate the completion of the building. The building had… Continue reading
U.K. IIIT Leader Awarded Order Of The British Empire
GlobalMB @ June 15, 2009 # No Comment Yet
British media is reporting that Dr Anas Al-Shaikh Ali, Academic adviser to the London office of the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) has been awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE), the 4th highest of fives classes of British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. According to the British… Continue reading
Virgina Congressman Gives Speech About CAIR On House Floor
GlobalMB @ June 15, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Rep. Frank Wolfe, a Congressman from the 10th District of Virginia, has recently given a speech on the House floor concerning the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR). The introduction to the speech reads as follows:
MADAM SPEAKER, As ranking member on the Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations subcommittee, which last week considered the FY 2010 appropriations bill, I have a keen interest in and oversight responsibility for a host of counterterrorism-related… Continue reading
U.S. Islamic Convert Tied To U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Says He Is Principal Adviser To Hamas Leader
GlobalMB @ June 15, 2009 # No Comment Yet
In a response to the recent President Obama speech to the Muslim world, Islamic convert Robert Crane makes the interesting admission that he is a “principal adviser” to Hamas leader Ahmed Yousef. In an article in the American Muslim, Dr Crane writes:
The best approach was taken by Dr. Ahmed Yousef, for whom I served in the 1990s… Continue reading
CSID 10th Annual Conference Echoes Past Themes
GlobalMB @ June 14, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy has issued a report on its 10th Annual conference, held on May 5 and described as follows:
The election of President Barack Hussein Obama on November 4, 2008, meant perhaps more for the rest of the world than it did for the United States. It signified a turn away from the divisive politics of the past administration and the start… Continue reading
Muslim American Society President Loses Virginia Primary Election
GlobalMB @ June 11, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Muslim American Society President Esam Omeish has lost the June 2009 Democratic primary in Virginian House District 35. According to election results, Dr. Omeish finished 3rd out of four candidates with 15.7% of the vote as opposed to the 55.1% received by the winner in a landslide result. Dr. Omeish was also reported to be the top donor to his campaign contributing $52,000 of the some $90,000 total contributions… Continue reading
John Esposito Adopts Muslim Brotherhood Positions In Response To Obama Speech
GlobalMB @ June 10, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Georgetown University academic John Esposito has responded to President Obama’s speech to the Muslim world in Cairo by echoing all of the major themes of the U.S Muslim Brotherhood as detailed in earlier posts. Dr. Esposito opens his statement with praise for the speech and by asserting that the speech acknowledged that the problems between the Islamic world and the West result not from a “clash of civilizations”… Continue reading
Qaradawi Says Purpose Of Interfaith Dialogue With Christians Is Conversion And Action Against Israel
GlobalMB @ June 10, 2009 # No Comment Yet
A Qatari newspaper has reported that Youssef Qaradawi has said that the major purpose of Muslim interfaith dialogue with Christians to “invite” them to Islam and “to stand up together against Zionism and the Israeli arrogance and tyranny.” In his statement, Dr. Qaradawi first responds to a question about conversion by saying that God has ordered Muslims to “Invite… Continue reading
Qaradawi Urges Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Leader Not To Change Decision On Resignation
GlobalMB @ June 9, 2009 # No Comment Yet
An Egyptian newspaper has reported that Youssef Qaradawi has urged Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Mahdi Akef not to change his decision to resign as head of the Egyptian Brotherhood. According to a MEMRI translation:
Sheikh Yousef Al-Qaradhawi, head of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, met in Cairo with Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt General Guide Muhammad Mahdi ‘Akef late last month, who told him about the pressure he… Continue reading
U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Leader Invited By Hillary Clinton To Participate In National Conference Call
GlobalMB @ June 9, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The state election campaign for Esam Omeish, the President of the Muslim American Society (MAS), has announced that the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the State Department invited Muslim American Society President Esam Omeish to a National Conference Call to discuss reaction to President Obama’s Speech to the Muslim World. According to the announcement:
Secretary of State… Continue reading
Bosnian Grand Mufti Says Islamic Law Compatible With Constitution, Will Visit Iran
GlobalMB @ June 8, 2009 # No Comment Yet
A Serbian news agency is reporting that Bosnian Grand Mufti Mustafa Ceric has made comments indicating that he believes that Shari’ah [Islamic law] is not contrary to the constitution of Bosnia/Herzegovina. According to the report:
Head of the Islamic Community in B-H [Bosnia-Hercegovina], Mustafa Ceric, believes Shari’ah [Islamic law] is not contrary to the B-H Constitution. “Shari’ah is a… Continue reading
