8th Annual Reviving the Islamic Spirit Convention Features Muslim Brotherhood Leaders
GlobalMB @ December 29, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Islam Online has reported on the 8th Annual Reviving the Islamic Spirit convention held in Toronto over the Christmas weekend and which featured well known global Muslim Brotherhood leaders. According to the report:
A galaxy of Muslim scholars, intellectuals, professors and community leaders from across the world will address thousands of Muslims from North America expected to show up for the annual Reviving the Islamic Spirit (RIS) convention… Continue reading
Egyptian Brotherhood Website Continues Comparing Israel To Nazi Germany
GlobalMB @ December 29, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood website continues to post articles by a Palestinian journalist who frequently compares Israel and Israeli actions to Nazi Germany. In his latest piece, Khalid Amayreh discusses the “Nazi-like Israeli campaign” against Gaza:
Despite the passage of an entire one year since the cruel Israeli onslaught against the people of the Gaza Strip, the international community has done very little to remedy the effects and aftereffects… Continue reading
CAIR Public Service Announcement At Times Square
GlobalMB @ December 28, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) has reported a new public announcement called “I am Muslim, I am American,” which began recently on the CBS Super Screen in New York City’s Times Square. According to the report:
A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization announced today that its new public service announcement (PSA), called “I am Muslim, I am American,” began airing this morning on the CBS… Continue reading
MPAC Distorts News Reports On Israeli “Organ Harvesting” Controversy
GlobalMB @ December 28, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) has claimed that news reports are confirming the “theft” of human organs from dead Palestinians. According to the MPAC report:
Today, several prominent news outlets confirmed what the Israeli government initially denied and denounced as anti-Semitic — that Israeli doctors had extracted human organs from dead Palestinians during the 1988 intifada and into the 1990s. MPAC today called on the U.S. government to… Continue reading
FIOE Organization Invites Speaker To Germany Not Welcome In The U.S.
GlobalMB @ December 28, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The “The European Assembly for Imams and Spiritual Guiders” has announced a seminar scheduled for last week in Germany that featured a well-known Muslim Brotherhood scholar who had left the U.S. after his citizenship application had been suspended. According to the report:
The European Assembly for Imams and Spiritual Guiders is organizing a development program on December 23rd 2009 in the city of Wesel in Germany titled “European Dialogue… Continue reading
European Muslim Brotherhood Launches New Human Rights Organization
GlobalMB @ December 28, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The the Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe (FIOE) has launched a new organization known as the European Authority for the Defense of Muslim Rights. According to the announcement:
Muslims of Europe Organize the Inauguration Conference of the European Authority for the Defense of Muslim Rights in Brussels On the initiative of the Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe the Inauguration Conference for the European Authority for the Defense… Continue reading
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Elects New Governing Body
GlobalMB @ December 22, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Al-Jazeera has reported on the election by the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood of a new governing body, said to be dominated by religious conservatives. According to the report:
The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s main opposition group, has elected a new governing body. Most of the 16 members of the new Guidance Bureau, announced on Monday, are said to be conservatives. The vote was carried out amid deep division between the group’s… Continue reading
MPAC Suggests Itself In Fight Against Terrorism
GlobalMB @ December 22, 2009 # No Comment Yet
In responding to the arrest of five American Muslims in Pakistan, U.S.Muslim Brotherhood organizations have taken the opportunity to promote themselves as an alternative to radicalization. In its report titled “Strengthen America, Forging an Effective Counterterrorism Enterprise between Muslim Americans and Law Enforcement”, the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) recommends itself and other U.S. Muslim Brotherhood organizations as a bulwark and counter to radicalization. The report explains… Continue reading
Faisal Mawlawi Seriously Ill; Replaced As Leader Of Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood
GlobalMB @ December 21, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood web site is reporting that Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood leader Faisal Mawlawi is seriously ill and was replaced as General Secretary by Deputy Chairman Ibrahim al-Masri. According to the report:
Highly ranking sources from the Lebanese Islamic group asserted that the movement conducted an election which resulted in a victory for Ibrahim al-Masri as General… Continue reading
Union of Good Leader Writes Condolence Letter To WAMY
GlobalMB @ December 21, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The President of the Union of Good in Lebanon has written a letter to the Secretary-General of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) expressing condolences for the the recent floods in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. According to the WAMY web site, the letter read as follows:
The damage which our kinsfolk and brothers suffered in Jeddah has sored us with great pain, and left in our souls great impression… Continue reading
Prince Of Wales To Be Feautured Speaker At Islamic Relief Celebration
GlobalMB @ December 17, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The U.K. branch of Islamic Relief Worldwide has announced that the Prince of Wales will be one of the featured guests at its 25th anniversary gala dinner. The announcement also indicates that the event was endorsed by British Foreign Secretary David Miliband whose endorsement states:
What a fantastic honour and privilege it is to be in this room, populated with so many people who make such an outstanding contribution… Continue reading
IIIT Announces U.S. Council Of Scholars
GlobalMB @ December 17, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) has announced the formation of its Council of Scholars in the US. According to the announcement:
IIIT announced today, Wednesday, December 16th, 2009, the formation of the Council of Scholars in the US. The Council of Scholars is to provide advice to IIIT on academic matters. It is comprised of eight senior scholars from American and Canadian Universities who are professors of… Continue reading
RECOMMENDED READING: “Dawa and the Islamist Revival in the West” (Part 2)
GlobalMB @ December 16, 2009 # No Comment Yet
A previous post discussed an article titled “Dawa and the Islamist Revival in the West” by scholar Nina Wiedl in which she explores the views of global Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi. In the same article, the author explores the work of global Brotherhood leader Tariq Ramadan. Of particular interest is her focus on Ramadan’s attempt to make common cause with the European Left. The author notes that… Continue reading
Palestinian Return Center Holds Conference With U.N. Agency; British Minister Expected To Attend
GlobalMB @ December 16, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The The Palestinian Return Center (PRC) in London has announced that it will launch its international conference tomorrow and that both a British Minister and the U.N. agency known as UNRWA would be in attendance:” According to the announcement:
The Palestinian Return Center in London will launch its international conference entitled “UNRWA and the future of Palestinian refugees.” Tomorrow, Wednesday 16th December 2009. A British Minster from the Gordon… Continue reading
RECOMMENDED READING: “Dawa and the Islamist Revival in the West”
GlobalMB @ December 15, 2009 # No Comment Yet
In article titled “Dawa and the Islamist Revival in the West” scholar Nina Wiedl explores global Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi’s views on the role of Muslims in Europe. For a short description of Qaradawi’s background she describes Qaradawi’s position that Muslim settlement in the West is necessary for the conduct of “dawa”:
For Qaradawi, Muslim settlement in the West isn’t simply religiously permissible. It is, he argues, a… Continue reading
Egyptian Brotherhood Leader Says “Anti-Islamic Incitements” Growing In The West
GlobalMB @ December 14, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has reported on comments by Supreme Guide Mohammed Mahdi Akef in which he discusses what he calls “growing anti-Islamic incitements in Western societies.” According to a report on the groups web site:
In his weekly statement to the Muslim Brotherhood movement the chairman Mr. Mohammed Mahdi Akef, affirmed that the tyranny in all its means and colonialism and in all its forms are a means… Continue reading
Qaradawi Criticizes Christmas Celebrations In Qatar
GlobalMB @ December 14, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Gulf media is reporting that global Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi has criticized public celebrations of Christmas in Qatar where he resides. According to one report:
Prominent Islamic scholar Shaykh Yousuf al-Qaradawi yesterday criticized the public celebrations of Christmas in Qatar, saying that such celebrations would “undermine” the country’s Islamic identity.In his Friday sermon, Shaykh Qaradawi called the current practice of displaying Christmas trees and other Christmas-related decorations by local… Continue reading
Saudi School Planned For Dublin
GlobalMB @ December 13, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Islam Online is reporting on plans to build a Saudi school in Dublin, Ireland. According to the report:
Saudi plans to build a school in Ireland to meet the education needs of expatriate Saudis is meeting mixed reactions in the north-western European country. “…..Riyadh has announced plans to build a school in Dublin to serve the Saudi and Muslim community…..There are estimated 15 Saudi families in Ireland in addition… Continue reading
Egyptian Brotherhood Official Calls International Network “Ridiculous”
GlobalMB @ December 13, 2009 # No Comment Yet
An Egyptian Muslin Brotherhood official has called he idea of an international network Muslim Brotherhood network “ridiculous.” According to a report on the Egyptian Brotherhood website, Dr. Mohamed Saad Elewa stated:
In any normal circumstances, once accusing someone of something, there should be evidence available, followed by appeals against these charges and the denying of it. However, the charges we were accused of in this case only included evidences… Continue reading
More Reaction From Global Muslim Brotherhood On Swiss Minaret Ban
GlobalMB @ December 10, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The global Muslim Brotherhood continues to react to the Swiss decision to ban new minaret construction. Gulf media reported that Mohammed Mahdi Akef, “the Supreme Guide of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, said “the vote ran against international customs, human rights, and religious freedom.”The same media reported on the reaction of a leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami in Pakistan.
In Pakistan Khurshid Ahmad, vice president of the Islamic party Jamaat-e-Islami, said… Continue reading
U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Announces Health Care Initiative
GlobalMB @ December 9, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT) has announced that it has launched an interfaith initiative on health care reform According to the announcement:
As promised in September, the American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT) launched an interfaith initiative on genuine health care reform at an Oct. 14 Capitol Hill briefing. After the Muslim Health Care Professionals’ hearing the previous month (see November… Continue reading
ISNA Official Says Linking ISNA To Muslim Brotherhood Is “Muslim Bashing”
GlobalMB @ December 8, 2009 # No Comment Yet
An official of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) has called accusations that ISNA is part of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood “Muslim bashing” and compared use of Brotherhood documents introduced as Federal court evidence to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, the notorious anti-semitic Czarist forgery. According to an article by Louay Safi, the director of the ISNA Development Center:
Muslim bashing is the new cottage industry… Continue reading
Islamic Unity Conference Features U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Speakers
GlobalMB @ December 8, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Islamic media is reporting on an Islamic Unity conference to be held next week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and sponsored by the U.K.-based Ramadhan Foundation. According to the conference report:
Our capital city, Kuala Lumpur, is proud to host the upcoming 2nd International Muslim Unity Convention at the Putra World Trade Center (PWTC) on 15‐16 December 2009. The event is being hosted in partnership between the Ramadhan Foundation UK… Continue reading
Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood Threatens Switzerland With Economic Retaliation Over Minaret Ban
GlobalMB @ December 7, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Jordanian media is reporting that the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood has threatened Switzerland with retaliation from Arab Gulf states over the decision to ban new minaret construction, According to a report in the Jordan Times:
Switzerland will jeopardise its relations with the Arab and Muslim worlds if it “continues to discriminate against Muslims”, a top Jordanian Islamist warned… Continue reading
Israel Muslim Brotherhood Members Indicted In Israel
GlobalMB @ December 7, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Israeli media is reporting on the indictment of three Israeli Arabs suspecting of being members of the Israeli Muslim Brotherhood. According to one report:
Three Israeli Arabs from east Jerusalem were indicted Monday for suspected membership in the Muslim Brotherhood, a group affiliated with Hamas. The indictment includes charges of membership in a terror group and affiliation with an illegal group. The Jerusalem District Prosecution asked the court to… Continue reading
CAIR Issues 2009 Hate Crimes Report
GlobalMB @ December 6, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) has issued its 2009 annual report on hate crimes, once again using a new category to report an increase in incidents. According to the CAIR announcement:
An annual report released today by a prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization shows an increase in the total number of bias-related incidents, but a decrease in anti-Muslim hate crimes in 2008. The report… Continue reading
Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood Calls Obama Decision On Afghanistan “Hostile Step”
GlobalMB @ December 6, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The German Press Agency is reporting on a statement by the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood calling President Obama’s decision to send more troops to Afghanistan “a hostile step against the Arab and Islamic worlds.” According to the report:
The Islamic Action Front (IAF), Jordan’s largest political party, on Friday criticised as a “hostile” move against the Islamic world the decision by US President Barack Obama to send 30,000 troops to… Continue reading
European Muslim Brotherhood Leader Says Muslims Face “Nazi Spirit”
GlobalMB @ December 3, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The leader of the Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe has compared the Swiss decision to ban new minaret construction to the Nazi attitude toward Jews. According to a statement translated by MEMRI:
Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe chairman Chakib Makhlouf has condemned the Swiss ban on minarets on mosques, saying that “the racist spirit that we as Muslims face is the same spirit that Adolf Hitler once… Continue reading
Qaradawi Says Swiss Decision Instigated By Extremists; Urges Calm
GlobalMB @ December 3, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Global Muslim Brotherhood leader Youssef Qaradawi, and an organization of scholars which he leads, have issued further statements on the Swiss decision to ban new minaret construction. In one set of statements, Qaradawi and the International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) said “extremists and far-right racists” had exploited fears of Muslims and that the decision threatened interfaith dialogue. According to a report on the statements carried on Islam Online:… Continue reading
Bosnian Grand Mufti Suggests European Decisions Timed Deliberately
GlobalMB @ December 2, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Mustafa Ceric, the Grand Mufti of Bosnia, has hinted that the decisions to ban new minaret construction and to exclude certain Balkan countries from new, less-restrictive visa rules were deliberately time to coincide with the Islamic holiday. According to a report in Asharq Al-Awsat,
The Bosnian Muslim religious leader said Wednesday he hopes Europe will restore its values, which he said were violated by the Swiss decision to ban… Continue reading