It has form, shape and substance connuaon of the preceding page and a descripon of the 4 disnct phases employed against the united states. Its palestinian affiliate, known to the world as hamas, recently. The muslim brotherhood in america center for security policy. Egyptian muslim brotherhood provides a prime example of this propaganda tactic, as they were avid users of the printing press from the 1930s. The new muslim brotherhood in the west sheds considerable light on an especially poorly understood phenomenon. One of muslim brotherhoods camouflaged proriented facades in america is mas the muslim american society.
Explanatory memorandum by muslim brotherhood from 1991. The process of settlement is a civilizationjihadist process with all the word means. Mohamed morsi, by a combination of forces that included public opposition by a large section of the egyptian people and the egyptian military. By joe kaufman may 27, 2011 although lately, we have been hearing from a broad spectrum of the media about the wide influence of the muslim brotherhood throughout the middle east, serious discussions about the. The muslim brotherhood is in the news because of its advances in egypt and elsewhere in the middle east. The history of the muslim brotherhood amazon web services. Brigitte gabriel, a recognized expert on muslimjihadist subjects, holds in her hand the brotherhood has had a long held plan for the destruction of. The aim of the group in north america is to weaken and destroy the free and open societies within canada and the u.
The muslim brotherhood in america putin vows to protect christianity the russian people say they are very concerned about the growth of muslim population in russia 30,000 illegals from countries listed as having high terrorist concerns have crossed the mexican border into the u. Critics of the campaign to designate the muslim brotherhood as a terrorist organization argue it will have a damaging impact on muslim civil rights organizations operating in the united states. The specter of the muslim brotherhood has animated a section of the american right for years. America faces in addition to the threat of violent jihad another, even more toxic danger a stealthy and previolent form of warfare aimed at destroying our constitutional form of democratic government and free society. The muslim brotherhood s strategic plan for america court document. They see it as a dangerous jihadist front that inspired hamas, the. The general strategic goal of the brotherhood in america which was approved by the shura leadership council and the organizational conference for 1987 is enablement of islam in north america, meaning. Lorenzo vidino is to be commended for producing a comprehensive overview that is likely to become the standard text on this subject. The muslim brotherhoods strategic plan for america. Push to name muslim brotherhood a terrorist group worries u.
The muslim brotherhood in america democracy under attack. Akram lists various tactical and strategic methods to merge all the various organ. A fake news item claims that a muslim brotherhood plot to overtake the country was foiled by an fbi. Klama january 23, 2017 egypt mnn egypt just arrested eight members of the muslim brotherhood for planning to provoke the wrath of the public. The muslim brotherhood in america online course by frank gaffney. Crest, center for research and study on strategy and technology merged in the frs. The first phase is to establish muslim institutions and implant key mb leadership on a very discreet or secret basis.
The ikhwan arabic for muslim brotherhood must understand that their work in america is a kind of grand jihad in eliminating. Officials from the muslim brotherhood linked council on american islamic relations cair give a press conference. Push to name muslim brotherhood a terrorist group worries. Did feds just raid a muslim s house in virginia and uncover a plan to take over america. Analysis of muslim brotherhoods general stategic goals for north america memorandum stephen coughlin 7 september 2007 introduction the following is a brief analysis of a muslim brotherhood document entered into evidence in the u. The muslim brotherhood plan to dominate north america has five phases. This coincides with increasing repression of the brotherhood in egypt, where the movement was born, as well as increasing pressure in other secular arab states.
Reflecting on qatars islamist soft power brookings institution. The muslim brotherhood has a long history here in the united states, promoting civilization jihad by setting up front groups and influencing the media and government to advance their agenda. Why listing the muslim brotherhood as a terror group is a. Several of the leading muslim civil rights organizations are in fact dominated by the muslim brotherhood. From the archives of the muslim brotherhood in america center for security policy archival series akram, mohamed, reaboi, david, gaffney jr, frank j on.
Route two marks the arrival of the pakistani branch of the brotherhood and its establishment of a mass islamic proselyzaon, conversion, and radical recruitment operaon throughout the united states. For more than 30 years, muslim brotherhood mb affiliated movements and parties have been a force for democratisation and stability in the middle east. By allowing our attention to be focused exclusively on the danger and prevention of terrorism, we ignore the many other ways we are being attacked. The muslim brotherhood began as a movement in egypt back in 1928, as the means of booting out the british and purge the country from foreign imperialism.
Muslim brother hood manifesto for america the muslim brotherhoods strategic plan here, we look at the contents of the secret muslim brotherhood strategic plan for north america, which the fbi uncovered in 2004. Muslim brotherhood networks raise money here in the u. The muslim brotherhoods strategic plan for america court document. Beginning tomorrow, may 28th, 2011, along with the muslim american society mas, the islamic society of north america icna will be holding its. There is analysis of the underlying tenets of the muslim brotherhood and its. Shaul shay, dawa and its role in promoting global jihad and. The following is the official document from a 1991 meeting which outlines the muslim brotherhoods strategic goals for north america. Mark wilsongetty images this is the third part in our series on the muslim brotherhood. The islamic party has been sharply critical of the u. In 1933, the brotherhood purchased a printing press. Al islah in the uae has openly stated that it shares ideology with the muslim brotherhood in egypt. In reaching out to the muslim american community, the. Did feds just raid a muslims house in virginia and.
Human rights watch criticized egypts 20 designation of the muslim brotherhood as a terrorist group as politically driven and aimed at expanding a crackdown on the brotherhoods peaceful. The threat to america the following muslim brotherhood document was entered into evidence in the u. The newly merged muslim brotherhood in jordan was primarily concerned with. Although the muslim brotherhood is the minority amongst american muslims, they manage to infilterate and take over their host communities through their wolfpacklike tactics, underground networking, recruitment and. Muslim brotherhood, hassan albanna, in an effort to politicize islam. From the archives of the muslim brotherhood in america center for security policy archival series. This series is an introduction to civilization jihad, a form of warfare that employs manipulative financial techniques, lawfare, infiltration of our civil. The muslim brotherhood plan to dominate north america.
The ikhwan muslim brotherhood must understand that their work in america is a kind of grand jihad in eliminating and destroying the western civilization from within and sabotaging its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers. Their objectives and ideologies are similar to that of the brotherhood elsewhere in the world. These documents covered extensively in chapter four define the structure and. Neither cair, the driving front organization for the muslim brotherhood in the u. The enemy within a 10part, webbased video briefing that is designed to explain why and how this is happening. The british government has issued a blistering report on the secretive muslim brotherhood, with findings that contradict some favorable u. The muslim brotherhood in america wrote a plan to destroy. Justice department is currently prosecuting in federal court.
But as robert spencer writes in this important and disturbing pamphlet, the brotherhood is also active in the u. Although the name muslim brotherhood is never used explicitly in north america by its adherents, and connections to the organization are denied publicly, the brotherhood has a large number of institutions and supporters in the united states and canada. Muslim brotherhood in america fbi, cia, pentagon, the. Muslim brotherhoods deliberate, premeditated plan now. Chapter of the international muslim brotherhood was formed in the 1960s, according to the documents presented during the hlf trial. Hassan albanna, an egyptian schoolteacher and imam, sought to unify the egyptians through religion. Muslim brotherhood must understand that their work in america is a kind of grand jihad in eliminating and destroying the western civilization from within and sabotaging its miserable house by their hands.
Muslim brotherhood report by britain contradicts u. The muslim brotherhood, founded in egypt in 1928, is a revolutionary fundamentalist movement to restore the caliphate and. This lecture by a toplevel muslim brother before a closed brotherhood audience serves as an authoritative oral history of the muslim brotherhood and their efforts in the united states in their own words. The muslim brotherhood is the primemover behind this seditious campaign, which it calls civilization jihad. Our opensource library houses the thousands of documents, periodicals, maps and reports released to the public. This was the first true tremor for the ikhwans activism here in america as these brothers started to demand clearer ikhwan formulas, clearer commitment and means or ones with a specific and. The plan explains how the ikhwan seeks to extend shariah into the united states and canada. Here is their local chapter in the san francisco bay area. The muslim brotherhood in north america springerlink. The enemy within addresses a threat most americans are unaware even exists within our country, let alone the degree of peril it represents. At home in egypt, parliamentary elections in 2005 saw the muslim brotherhood winning 20 percent of the available legislative seats, comprising the largest opposition party block. I would like to think that the good guys in that agency had a hand in releasing this document. The threat is the totalitarian, supremacist islamic doctrine its adherents call shariah and the organized, disciplined and increasingly successful efforts by such adherents most especially the. Muslim brotherhood in america has reached penetration phase 3 see spread of islam like the muslim brotherhood in europe and uk, the muslim brotherhood in america operates front groups among which its leaders, most of them useducated, rotate to avoid detection, litigation andor prosecution the first muslim brotherhood organization in america was the muslim students association msa.
A memorandum, written in 1991 by a member of the egyptian muslim brotherhood, outlined a strategic plan in the united states that involved. Muslim brotherhood presence in the united arab emirates began with the formation of the al islah group in the united arab emirates in 1974 with the approval of sheikh rashid bin saeed al maktoum. The muslim brotherhood, terrorism and us policy middle. Among the 80 bankerboxes worth of documents discovered there were papers that confirmed what investigators and counterterrorism experts had long suspected and contended about the myriad muslimamerican groups in the united states. The muslim brotherhood from within the us, operating from postions of power in the white house, is not conspiracy theory.
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