In this section, we use the muslim brotherhood s own internal documents to map out the organizations networks in north america. What the muslims want excerpt from message to the blackman in america, 1965 by the most honorable elijah muhammad this is the question asked most frequently by both the whites and the blacks. Hatred of the jewish state is a theme that runs throughout the project. The muslim brotherhood plan to dominate north america has five phases. And if two or more people, respond to this call by taking action to achieve such insurrection in a clandestine, deceptive, fraudulent, threatening or. An explanatory memorandum on the general strategic goal for the group in north america the following muslim brotherhood document was entered into evidence in the u. New horizons of muslim diaspora in north america and. Muslim brotherhood and jamaati islami 20 muslim world league and world assembly of muslim youth 27 radical islamist movements.
The 4 stages of islamic conquest is also available in pdf format for easy sharing as part of. The muslim brotherhood is a global sunni revivalist movement founded in egypt in 1928. This is a longterm objective to be realized through a methodical plan that includes preaching, charitable work and a commitment to jihad. The muslim brotherhood s strategic plan for north america was a closelyheld secret until the fbi discovered it during a 2004 raid of a house in annandale, virginia. The muslim brotherhood project the following english translation of the project has been prepared by scott burgess and was first published in serial form by the daily ablution in december 2005 parts i, ii, iii, iv, v, conclusion. Steven emerson of the investigative project on terrorism.
Islam, major world religion that emphasizes monotheism, the unity of god allah in arabic, and muhammad as his final messenger in a series of revelations. It will consist of a synagogue, a church, a mosque and a community center, which will be used by all three faiths. The first phase is to establish muslim institutions and implant key mb leadership on a very discreet or secret basis. The subversion campaign selfidentified by the muslim brotherhood as civilization jihad must not be confused with, or tolerated as, a constitutionally protected form of. If islam intends to be victorious, sharia must reign. The muslim brotherhood began setting up operations in the u. Angel rabasa, or the acting rand project air force program director.
The muslim brotherhoods general strategic goal for. Strategic goal for the group in north america 5221991. An explanatory memorandum the muslim brotherhood s strategic plan for north america was a closelyheld secret until the fbi discovered it during a 2004 raid of a house in annandale, virginia. Muslim brotherhood strategic plan for north america. In 1991, the muslim brotherhood in north america issued an explanatory memorandum on the general. The best known organization created by the muslim brotherhood in america is the council on.
Did feds just raid a muslim s house in virginia and uncover a plan to take over america. These linkages are more complex than it would seem at first glance as the brotherhood acts as an incubator, a mobilizer, and at times as a perpetrator of different forms of violence. John guandolo conducts anti muslim law enforcement trainings throughout the united states, propagates anti muslim conspiracy theories about muslim brotherhood infiltration in the u. What has been controversial is what the brotherhood project practically. Te project on middle east political science pomeps is a. Muslim brotherhood in north america, and senior hamas leader. European affiliates of the muslim brotherhood, for example, are en. The process of settlement is a civilizationjihadist process with all the word means. The muslim brotherhood alihkwan almuslimun has emerged over the past century as one of the worlds leading islamist organizations. We have highlighted in yellow the following quotes which are of particular significance. Joining and leaving the muslim brotherhood in the west columbia university press, 2020, program on extremism director lorenzo vidino provides critical new perspectives on muslim brotherhood in the west gathered from extensive interviews with former members of the group in europe and north america.
Before going through this document issued by muslim brotherhood organisation on 1121982 which concerns their plans for usa, which is the main subject of this article muslim brotherhood strategic plan to destroy the usa from within, please let me draw your attention first, to what is happening in. The muslim brotherhood plan to dominate north america. See ryan mauro, million muslim march on 911 linked to islamist radicals, clarion project. Elbarasse was a member of the palestine committee, which the muslim brotherhood had created to support hamas in the united states. The linkages between the muslim brotherhood, religious extremism, and terrorism in egypt are an important part of the debate about the brotherhood movement.
The jihad against the non muslim world is 1,400 years old our freedom, our constitutional republic, and our civilization are at stake. Document of muslim brotherhood strategic plan to destroy. The muslim brotherhood and the evolution of jihadist. In january 2012, abdurrahman alamoudi, an admitted u. Did feds just raid a muslims house in virginia and.
The muslim brotherhood in north america springerlink. It is the first such complex of this type in the world. It had been approved by the brotherhood s shura council and organiza. The muslim brotherhood was founded in 1928 by hassan albanna, an egyptian school teacher, and financed by adolf hitler. The islamic party has been sharply critical of the u. The brotherhood spread rapidly throughout egypt, sudan, syria, palestine, lebanon, and north africa. Islamic society of north america the global muslim. Also, in the north of iraq there are several islamic movements inspired by or part of the muslim brotherhood network. North american islamic trust in 1971, the islamic society of north america in 1981, the american muslim council in 1990, the muslim american society in 1992 and the international institute of islamic thought in the 1980s. An explanatory memorandum the investigative project. Agents discovered a secret basement containing internal ikhwan documents, including the strategic plan titled. In the us, the muslim brotherhood is primarily represented by the muslim american society mas. Muslim networks and movements in north america 57 appendix ii. Federal investigators found akrams memo in the home of ismael elbarasse, a founder of the dar alhijrah mosque in falls church, virginia, during a 2004 search.
The muslim brotherhood is a militant islamist organization with affiliates in over 70 countries, including groups designated as terrorist organizations by the u. They did so until november of 2001 when a copy of it was discovered during a police raid of a senior muslim brotherhood financiers home in switzerland. Muslim brotherhood operative convicted on terrorismrelated charges in 2004, stated, everyone knows that mas is the muslim brotherhood. An expert on islamism in europe and north america, his research over the past 20 years has focused on the mobilization dynamics of jihadist networks in the west. Reports program on extremism the george washington. Both criminal investigations and terrorism listings in north america, for instance, have been directly related to terrorism funding for hamas, itself a branch of the muslim brotherhood.
The arab world includes muslims, christians and jews. Furthermore, arab migrants also confronted the issue of color and race. Europe and north america, and the way in which their struggle and their strategic. By walid shoebat and ben barrack shoebat exclusive twentyfive years ago, muslim brotherhood spiritual leader yusuf alqaradwai traveled to america and unpacked his plan for a muslim takeover that would begin one year later and take 30 years to complete. To be an arab, like an american, is a cultural trait rather than racial. Lorenzo vidino is the director of the program on extremism at george washington university. Mapping the muslim brotherhood in america part 16 of a serialization of shariah the threat to america, the report of team b ii of the center for security policy. Jihadi networks and hizb uttahrir 32 sufi orders 39 tablighi jamaat 44 networks of religious scholars 50 appendix i.
Group in north america written by one member of the muslim brotherhood. This article is an entry into hudson institutes current trends in islamist ideologies on july 11, 2018 the u. Muslim brotherhood, arabic alikhwan almuslimun, religiopolitical organization founded in 1928 at ismailia, egypt, by. It is based on the french text of the project published in. Its members spied for the nazis in the middle east and fought for hitler as nazi troops in two specially formed islamic waffenss divisions see. Muslim student association of north america and canada. Now comes his grandson, who has made the decision, also based on reality but in the context of his own political project, to end the presence of the muslim brotherhood. 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. Perhaps the most significant of these was an explanatory memorandum on the general strategic goal for the group in north america, by the muslim brotherhood operative mohamed akram.
Here in america, the muslim brotherhood tries to project a moderate image to the public. The original document in arabic follows the english translation. A year after mohamed morsy became egypts first democraticallyelected president, millions of egyptians took to the streets calling for him to step down. Is islam as foundedconsistent with the koran, sira and haditha call to insurrection. In so doing, he echoed a 2008 statement to the same effect by dr. Concurrent research at the tsec network includes a methodology project for. Dossier 3031 the struggle for secularism in europe and north. Some in the united states have pushed for the group, the goal of. Agents discovered a secret basement containing internal ikhwan documents, including the strategic plan titled, an explanatory memorandum. A fake news item claims that a muslim brotherhood plot to.
It must be you there is an enormous amount of work to. The muslim brotherhood and the future of political islam in egypt part 2 of a series on political islam in egypt. The unfinished history between america and the muslim brotherhood. Chapter 2 the islamophobia misinformation experts center for.
Islam and politics in europe and north america to explore these. The muslim brotherhood s strategic plan for north america was a closely held secret until the fbi discovered it during a 2004 raid of a house in annandale, virginia. It is a sunni, panislamic organization based in cairo. The muslim brotherhood project in america has been in play for six decades. The politics of islam in europe and north america spire sciences. The muslim brotherhoods strategic plan for america. The islamic society of north america isna describes itself as an independent, open and transparent membership organization that strives to be an exemplary and unifying islamic organization in north america by contributing to the betterment of the muslim community and society at large. The explanatory memorandum was written in 1991 by a member of the board of directors for the muslim brotherhood in north america and senior hamas leader named mohammed akram. Since its formation, the muslim brotherhood has advocated the use of terrorism as a means of advancing its agenda of global islamic domination. Muslim brotherhood infrastructure and documents discovered in the. Congresss subcommittee on national security organized a series of hearings on the muslim brotherhood s global threat. Explanatory memorandum on the general strategic goal for the brotherhood in north america.
As the literal word of god, the quran makes known the will of god, to which humans must surrender lending the name islam, meaning surrender. The founder exploited the muslim brotherhood politically as a part of his project for islamic unity, based on the reality at that time. As the muslim community began to expand into europe, the muslim brotherhood became increasingly aware of new opportunities there. The second phase is to gradually escalate the visibility of muslim influence in society by gaining public sympathy and recognition by government, religious. The explanatory memorandum was written in 1991 by a member of the board of directors for the muslim brotherhood in north america and senior hamas leader named mohamed akram.
The project was distributed to muslim brotherhood members around the world who were ordered to strictly guard its content from outsiders. The muslim brotherhood the investigative project on. The ikhwan arabic for 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. The muslim brotherhood s strategic plan for america court document.
It reflects a vast plan which was revived in the 1960s, with the immigration of brotherhood intellectuals, principally syrian and egyptians, into europe. The project was part of the charter of the international organization of the muslim brotherhood, which was official established on july 29, 1982. The trifaith initiative is a complex of buildings being constructed at 2nd and pacific st. American citizens, i would take this report seriously if i were you. The society of the muslim brothers better known as the muslim brotherhood is a transnational. French secular and colorblind political culture has. Fortunately, leaders of the muslim brotherhood in north america have explained in detail what its purpose is, and how it intends to destroy everything for which we stand. On 1 december 1982, they drafted a document called the project, outlining a global vision of a worldwide strategy for islamic policy. Mamdouh mohamed, the educational adviser for american open university. Elsherif is a lecturer in political science at the american university in cairo. It seeks to establish an islamic caliphate governed by shariah, or islamic law. 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.
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