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. Agents discovered a secret basement containing internal ikhwan documents, including the strategic plan titled, an explanatory memorandum. See ryan mauro, million muslim march on 911 linked to islamist radicals, clarion project. Congresss subcommittee on national security organized a series of hearings on the muslim brotherhood s global threat. Muslim brotherhood in north america, and senior hamas leader. It reflects a vast plan which was revived in the 1960s, with the immigration of brotherhood intellectuals, principally syrian and egyptians, into europe. The process of settlement is a civilizationjihadist process with all the word means. 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.
An explanatory memorandum the investigative project. The muslim brotherhood alihkwan almuslimun has emerged over the past century as one of the worlds leading islamist organizations. John guandolo conducts anti muslim law enforcement trainings throughout the united states, propagates anti muslim conspiracy theories about muslim brotherhood infiltration in the u. The muslim brotherhoods strategic plan for america. The muslim brotherhood began setting up operations in the u. Dossier 3031 the struggle for secularism in europe and north. Jihadi networks and hizb uttahrir 32 sufi orders 39 tablighi jamaat 44 networks of religious scholars 50 appendix i. Angel rabasa, or the acting rand project air force program director. It seeks to establish an islamic caliphate governed by shariah, or islamic law. The muslim brotherhood plan to dominate north america has five phases. French secular and colorblind political culture has. Also, in the north of iraq there are several islamic movements inspired by or part of the muslim brotherhood network. 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.
Since its formation, the muslim brotherhood has advocated the use of terrorism as a means of advancing its agenda of global islamic domination. On 1 december 1982, they drafted a document called the project, outlining a global vision of a worldwide strategy for islamic policy. The muslim brotherhood and the evolution of jihadist. Muslim student association of north america and canada. 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. 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.
Muslim brotherhood infrastructure and documents discovered in the. 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 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. New horizons of muslim diaspora in north america and. 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. The project was distributed to muslim brotherhood members around the world who were ordered to strictly guard its content from outsiders. 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. The islamic party has been sharply critical of the u. The arab world includes muslims, christians and jews. 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. Trifaith initiative fact sheet what is the trifaith initiative.
Muslim brotherhood networks raise money here in the u. Mamdouh mohamed, the educational adviser for american open university. It had been approved by the brotherhood s shura council and organiza. The brotherhood spread rapidly throughout egypt, sudan, syria, palestine, lebanon, and north africa. In 1991, the muslim brotherhood in north america issued an explanatory memorandum on the general.
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. We have highlighted in yellow the following quotes which are of particular significance. The first phase is to establish muslim institutions and implant key mb leadership on a very discreet or secret basis. The best known organization created by the muslim brotherhood in america is the council on. The linkages between the muslim brotherhood, religious extremism, and terrorism in egypt are an important part of the debate about the brotherhood movement. 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. 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. Te project on middle east political science pomeps is a. Did feds just raid a muslim s house in virginia and uncover a plan to take over america. Is islam as foundedconsistent with the koran, sira and haditha call to insurrection. The muslim brotherhood was founded in 1928 by hassan albanna, an egyptian school teacher, and financed by adolf hitler.
The trifaith initiative is a complex of buildings being constructed at 2nd and pacific st. Islamic society of north america the global muslim. The muslim brotherhoods general strategic goal for. Muslim brotherhood, arabic alikhwan almuslimun, religiopolitical organization founded in 1928 at ismailia, egypt, by. Furthermore, arab migrants also confronted the issue of color and race. Agents discovered a secret basement containing internal ikhwan documents, including the strategic plan titled.
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 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 4 stages of islamic conquest is also available in pdf format for easy sharing as part of. Europe and north america, and the way in which their struggle and their strategic. This article is an entry into hudson institutes current trends in islamist ideologies on july 11, 2018 the u. European affiliates of the muslim brotherhood, for example, are en. Muslim brotherhood operative convicted on terrorismrelated charges in 2004, stated, everyone knows that mas is the muslim brotherhood. Lorenzo vidino is the director of the program on extremism at george washington university. 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. The jihad against the non muslim world is 1,400 years old our freedom, our constitutional republic, and our civilization are at stake.
It is based on the french text of the project published in. 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. Here in america, the muslim brotherhood tries to project a moderate image to the public. Muslim networks and movements in north america 57 appendix ii. The muslim brotherhood is a global sunni revivalist movement founded in egypt in 1928. My request to my brothers is to read the memorandum and to write what they. A year after mohamed morsy became egypts first democraticallyelected president, millions of egyptians took to the streets calling for him to step down. Steven emerson of the investigative project on terrorism. 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. In this section, we use the muslim brotherhood s own internal documents to map out the organizations networks in north america. The muslim brotherhood in north america springerlink. The unfinished history between america and the muslim.
Elbarasse was a member of the palestine committee, which the muslim brotherhood had created to support hamas in the united states. The founder exploited the muslim brotherhood politically as a part of his project for islamic unity, based on the reality at that time. Chapter 2 the islamophobia misinformation experts center for. It is a sunni, panislamic organization based in cairo. The muslim brotherhood plan to dominate north america. Elsherif is a lecturer in political science at the american university in cairo. Hatred of the jewish state is a theme that runs throughout the project. Did feds just raid a muslims house in virginia and. Islam and politics in europe and north america to explore these. The second phase is to gradually escalate the visibility of muslim influence in society by gaining public sympathy and recognition by government, religious. The muslim brotherhood is a militant islamist organization with affiliates in over 70 countries, including groups designated as terrorist organizations by the u. The muslim brotherhood the investigative project on.
Muslim brotherhood strategic plan for north america. The original document in arabic follows the english translation. 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. Explanatory memorandum on the general strategic goal for the brotherhood in north america. Document of muslim brotherhood strategic plan to destroy. The muslim brotherhood and the future of political islam in egypt part 2 of a series on political islam in egypt. This is a longterm objective to be realized through a methodical plan that includes preaching, charitable work and a commitment to jihad. Concurrent research at the tsec network includes a methodology project for. 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.
In january 2012, abdurrahman alamoudi, an admitted 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. The subversion campaign selfidentified by the muslim brotherhood as civilization jihad must not be confused with, or tolerated as, a constitutionally protected form of. As the muslim community began to expand into europe, the muslim brotherhood became increasingly aware of new opportunities there. It is the first such complex of this type in the world. The muslim brotherhood s strategic plan for america court document. The unfinished history between america and the muslim brotherhood. And if two or more people, respond to this call by taking action to achieve such insurrection in a clandestine, deceptive, fraudulent, threatening or. Group in north america written by one member of the muslim brotherhood. What has been controversial is what the brotherhood project practically. It must be you there is an enormous amount of work to. In so doing, he echoed a 2008 statement to the same effect by dr.
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. Strategic goal for the group in north america 5221991. The muslim brotherhood project in america has been in play for six decades. The answers to this question i shall state as simply as possible. American citizens, i would take this report seriously if i were you.
The politics of islam in europe and north america spire sciences. 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. The project was part of the charter of the international organization of the muslim brotherhood, which was official established on july 29, 1982. A fake news item claims that a muslim brotherhood plot to.
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. It will consist of a synagogue, a church, a mosque and a community center, which will be used by all three faiths. 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. In the us, the muslim brotherhood is primarily represented by the muslim american society mas. 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. If islam intends to be victorious, sharia must reign. Some in the united states have pushed for the group, the goal of. 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.
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