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| − | '''The Muslim Brotherhood''' is the longest running radical [[Islam]]ic group in the [[Middle East]], supports [[Hamas]],<ref>[http://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2011/02/01/egypt_aflame/page/2 Egypt Aflame]</ref> and has advocated [[Jihad]] as well as the spread of [[Sharia Law]]<ref name="bos">http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/03/25/hear_out_muslim_brotherhood/</ref> | + | '''The Muslim Brotherhood''' is the longest running radical [[Islam]]ic group in the [[Middle East]], supports [[Hamas]],<ref>[http://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2011/02/01/egypt_aflame/page/2 Egypt Aflame]</ref> and has advocated [[Jihad]] as well as the spread of [[Sharia Law]].<ref name="bos">http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/03/25/hear_out_muslim_brotherhood/</ref> The organization which grew to encompass over 70 countries<ref name="ummah">http://www.ummah.net/ikhwan/</ref> including [[Syria]], [[Sudan]], and other Arab countries, was founded in [[Egypt]] by Hasan al-Banna in 1928 and has been joined by many high-profile [[Islamic terrorist]] including the founder of modern day [[jihad]]; [[Sayyid Qutb]], [[Al-Qaeda]] leader; [[Osama Bin Laden]], and Egyptian terrorist mastermind and second in command of Al-Qaeda; [[Ayman Al-Zawahiri]].<ref>The Looming Tower, al-Qaeda and the road to 9/11 (book), by Lawrence Wright</ref> |
| − | Although the Brotherhood was disbanded in 1954 after a botched attempt to assassinate Egyptian President [[Gamal Abdel Nasser|Abdul Nasser]], it remains operating, although less militantly. It has given rise to new more violent militias including [[Hamas]], Gama’a al-Islamiya, and Islamic Jihad<ref name="bos" /> | + | Although the Brotherhood was disbanded in 1954 after a botched attempt to assassinate Egyptian President [[Gamal Abdel Nasser|Abdul Nasser]], it remains operating, although less militantly. It has given rise to new more violent militias including [[Hamas]], Gama’a al-Islamiya, and Islamic Jihad.<ref name="bos" /> |
| − | Despite being illegal under Egyptian law, the Muslim Brotherhood has gained success in Egypt’s parliamentary elections, winning 20 percent of the assembly's seats in 2005<ref name="bos" /> | + | Despite being illegal under Egyptian law, the Muslim Brotherhood has gained success in Egypt’s parliamentary elections, winning 20 percent of the assembly's seats in 2005.<ref name="bos" /> From 2012 to 2013 [[Mohamed Morsi]], a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, was the president of [[Egypt]]. He introduced the [[Sharia]] law in his country. |
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* [[Islamic State]] | * [[Islamic State]] | ||
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*[http://bertschlossberg.blogspot.com/2012/11/under-pillar-of-cloud.html Under the "Pillar of the Cloud"] | *[http://bertschlossberg.blogspot.com/2012/11/under-pillar-of-cloud.html Under the "Pillar of the Cloud"] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| − | [[Category: Middle East Politics]] | + | [[Category:Middle East Politics]] |
| − | [[Category: Terrorism]] | + | [[Category:Terrorism]] |
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Revision as of 16:21, July 13, 2016
The Muslim Brotherhood is the longest running radical Islamic group in the Middle East, supports Hamas,[1] and has advocated Jihad as well as the spread of Sharia Law.[2] The organization which grew to encompass over 70 countries[3] including Syria, Sudan, and other Arab countries, was founded in Egypt by Hasan al-Banna in 1928 and has been joined by many high-profile Islamic terrorist including the founder of modern day jihad; Sayyid Qutb, Al-Qaeda leader; Osama Bin Laden, and Egyptian terrorist mastermind and second in command of Al-Qaeda; Ayman Al-Zawahiri.[4]
Although the Brotherhood was disbanded in 1954 after a botched attempt to assassinate Egyptian President Abdul Nasser, it remains operating, although less militantly. It has given rise to new more violent militias including Hamas, Gama’a al-Islamiya, and Islamic Jihad.[2]
Despite being illegal under Egyptian law, the Muslim Brotherhood has gained success in Egypt’s parliamentary elections, winning 20 percent of the assembly's seats in 2005.[2] From 2012 to 2013 Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, was the president of Egypt. He introduced the Sharia law in his country.
Goals
The Muslim Brotherhoods’ original goal was to found a total Islamic state which was not influenced by Western countries and would fellow strictly the teachings of the Koran. The organization has also been a leader indicting terrorism and propaganda against Israel and Jews. The Muslim Brotherhood's theme is:
Allah is our objective. "The messenger is our leader. Quran is our law. Jihad is our way. Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope.[3]"
Frank Gaffney wrote:
- ...from the Brotherhood’s inception in Egypt in 1928, it has been a revolutionary organization committed to the imposition worldwide of a totalitarian, supremacist Islamic doctrine they call Shariah." Muslim Brotherhood’s bait-and-switch - Egypt’s presidential election is a stealthy prelude to Shariah
In 2004, the FBI seized documents relating to the plan to overthrow America titled, “An Explanatory Memorandum: On the General Strategic Goal for the Group.” [5]
| “ | The Ikhwan must understand that their work in America is a kind of grand jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within... | ” |
Controversy within Obama Administration
- The director of national intelligence, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. James Clapper, stunned the committee by describing Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood -- the organization that has co-opted pro-democracy protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square -- as "a very heterogeneous group, largely secular, which has eschewed violence and has decried al-Qaida as a perversion of Islam. ... They have pursued social ends, a betterment of the political order in Egypt."[6]
- FBI Director Robert Mueller contradicted the DNI by observing, "Elements of the Muslim Brotherhood here and overseas have supported terrorism."[7]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Egypt Aflame
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/03/25/hear_out_muslim_brotherhood/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.ummah.net/ikhwan/
- ↑ The Looming Tower, al-Qaeda and the road to 9/11 (book), by Lawrence Wright
- ↑ FBI Captured Muslim Brotherhood’s Strategic Plan, BigPeace.com, October 26, 2010
- ↑ Numbness on the Nile - Oliver North
- ↑ Numbness on the Nile - Oliver North
