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It is the longest running radical [[Islam]]ic group [[global]]ly, 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> | It is the longest running radical [[Islam]]ic group [[global]]ly, 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> | ||
| − | The Brotherhood was booted out of Egypt in 1954 after a botched attempt to assassinate Egyptian President [[Gamal Abdel Nasser|Abdul Nasser]] and found [[ | + | The Brotherhood was booted out of Egypt in 1954 after a botched attempt to assassinate Egyptian President [[Gamal Abdel Nasser|Abdul Nasser]] and found [[asylum]] in London where it assumed a veneer of an oppressed, non-violent, opposition po!itical party. 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" /> 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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 19:37, April 29, 2017
The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in 1928 after the dissolution of the Turkish Caliphate. It's headquarters were in London until 2015, and have since relocated to Austria. It is considered a terrorist organization by the governments of Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Syria.
It is the longest running radical Islamic group globally, 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]
The Brotherhood was booted out of Egypt in 1954 after a botched attempt to assassinate Egyptian President Abdul Nasser and found asylum in London where it assumed a veneer of an oppressed, non-violent, opposition po!itical party. 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
