The muslim brotherhood was founded in 1928 by hassan albanna, an egyptian school teacher, and financed by adolf hitler. The project outlined the muslim brotherhoods 25 strategies, including the deception of taqiyya, to infiltrate and to eventually subjugate the rest of the world under islam, under the religion of peace as follows elements of particular intrigue are in boldface. An extraordinary pdf file authored by the rand coorperation and requested by the obama aministration. The plan explains how the ikhwan seeks to extend shariah into the united states and canada. The muslim brotherhood plan to dominate north america.
The muslim brotherhood project by patrick poole frontpagemagazine 5112006 one might be led to think that if international law enforcement authorities and western intelligence agencies had discovered a twentyyear old document revealing a topsecret plan. Article pdf available in british journal of middle eastern studies. The priority that is approved by the shura council for the work of. Muslim brotherhood, a religiopolitical organization founded in 1928 that advocated the application of islamic law in all aspects of society.
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. Project brotherhood is a health clinic focused on using community outreach and preventive education to meet the needs and improve the health of african american men in the woodlawn area on the south side of chicago, illinois. Special report the muslim brotherhood clarion project. Usage public domain topics muslim brotherhood, larouche collection. Calling the project a muslim brotherhood master plan for spreading their political ideology, zarate expressed concerns to besson because the muslim brotherhood is a group that worries us not because it deals with philosophical or ideological ideas but because it defends the use of violence against civilians.
It seeks to establish an islamic caliphate governed by shariah, or islamic law this is a longterm objective to be realized through a methodical plan that includes preaching, charitable work and a commitment to j. Is this the end of the failed muslim brotherhood project. The present homegrown jihad in the usa project, produced by a cfns task force, is soon to be supplemented with a sister report detailing the clandesne relaonships between the leadership of a multude of muslim. In 1933, the brotherhood purchased a printing press. It seeks to establish an islamic caliphate governed by shariah, or islamic law. Inform the world about islam and spread its teachings 2. Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox. It is based on the french text of the project published in. The project was part of the charter of the international organization of the muslim brotherhood, which was official established on july 29, 1982. The government incarcerated thousands of rankand file muslim brotherhood members in a wave of arrests and military trials, the harshest such security clampdown on the brotherhood in. Internal reform efforts will help the movement define its role in. List of books and articles about muslim brotherhood.
A growing body of literature criticizes the notion that islamism is sui generis and argues that it could be explained by existing conceptions about human behavior. Local islamic policies will be drawn up in the different regions in. Muslim brotherhood in libya counter extremism project. Mar 20, 2014 saudi arabia hasnt always had a problem with the muslim brotherhood. Mar 07, 2016 the muslim brotherhood, at least in postcoup egypt, no longer enjoys a strong presence in society with an elaborate network of social services and a tolerated public presence. The muslim brotherhood project a plan to takeover the west. The muslim brotherhood project a plan to takeover the west january 29, 2011 by barenakedislam 32 comments the muslim brotherhood project was drafted in 1982 when current tensions and terrorist activities in the middle east were still very nascent. Neither cair, the driving front organization for the muslim brotherhood in the u. Goals and strategy of the muslim brotherhood overview. It is a sunni, panislamic organization based in cairo. Muslim brotherhood entities follow a doctrine called gradualism. There is analysis of the underlying tenets of the muslim brotherhood and its. The muslim brotherhood the investigative project on terrorism.
The muslim brotherhood plan to dominate north america has five phases. Calling the project a muslim brotherhood master plan for spreading their political ideology, zarate expressed concerns to besson because the muslim brotherhood is a group that worries us not. You can narrow or broaden the context of this timeline by adjusting the zoom level. Muslim brotherhoods deliberate, premeditated plan now reaching maturity. The muslim brotherhood plan to dominate north america the. The council on american islamic relations cair fact sheet strategy cair and related u. Its purpose is to redefine the muslim brotherhood as a non violent islamic organization and role model. Egyptian muslim brotherhood provides a prime example of this propaganda tactic, as they were avid users of the printing press from the 1930s.
Muslim brotherhood, officially jamiat alikhwan almuslimun arab. The muslim brotherhood is a secretive group, with an ambiguous international structure. The growing popularity of the muslim brotherhood in egypt presents a strategic threat to the united states interests in egypt. The project outlined the muslim brotherhood s 25 strategies, including the deception of taqiyya, to infiltrate and to eventually subjugate the rest of the world under islam, under the religion of peace as follows elements of particular intrigue are in boldface. Founded in egypt in 1928, the brotherhood is the countrys oldest islamist organization and has branches throughout the world. Taking the case of the egyptian muslim brotherhood, and building on ethnographic fieldwork, this chapter aims to contribute to this debate, exploring how.
The muslim brotherhood can be considered to have founded modern political islam also called islamism. The following muslim brotherhood document was entered into evidence in the u. 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 kingdom is an avowedly islamic state, which accords an unusually strong role to its powerful religious establishment. 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. Mar 25, 2015 get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox. Its published main findings had significant shortcomings that have damaged the uks reputation. Early opposed to secular tendencies in islamic nations and also antibritish and antizionist, the organization has sought to foster a return to the original precepts of the quran. Muslim brotherhood leaders and islamic extremists who studied or taught at ain shams during that time period include mohammed akef, current leader of the international muslim brotherhood. Allah is our objective, the quran is ourconstitution, the prophet is our leader, jihad isour way, and death for the sake of allah is ourhighest of our aspirations motto of muslim brotherhood 2.
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 hitler and islam and muslims in germany. It contains events related to the event december 1982. The state delayed local council elections from 2006 to 2008, disqualifying most muslim brotherhood candidates. Time to reform threatening the organizations sizable support and political influence. Then after that, the muslim brotherhood changed to adopt revolutionary thought. This approach relies on rational choice theory and its derivatives, characterizing islamists as rational political actors that engage in costbenefit analysis and strategic calculation. Muslim brotherhoods deliberate, premeditated plan now. Document summary account of the muslim brotherhoods division in syria and tension with communists and the syrian government. The project was distributed to muslim brotherhood members around the world who were ordered to strictly guard its content from outsiders.
Goals and strategy of the muslim brotherhood overview goals. Calling the project a muslim brotherhood master plan for spreading their political ideology, zarate expressed concerns to besson because the muslim brotherhood is a group that worries us not because it deals with philosophical or ideological ideas but because it defends the. Brotherhood members in libya lead the countrysrogueislamist government in tripoliknown as the government of national salvation gnswhile also having members in the countrys unity government state council. This is a longterm objective to be realized through a methodical plan that includes preaching, charitable work and a commitment to jihad. To print a pdf, you must first download the file and open it in a pdf viewer. The muslim brotherhood the belfer center for science and.
Never would a muslim one who has true faith in one allah and the day of judgement and who believes in the governance of justice and equality and who deems it necessary to follow the noble moral traits and the humanistic virtues be able to become the brother of an atheist who does not believe in allah. The stated goal of the brotherhood is to replace the current secular egyptian government with an islamic theocracy based on shari a law. The first phase is to establish muslim institutions and implant key mb leadership on a very discreet or secret basis. May 06, 2016 amr darrag, muslim brotherhood leader and former minister of planning and international cooperation, argues that the brotherhood s provision of social services is motivated by more than politics. Amr darrag, muslim brotherhood leader and former minister of planning and international cooperation, argues that the brotherhoods provision of social services is motivated by more than politics. The society of the muslim brothers better known as the muslim brotherhood is a transnational. The muslim brotherhood in the balance, analyzed in roel meijer, the. Muslim brotherhood front organizations and their members have an ongoing problem with criminal activity, terrorismfunding activities and overall negative relations with legal authorities. A us government designation of the muslim brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, which the trump administration is reportedly considering, would threaten the rights to association of.
The muslim brotherhood is an insurgency that has been in existence since 1929. The muslim brotherhood the investigative project on. Pdf on mar 27, 2019, noha mellor and others published the muslim brotherhood and the west. It enjoyed a brief stint in power in egypt after the uprising of 2011. Network and coordinate actions between likeminded islamists organizations. The muslim brotherhood is a global sunni revivalist movement founded in egypt in 1928. Special report on the muslim brotherhood internet archive. Muslim brotherhood which adopts muslims causes domestically and globally, and which works to expand the observant muslim base, aims at unifying and directing muslims efforts, presents islam as a civilization alternative, and supports the global islamic state wherever it is. These documents covered extensively in chapter four define the structure and outline of. It reflects a vast plan which was revived in the 1960s, with the immigration of brotherhood intellectuals, principally syrian and egyptians, into europe. Has suddenly become very interested in the muslim brotherhood.
Report prepared by clarion project research fellow elliot friedland. For an analysis of the most antibrotherhood tracts see alikhwan almuslimun filmizan. This selfevaluation and strategy recalibration leads the west to. What has been controversial is what the brotherhood project practically. Page cizens for naonal security cfns undertook to graphically depict the big picture of the dangerous and relentless operaonal strategy of. The muslim brotherhood is a transnational sunni islamist movement that seeks to implement sharia islamic law under a global caliphate. Though militant in its early years, the organization renounced violence in the 1970s. This is a report from over 20 years ago on the muslim brotherhood. Jan 31, 2017 muslim brotherhood front organizations and their members have an ongoing problem with criminal activity, terrorismfunding activities and overall negative relations with legal authorities. The muslim brotherhood inside egypt has revised itself since the beginning of 2014. It is a reformist organization that believes in the constitutional approach, gradualist reform, and participated in many elections, and so on. Efforts by alfadeel alouartalani and the delegation of moroccan religious scholars who were working on reconciling the revolutionary government in egypt and the muslim brotherhood were crowned with success, and the two warring parties concluded a secret agreement. The history of the muslim brotherhood amazon web services.
American policymakers are debating whether to engage nonviolent elements of the muslim brotherhood network, both inside and outside the united states, in the hope that such engagement will empower these moderates against violent wahhabi and salafi groups such as alqaeda. The muslim brotherhoods virtuous society and state. The society of the muslim brothers better known as the muslim brotherhood is a transnational sunni islamist organization founded in egypt by islamic scholar. This report presents a global vision of a worldwide strategy for islamic policy or. The stated goals of the muslim brotherhood are as follows. The muslim brotherhoods social outreach after the egyptian coup. 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. Is the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization or a. But this is understandable given the repression it now experiences. The secret agreement between the revolutionary government in egypt and the muslim brotherhood. 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. As paz notes, the project was drafted by the muslim brotherhood as part of its rechartering process in 1982, a time that marks an upswing in its organizational expansion internationally, as well as a turning point in the alternating periods of repression and toleration by. It is a form of jihad based on pragmatism, patience, longterm planning and selfevaluation.
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