Network and coordinate actions between likeminded islamists organizations. Then after that, the muslim brotherhood changed to adopt revolutionary thought. The stated goals of the muslim brotherhood are as follows. It enjoyed a brief stint in power in egypt after the uprising of 2011. Though militant in its early years, the organization renounced violence in the 1970s. The salient points of this project are to avoid any direct contact with any terrorist. The brotherhood certainly means to be global and it means to be a threat. The muslim brotherhood is a transnational sunni islamist movement that seeks to implement sharia islamic law under a global caliphate. For the first time since its founding in 1928, the muslim brotherhood ran a major country.
Muslim brotherhoods deliberate, premeditated plan now. Avoid open alliances with known terrorist organizations and individuals to. More specifically the muslim brotherhood is devoted to a political and religious project that in principle, in its essential character and goals, is hostile to other forms of politics, including our own. First deputy to the muslim brotherhoods supreme guide education. Avoid open alliances with known terrorist organizations and individuals to maintain the appearance of moderation. The muslim brotherhood in egypt is a useful case study for exploring the. Equally significant, by and large, all sunni islamic organizationsincluding alqaeda and the talibanwant the same thing the brotherhood does. Intelligence defense project the muslim brotherhood. The muslim brotherhoods global project for palestine. The qatar crisis project on middle east political science. Inform the world about islam and spread its teachings 2. Obaid offers a concise history of the muslim brotherhood countrybycountry as a foundation for his incisive analysis on the principal reasons the group failed to achieve their political ambitions. Pdf on mar 27, 2019, noha mellor and others published the muslim brotherhood and the west. 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 the egyptian.
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. Although many islamic groups have developed since the inception of the mb, many of them born of it. Muslim brotherhood, a religiopolitical organization founded in 1928 that advocated the application of islamic law in all aspects of society. The muslim brotherhoods strategic plan for north america was a closelyheld secret until the fbi discovered it during a 2004 raid of a house in annandale, virginia. Just take a close look on what is happening in syria, libya, tunis, and egypt, then relate all current events in these countries to the muslim brotherhood growing influence inside the united states of america and the document dated 1121982 in this article which reveals brotherhood plan to destroy and hijack the usa and also include the ties and the link between brotherhood organisation and. The project was part of the charter of the international organization of the muslim brotherhood, which was of. Some factions are engaging in serious ideological soulsearching, while many on the right adopt increasingly polarizing, populist, radicalized, and intransigent critiques. 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. The muslim brotherhood was founded in 1928 by hassan albanna third from left. The muslim brotherhood project a plan to takeover the west. The muslim brotherhood, fountain of islamist violence. 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. 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. Muslim brotherhood project to infiltrate and defeat the west youssef nada.
The muslim brotherhood in the balance, analyzed in roel meijer, the. Apr 30, 2019 the muslim brotherhood is the oldest islamist group in egypt. Masters degree in construction management, bachelors degree in civil engineering and anthropology occupation. The ikhwan muslim brotherhood must understand that their work in america is a. Britains report on muslim brotherhood contradicts u. The muslim brotherhood special report goals and strategy of the muslim brotherhood overview goals. Saudi arabia and the uae are emerging as the two spearheads around which u. The project was distributed to muslim brotherhood members around the world who were ordered to strictly guard its content from outsiders. Muslim brotherhood memorandum,7 which was entered as evidence in the holy land foundation trial, describes the brotherhoods role as engaging in a civilizationjihadist process. To nonmuslims, the muslim brotherhood portrays itself as the acceptable branch of islam that promotes muslim s sociopolitical integration, religious protection and economic welfare through charity, public. Muslim brotherhood 1971 route one 1962 route two 1971 route three 1981 islamic association for palestine 1981 council on american islamic relations cair 1994 palestine committee 1988 american muslims brotherhood brotherhood muslim brotherhood shomegrown. Elbarasse was a member of the palestine committee, which the muslim brotherhood had created to support hamas in the united states. The british government has issued a blistering report on the secretive muslim brotherhood, with findings that contradict some favorable u. 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 muslim brotherhoods social outreach after the egyptian coup 2 included 1142 individual entities spread across each of egypts 27 governorates. Understanding the egyptian muslim brotherhood as an islamic sociopolitical actor. Raise the standard of living and achieve social justice 4. January 2012 parliamentary elections, the muslim brotherhoods freedom and justice party wins around 47 per cent of seats. This project had 25 strategies which mainly aim is to put the rest of the world under islam.
Jan 29, 2011 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. Here in america, the muslim brotherhood tries to project a moderate image to the public. The muslim brotherhoods virtuous society and state. The muslim brotherhoods social outreach after the egyptian coup. The failure of political islam muslim world league. Eventually mubarak fell, and muslim brotherhood leader mohamed morsi won the presidency. The society of the muslim brothers better known as the muslim brotherhood is a transnational. 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. 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.
May 06, 2016 my paper for this project focuses on a very specific episode. The egyptian muslim brotherhood also printed an array of magazines from the late 1930s to the late 1950s, including the weekly magazines alnazir 19381939 and almanar 19391940 and the monthly. The muslim brotherhood was founded in 1928 by hassan albanna, an egyptian schoolteacher, who preached implementing traditional islamic sharia law in all aspects of life, from everyday problems to the organization of the government. It is based on the french text of the project published in.
The brotherhood and the state the muslim brotherhood has had a complicated relationship with the modern authoritarian state in egypt. What is the ultimate goal of the muslim brotherhood. Muslim brotherhood in libya counter extremism project. It is a reformist organization that believes in the constitutional approach, gradualist reform, and participated in many elections, and so on. The muslim brotherhood inside egypt has revised itself since the beginning of 2014. The following muslim brotherhood document was entered into evidence in the u. The history of the muslim brotherhood amazon web services. Muslim brotherhood manifesto was born in 1982 and they named it the project. Paz, talked about the project in its historical context. The muslim brotherhood began setting up operations in the u. The founder exploited the muslim brotherhood politically as a part of his project for islamic unity, based on the reality at that time.
The rise of the violent muslim brotherhood by mokhtar awad. The muslim brotherhood project by patrick poole may 11, 2006 the origins of the muslim brotherhood project by patrick poole july 24, 2008 an explanatory memorandum on the general strategic goal for the group in north america pdf by the investigative project arabic with english translation may 22, 1991 see also. Historically, the state sidelined the brotherhood and other islamist movements, but they nevertheless blossomed in the vacuum created by the states socioeconomic ineptitude. Brotherhood reflect considerable generational differences.
The best known organization created by the muslim brotherhood in america is the council on. For an analysis of the most antibrotherhood tracts see alikhwan almuslimun filmizan. The muslim brotherhoods global threat by hillel fradkin. Dawah in the muslim brotherhood is not just outreach, rather it is an alternative form of conquering a society. Engineer, businessman shater joined the muslim brotherhood in 1974. The secret islamic report called the project that was discovered during a police raid of a senior muslim brotherhood financiers home in switzerland, outlines and exact plan to infiltrate and destroy the u. The muslim brotherhood movement hi zb alik hwan almuslimun or simply muslim brotherhood or ikhwan is the worlds oldest, largest and the best camouflaged islamic ji had movement. Federal investigators found the document in the home of ismael elbarasse, a founder of the dar alhijrah mosque in falls church, virginia, during a 2004 search. Today, as the muslim brotherhoods influence continues to wane, this report raises important questions on the future of the middle east. An egyptian schoolteacher from a rural town north of cairo, banna engaged in islamist activities from a young age, joining a local group that intimidated and harassed christians and. Founded in egypt in 1928, the brotherhood is the countrys oldest islamist organization and has branches throughout the world. 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 linkages between the muslim brotherhood, religious extremism, and terrorism in egypt are an important part of the debate about the brotherhood movement. Agents discovered a secret basement containing internal ikhwan documents, including the strategic plan titled, an explanatory memorandum.
The muslim brotherhoods social outreach after the egyptian. Egyptian revolution against the muslim brotherhood 20. The egyptian muslim brotherhood carnegie endowment. These documents covered extensively in chapter four define the structure and outline of. Document of muslim brotherhood strategic plan to destroy usa.
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