The muslim brotherhood movement in the arab winter nmbu. These documents covered extensively in chapter four define the structure and outline of. This is a longterm objective to be realized through a methodical plan that includes preaching, charitable work and a commitment to jihad. May 06, 2016 my paper for this project focuses on a very specific episode. Prime minister cameron says links to the political group should be considered a possible indicator of extremism. All this frightened the rulers of saudi arabia and the emirates.
Muslim brotherhood in libya counter extremism project. The muslim brotherhood the investigative project on terrorism. The document is a 14page plan written in arabic and dated december 1, 1982, which outlines a 12point strategy to establish an islamic government on earth identified as the project. The structure and funding sources of the muslim brotherhood. British and american bureaucrats tend to project their own framework of moder. The muslim brotherhood the investigative project on. In the middle east, islam is the most dominant religion with substantial devotion.
Egyptian revolution against the muslim brotherhood 20. Why the muslim brotherhood engages in social service provision summary islamists on islamism today is a new series within brookings s rethinking political islam project. The project how the muslim brotherhood has infiltrated. Ayman alzawahiri, joined the outlawed muslim brotherhood in egypt as a teenager.
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. May 06, 2016 why the muslim brotherhood engages in social service provision summary islamists on islamism today is a new series within brookings s rethinking political islam project. Brotherhood gather in the elmataria neighborhood of cairo, egypt. Sep 24, 2012 the muslim brotherhood project muslim brotherhood memo for u. Taking the case of the egyptian muslim brotherhood, and building on. The muslim brotherhoods virtuous society and state.
The brotherhood itself describes the principles of the muslim brotherhood as including firstly the introduction of the islamic sharia as the basis controlling the affairs of state and society. Inform the world about islam and spread its teachings 2. Australian media is reporting on the global muslim brotherhood ties of the australian islamic mission, an organization headquartered in a suburb of sydney. The muslim brotherhood is an islamic organization that was founded in ismailia, egypt by hassan albanna in march 1928 as an islamist religious, political, and social movement. 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. The muslim brothers were an egyptian movement started originally by hasan albanna in ismailiyyah in 1928. Its involvement in the arabisraeli war of 1948 was.
Who are the muslim brotherhood the muslim brotherhood alihkwan almuslimun is a sunni, panislamic organization based in cairo, egypt whose ultimate aim is the reestablishment of the global islamic caliphate and the implementation of sharia as state law. The project carefully lays out a long term strategy of using stealth jihad to implement sharia law and islam. Inspired by islamic reformers muhammad abduh and rashid rida, he believed that islam had lost its social dominance to corrupt western influences and british. Mar 16, 2012 the project represents a flexible, multiphased, longterm approach to the cultural invasion of the west. History of the muslim brotherhood in egypt wikipedia. How the conflict between political islamists and secularleaning nationalists has shaped the history of the modern middle east.
Uk releases report on muslim brotherhood uk news al jazeera. Firstly what is the muslim brotherhood project, the muslim brotherhood project is a 25 point, 100 year, plan to take apart the western world from within. 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. The muslim brotherhood was poised to be the big winner when the arab revolutions looked ready to bring about a new era of democracy. Muslim brotherhood joins egypt negotiations 1 comment for the record the ipt blog. The stated goals of the muslim brotherhood are as follows. Muslim brotherhoods deliberate, premeditated plan now. Raise the standard of living and achieve social justice 4. 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. The muslim brotherhood is an islamic mass movement whose worldview is based on the belief that islam is the solution and on the stated aim of establishing a world order a caliphate based on islamic religious law shariah on the ruins of western liberalism.
In january 2012, abdurrahman alamoudi, an admitted u. The project was part of the charter of the international organization of the muslim brotherhood, which was official established on july 29, 1982. The premiere of theblazes twopart miniseries the project. December 2015 the british government released an executive summary of the report. It seeks to establish an islamic caliphate governed by shariah, or islamic law. Uk releases report on muslim brotherhood uk news al. This is a report from over 20 years ago on the muslim brotherhood.
Previously, take your cross has covered the holy land foundation, the muslim brotherhood its parent organization, and the socalled palestinians. Mamdouh mohamed, the educational adviser for american open university. 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. Muslim brotherhood project to infiltrate and defeat the west youssef nada. Explosive documentary the project debuts this week on. The ideology of the muslim brotherhood crethiplethi. It spread rather rapidly especially among the lower middle class and gradually became a political movement, though without openly founding a political party. Ikhwanweb the muslim brotherhood official english website. The history of the muslim brotherhood amazon web services.
In this vein, dozens of muslim brotherhood leaders were arrested and sentenced to five years in prison. This war is real introducon and explanaon of the 49 year. The future of muslim brotherhood essay example topics. The group spread to other muslim countries but has its largest, or one of its largest, organizations in egypt, where for many years it has been the largest, bestorganized, and most disciplined political opposition. The project was distributed to muslim brotherhood members around the world who were ordered to strictly guard the projects content from outsiders. Usage public domain topics muslim brotherhood, larouche collection. In an explosive twopart miniseries, theblaze documentary unit investigates how the muslim brotherhood has infiltrated the american government and exposes how our nations safety is in jeopardy as a result of this dangerous government cover up. Carrie rosefsky wickham with a new afterword by the author.
Tommy wilson muslim brotherhood project below is the. 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. Though militant in its early years, the organization renounced violence in the 1970s. It has form, shape and substance connuaon of the preceding page and a descripon of the 4 disnct phases employed against the united states. Agents discovered a secret basement containing internal ikhwan documents, including the strategic plan titled, an explanatory memorandum. Muslim brotherhood in turkey counter extremism project. The brotherhoods success at the polls, however, often came at a price, as the mubarak regime viewed its islamist ideology and committed following as a significant threat, and thus repressed it to prevent it from gaining greater influence. 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. The muslim brotherhood project a plan to takeover the west.
The muslim brotherhood came up frequently during the gcc rift. Muslim brotherhood in egypt counter extremism project. 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. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library.
On the general strategic goal for the group in north america 1963 communist goals. Mobilizing islam explores how and why islamic groupssucceeded in galvanizing educated youth into. Lorenzo vidino, a paper on the muslim brotherhood in the uk. The society of the muslim brothers better known as the muslim brotherhood is a transnational sunni islamist organization founded in egypt by islamic scholar.
The muslim brotherhood mb has been in the news lately as one of the reasons. The structure and funding sources of the muslim brotherhood the muslim brotherhood is an islamic mass movement whose worldview is based on the belief that islam is the solution and on the stated aim of establishing a world order a caliphate based on islamic religious law shariah on the ruins of. The project carefully lays out a long term strategy of using stealth jihad to implement sharia law and islam via the institutions and governments of the western world. The muslim brotherhood project plans stealth invasion of. The muslim brotherhood in australia the ususal suspects. 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. The muslim brotherhood was founded in 1928 by hassan albanna, along with six workers of the suez canal company. The muslim brotherhood project plans stealth invasion of the. Special report the muslim brotherhood clarion project. Dec 19, 2014 the muslim brotherhood was poised to be the big winner when the arab revolutions looked ready to bring about a new era of democracy. Calling for the utilization of various tactics, ranging from immigration, infiltration, surveillance, propaganda, protest, deception, political legitimacy and terrorism, the project has served since its drafting as the muslim brotherhood master plan. Yet the implications of the brotherhoods rise and dramatic fall for the future of democratic governance, peace, and stability in the region are disputed and remain open to debate. Following the arab spring, the muslim brotherhood achieved a level of influence previously unimaginable.
The plan explains how the ikhwan seeks to extend shariah into the united states and canada. Muslim brotherhood operative convicted on terrorismrelated charges in 2004, stated, everyone knows that mas is the muslim brotherhood. The call to god the islamist project of ideological outreach. In 20, just two years after the popular overthrow of hosni mubarak, the egyptian military ousted the countrys first democratically elected presidentmohamed morsi of the muslim brotherhoodand subsequently led a brutal repression of the islamist group. It reflects a vast plan which was revived in the 1960s, with. It enjoyed a brief stint in power in egypt after the uprising of 2011. The muslim brotherhood samer shehata talked about the priorities of the muslim brotherhood as egypt seeks to form a new government after the november 2, 2011. 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. Download file to see previous pages what influenced the development of muslim brotherhood throughout the world is a shared set of religious values in which the basic social sentiment is that islam should be the guiding force for a society as well as in governing the social lifestyle of people elsherif, 2014. In so doing, he echoed a 2008 statement to the same effect by dr. The project represents a flexible, multiphased, longterm approach to the cultural invasion of the west. May 09, 2017 in january 2012, abdurrahman alamoudi, an admitted u. Yet the implications of the brotherhood s rise and dramatic fall for the future of democratic governance, peace, and stability in the region are disputed and remain open to debate.
Muslim brotherhood, a religiopolitical organization founded in 1928 that advocated the application of islamic law in all aspects of society. Here is a breakdown of the groups ideology and roots. Below is the muslim brotherhoods 1982 manifesto titled the project, penned by said ramadan, the soninlaw of hassan albanna, the founder of the muslim brotherhood. The muslim brotherhood is relatively weak given that it is banned in several arab states, but its doctrine of political islam has been hugely influential. Special report on the muslim brotherhood internet archive. Pdf our secret connections with the muslim brotherhood. The muslim brotherhood in the united kingdom program on.
Founded in 1928, the group was originally anticolonial and has since set up affiliated organizations in various countries around the. Albanna was a schoolteacher, to promote implementing traditional, religious, islamic sharia law into government and a social regression based on an islamic ethos of altruism and civic duty, in opposition to what he saw as political and social injustice and to british imperial rule. 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. It is based on the french text of the project published in. The following muslim brotherhood document was entered into evidence in the u. The projects presentation document states that the project is in itself an act of preaching. 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. The future of muslim brotherhood essay example topics and. An egyptian youth carries a lit flare as supporters of the muslim. Witnesses included an egyptian born islamic scholar who was granted political asylum in the u. 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 muslim brotherhood special report goals and strategy of the muslim brotherhood overview goals.