Religious Right and Politics -- From Iowa to Cairo; Pres. election Propaganda by Fmr CAIR/HAMAS Ldr Parvez Ahmed

“Religious Right and Politics -- From Iowa to Cairo”
A Rebuttal to Parvez Ahmed’s Article in Huffington Post… by Randy McDaniels

Parvez Ahmed, Former National Chairman of the propaganda arm of HAMAS in America, aka Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) once again appears to be operating as the mouth piece for CAIR’s parent group the Muslim Brotherhood.

In the article titled “Religious Right and Politics – From Iowa to Cairo”, regarding the Presidential race, he asserts bias against women (we can only assume Michelle Bachman), pandering to the religious right for votes, and therefore implying bias and bigotry against other faiths in an attempt to place the recent elections in Cairo on equal footing to the Presidential Primary Elections in America.

In a pot calling the kettle black, comparison he paints republicans as alarmist regarding Islam, gives the reader the impression America is at war with Islam, and equivocates conservative Christians in America to “Muslim Conservatives” aka extremist who are gaining seats in Egyptian government. He ends this barrage with the statement “the mutual paranoia palpable”. One can only assume from his position, is Conservatives within the Republican Party are on par with the Hard Line Islamist violently toppling nations in the Middle East in the opinion of Parvez Ahmed.

His Defense of the Muslim Brotherhood is less surprising, when you consider his fellow Tampa Human Rights Commissioner and former CAIR/HAMAS leader Ahmed Bedier traveled to Egypt to be part of the Revolution, as he boasted on his face book post with the picture of him waiving the Egyptian flag in Tarir Square.

Until 2009, when the FBI formally cut all ties with CAIR due to their direct support of terrorism, Parvez and Ahmed were conducting “Sensitivity Training” or more appropriately influence operations with the FBI and Police Departments across the nation to include Jacksonville, Florida.

The fact is the Arab Spring has seen the toppling of many countries in the Middle East. As many in the counter Islamic movement predicted, and which is become increasingly clear to the mainstream media, the Muslim Brotherhood, Salafi’s, and other radical elements have been the big winners, resulting in greater conformance to Sharia and less freedom or democracy.

While, Parvez acknowledge's matters of fact to appear neutral, stating the obvious, that the religious right, puritanical Salafi’s and the Muslim Brotherhoods Freedom and Justice Party captured the overwhelming majority of seats in Egypt's free elections, and susequently mentions a similar trend in Tunisia and Morocco, as well as the resultant move toward religion in government (Sharia Law), after which he immediately goes into spin mode.

Parvez attempts to obfuscate this sweeping trend by referencing a Pew Research Poll regarding two “secular democracies”, Turkey and Lebanon. Parvez cherry picks information completely discarding the fact the poll state more than 50% of the population of Turkey thought Islam in their politics (Sharia Law) would be a good thing and ignores the fact that Syria and to a lessening extent, Hezbollah all but control Lebanon.

Turkey has also increasingly made a shift towards once again becoming an Islamic State. In fact, if trends continue we may likely see the reemergence of the Islamic Caliphate in the next few years in Turkey, unless Iran acquires nuclear status, in which case it may assume the Caliphate.

In addition, Parvez states “As politics face a rightward religious tug across the globe, it will be hasty to stereotype the trend.” Apparently he is in agreement with the direction the political winds are blowing.

Giving a misleading impression to further the spread of Islam is a form holy deception or taqiyya, which Parvez masterfully wields when he factually states “Reformist scholars of Islam have asserted that Sharia ought not to be codified as state law. The reasons are tantalizingly simple. A state is a political institution, not a religious authority.”

The fact is reformist Scholars of Islam are those who would have to deny some aspect of Sharia, Quranic Scripture, or the Sunna of the Prophet, rendering them Apostates or enemies of the state and Islam in accordance with all authoritative Islamic law.

Reformation is nothing more than wishful thinking, while there are peaceful secular Muslims (Apostates as defined by authoritative Islam), what I term MINO’s or Muslims in name only, there can be no peaceful Islam or Sharia until all religion is for Allah…. World domination in accordance with all Authoritative Islamic texts, this is the peace adherent Muslims speak of.

Considering Parvez Ahmed held state and National Leadership positions within CAIR, a federally designated Muslim Brotherhood Front Group and HAMAS in America for (10) ten years, he would be intimately familiar with the primary two goals of the Muslim Brotherhood which are; to establish Sharia Law worldwide and Re-establish the Global Islamic State (Caliphate) in which there is NO SEPERATION OF MOSQUE AND STATE countering his implied assertions in his latest propaganda piece.

More Deception…… “The Muslim belief in the divineness of Sharia is obviously not shared by people of other faiths. Moreover, the interpretation of Sharia is a fallible human endeavor, often leading to conflicting juristic opinions, which then leaves unanswered the question of whose Islam should the state endorse.”

Parvez tries to give the illusion that there are many interpretations of Islam, the fact is…. Islam is Islam; there is one divine book of scripture (Quran) and one Sunna (Sira/Biography and Hadith/Traditions) of the prophet.

These sacred texts along with Ijitihad, (human reasoning) and Ijma, (scholarly consensus) with unanimous consent of the Scholars of the day, was how Sharia Law was derived.

On this there is agreement by all (4) Sunni schools of Islamic Jurisprudence and both major Shia schools. While there are some minor differences within the schools, they are annotated in the Sacred Islamic Law Manual, and do not create any conflict regarding the law, regardless of how divided on religious aspects the Sunni and Shia may remain.

In addition, the gates to Ijitihad have been closed for a 1,000 years and no law can be changed, added or annulled, all that is left are opinions in conformance with Sharia Law (the Muslim Constitution), commonly referred to as opinions or Fatwa’s.

The Deception continues…..”Once a state begins to enforce the laws of any religion then the coercive power of the state becomes the primary factor in the determining how religion gets practiced. The state loses credibility and faith loses spirituality. The Quran unequivocally states that there is no compulsion in matters related to religion.”

Parvez makes factual statements while not owning them, then uses an EARLY Mecca verse from the Quran, Sura 2:256, which states no compulsion in religion, knowing full well that the verse was abrogated with the final authoritative verse regarding religion being, Sura 8:39 And fight them until persecution is no more, and religion is all for Allah.

In closing Parvez Ahmed states “The yearning for freedom may ultimately overcome parochial religiosity in politics. From Iowa to Cairo, the world watches with trepidation.” As if there were real hope for reform and true secular democracy in contrast to the reality of an ever growing Sharia compliant Middle East.

NOTE: Egypt’s Freedom and Justice Party which won the majority of seats, is the party of the Muslim Brotherhood, the parent organization of CAIR/HAMAS and the Freedom this party seeks is Freedom from manmade law, and the justice they speak of is Justice in accordance with Sharia law.

A Community Organizer Goes to War - Pat Buchanan - Townhall Conservative

A Community Organizer Goes to War - Pat Buchanan - Townhall Conservative See Below after Reading This raises some serious questions about the WAR in LIBYA, however one point which is not covered is the fact the the REBEL forces are in fact the Muslim Brotherhood and Bengazi and the neighboring city which launched these Rebel Forces is an Al Qeada strong hold. The wave of revolution in the Middle East is not spontaneous but orchestrated by the Muslim Brotherhood in the opinion of most experts on the subject to include my own opinion. If this was Orchestrated by the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Qeada, then why would the Obama Administration want to thrust America in to war and aide the very groups who consider us their enemy and currently pose a serious threat to our security as opposed to Libya who did not? Then I flash back to the myriad of actions taken in support of the MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD by OBAMA during his tenure such as; 1. Immediately after Inaguration, 1st (1 on 1) interview was on Al Aribiya, 1st Call to a foreign leader was to Abbas head of Hamas in Palestine/govt. 2. Scheduled Gitmo for closure (failed to date). 3. Sent over $900 Million to "Palestinian Refugees" or Hamas, more than all other countries combined since Israel became a nation. 4. Last year sent another $400 Million to the same HAMAS terrorist country. 5. Installed over 70+ Radical Muslims into his administration, many are Muslim Brotherhood leaders and operatives. 6. Refused to prosecute or investigate Islamist and Black Panthers except in the gravest cases. 7. Halted the Holy Land Foundation Trial the largest terrorism case in U.S. history ...which lead to Successful conviction on 108 counts against the first 5 defendants...yet Holder has decided not to continue prosecution of the other 290+defendants and know operatives. 8. Held a workshop in Aug/Sep of 2010 to cut through red tape to give stimulus dollars to many of the same Orgs in the above case... or co-conspirators to terrorism. 9. September 2010 had members of his administration meet with 31 Islamic Groups (many, again co-conspirators to terror funding in US vs HLF) and the OIC or Organization of Islamic Conference (2nd largest Org behind U.N. and 57 Islamic States) to discuss the directions of Muslim in America. 10. CAIR on of those in attendance launched a nation wide ISLAMOPHOBIA wing shortly after this meeting. 11. The OIC is 6 years into it's "10 Year Plan" to make speech against the Prophet and Islam illegal, which the U.N. passed recently. Islamophoia is an OIC term and is discussed in their "10 year Plan" which can be viewed on their site online. 12. Obama has refused to have a National Day of Prayer, but has celebrated only Muslim Holidays. 13. A few top Muslim Brotherhood Operative who are Obama Appointee's Dalia Mogahed - Neighborhood and Faith Based Outreach - Made statements in support of Terrorism on Islam Online, Supported Sharia Law as an appointee on a Radio Show with Terrorist Organization Hizb Ut Tahrir, Made propaganda film with Muslim Apologist John Esposito which distorts facts on research about Islam and is supported financially. Ingrid Mattson - Former President of ISNA a Muslim Brotherhood entity who was Obama Prayer Leader at the Inauguration as president. Arif Alikhan - Muslim Brotherhood member of ISNA and open supporter of Hezbollah and Hamas now Official directly under Janet Napolitano at DHS holding the title of Asst. Secretary of Policy at DHS. http://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/4108 Kareem Shora - Muslim Brotherhood member of ISNA and Supporter of same now on Panel writing Policy at DHS and former President Arab American Anti Discrimination Committee. This is the short list of problems with this administration and does not take into account any moves toward socialism... Do you think the Muslim Brotherhood is alive and well in America and beyond under this administration.

Parvez Ahmed: UNF Professor & Apologist for Egyptians who Gang Raped Reporter Laura Logan

This article was written by Jacksonville Human Rights Commissioner Parvez Ahmed with rebuttal comments in RED by the ACT for America - Jacksonville Chapter Leader.
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Abuse of women is sadly endemic
by Parvez Ahmed*

Amidst all the euphoria about Egypt’s peaceful revolution, the news of CBS news reporter Lara Logan being sexually assaulted fell like a ton of bricks.

Parvez Ahmed makes the statement that the Assault fell like a ton of bricks yet a simple Google search of the assault shows nothing to support this statement… not a word of condemnation from CAIR, Egypt, or the Muslim Brotherhood in the mainstream media. I think the Bricks are beginning to fall on the Propaganda Parvez has been spewing for years via the FTU and Huffington Post, as well as his blogs.


The people of Egypt, especially its youth, have been such an inspiration that any hint of deviant behavior understandably elicits gasps and should provoke soul searching. Sadly, the incident is not that isolated.

Now the glorification and apologetics begin. Parvez speaks of the gasps when all we in the west hear is silence and the most he recommends is soul searching.

A 2008 survey by the Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights shows that 98 percent of foreign women and 83 percent of Egyptian women reporting being sexually harassed.
Notice how Parvez states the facts (which are staggering and appalling statistics of a morally corrupt culture) and then minimizes these attacks and rapes as simple assaults. Not quite what one would expect from a Human Rights Commissioner.
Six in 10 men admitted to such behavior. How is it that in Muslim societies, which often pontificate about conservative values and use such values to advocate gender segregation, women are denied the most basic of dignities?

Parvez, now poses the question in a manner that this is somehow not related to Islam and begins the scriptural apologetics…. As a good Muslim Brother he begins using Taqiyya or Holy Deception which is obligatory Islamic Doctrine to further cultural Jihad in the host Country.

The Islamic scripture is unequivocal that the proper treatment of women is a cornerstone in developing personal piety and societal harmony. In chapter 9 verse 71, the Quranic paradigm is clear: “The believers, men and women, are protectors, one of another: they enjoin what is just and forbid what is evil: they observe regular prayers, practice regular charity, and obey God and His Messenger. On them will God pour His Mercy: for God is Exalted in power, Wise.”

Parvez selectively uses a benign verse from the Koran which tells the non-Muslim that men and women are protectors of one another, forbid evil… it does not address the specific treatment of women per sacred scriptures such as the few that follow:

Ishaq:496 "Ask the slave girl; she will tell you the truth.' So the Apostle called Burayra to ask her. Ali got up and gave her a violent beating first, saying, 'Tell the Apostle the truth.'"

Qur'an 24:34 "Force not your slave-girls to whoredom (prostitution) if they desire chastity, that you may seek enjoyment of this life. [And here's the freedom-to-pimp card:] But if anyone forces them, then after such compulsion, Allah is oft-forgiving."

Qur'an 4:15 "If any of your women are guilty of lewdness, take the evidence of four witnesses from amongst you against them; if they testify, confine them to houses until death [by starvation] claims them."

Qur'an 24:6 "And for those who launch a charge against their wives, accusing them, but have no witnesses or evidence, except themselves; let the testimony of one of them be four testimonies, (swearing four times) by Allah that he is the one speaking the truth."

“Tabari IX:113 "Allah permits you to shut them in separate rooms and to beat them, but not severely. If they abstain, they have the right to food and clothing. Treat women well for they are like domestic animals and they possess nothing themselves. Allah has made the enjoyment of their bodies lawful in his Qur'an."

Tabari I:280 "Allah said, 'It is My obligation to make Eve bleed once every month as she made this tree bleed. I must also make Eve stupid, although I created her intelligent.' Because Allah afflicted Eve, all of the women of this world menstruate and are stupid."


Expounding on the subject of gender relations, noted Islamic scholar Jamal Badawi writes:

“Under no circumstances does the Quran encourage, allow or condone violence (against women). In extreme cases … it allows for a husband to administer a gentle pat to his wife that causes no physical harm to the body nor leaves any sort of mark. …. In the event that dispute cannot be resolved equitably between husband and wife, the Quran prescribes mediation between the parties through family intervention on behalf of both spouses.”

Badawi is attempting to contextualize the Quranic verse 4:34. And yet many Muslim religious leaders do not place this verse into its proper context, making it ripe for abuse both at the hands of Muslim men and by those who blame Islam for all that ails the Muslim world.

Jamal Badawi is a senior Muslim Brother member and sits on the Fiqh Council of North America which has its seal of a approval on the Umdat Al Salik or Reliance of The Traveler, which is the desktop codex to Sacred Islamic Law…. an accepted translation into english of sacred Islamic Law first translated in 1991, Which discusses Jihad, Treatment of Non-Muslims, Muslims, Women, Stoning and more. We have video of Badawi refusing to denounce this Islamic Law manual or any of these barbaric laws.

In addition you can hear him preach to his Muslim Audience on http://www.islamicity.com where in various sermons he states no man made law can be obeyed and talks about beating women among other topics.

Parvez makes apology that Muslim men again misunderstand their religion and the whole world picks on poor Islam for this one verse. Many Christians do not agree on many verses…but we do not see wholesale beatings and widespread terrorism and persecution in its name.

NOTE: Parvez Ahmed also refused to denounce these barbaric Laws on camera. You will understand why when you read Islamic law regarding to Apostacy in this manual, which makes it clear that they become apostates to Islam for doing so.

Contradictions between the teaching in sacred texts and the reality on the ground are not limited to Egypt or the gender-segregated and repressive Gulf states. In Turkey, four out of 10 women are physically abused by their husbands, according to a recent study titled “Domestic Violence against Women in Turkey.”

Now Parvez Ahmed uses another standard Muslim Brotherhood talking point when he said that these Muslims must somehow be misunderstanding the sacred texts.

In fact, Islamic apologist will systematically use earlier peaceful verses to obfuscate later verses which have authority or have abrogated earlier verses to deceive the western audience.

The fact is that the Umdat al Salik or Sacred Islamic Law manual is derived from the Quran (word of ALLAH), the Hadith (Traditions of Muhammad), Sira (Biography of Muhammad), Ijtihad (Human Reasoning in regard to the reliability of all the hadith RE: are they false, weak, or strong hadith (Bukari and Muslim being the strongest or most reliable), and finally these were given Ijma or Consensus. Since, then no laws are allowed to be changed or annulled.

Fatwas which are often used to confuse the facts regarding Islamic law are edicts or religious legal rulings in compliance within the confines of the laws previously discussed.

To be fair, abuse of women is not exclusively a Muslim problem. The same day that the Lara Logan story broke, news media also reported that female members of the US Navy were alleging the cover up of widespread rape. A US Justice Department study shows that one in six American women are raped during their lifetimes. Nearly half of all murders of women in the US are committed by a romantic partner. Abuse of women is just as problematic in conservative Muslim societies as they are in the liberal West. This underscores the need for less finger-pointing and ought to provide the impetus to collectively address the issue.

Parvez uses this technique above often…. Look it’s not just Islam, everyone is doing it, with little regard to how disparaging the differences between the particular group he mentions is; in this case 98% Egyptian Muslim abuses against women vs. 16% in America.

The abuse of women in Muslim societies is particularly jolting because of its stark contrast with the normative teachings of Islam. I often have the privilege of speaking to people of other faiths about Islam and Muslims. Such contradictions are what most troubles my audience and why they continue to harbor negative opinions about Islam and Muslims.

Here Parvez again deceives his readers about the normative teachings of Islam regarding women which was clearly shown with just a few of the Islamic teachings he failed to report above. He then paints Muslims as victims of negative or bigoted opinions.

Islamophobia cannot be overcome by merely preaching Islam. It will require Muslims to live Islam and their societies to reflect Islam’s values and ethics.

Parvez, then uses the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) talking points and the word they coined in their “10 Year Plan” Islamophobia. Islamophobia is part of the OIC strategy to make speech critical of Islam or the Prophet a crime. It has worked over the past six years wonderfully as the UN has just passed their resolution to do just that.

While Muslim preachers rail against those who prevent women from wearing headscarves or hijab, they are largely silent on the endemic abuse of women.

In western Society in general, we have freedom to wear what we want with few exceptions, like say driver licenses and school dress codes at some private schools. The wearing of the Hijab is a way to insinuate Sharia Law in America via law fare. It is strictly enforced in many Islamic Countries by Dress Code Police with sever punishments and many women do not have a choice or are beaten. However, Parvez paints them as victims who are not allowed this freedom.

While Muslim countries, particularly in the Middle East, are quick to defend gender segregation as a way to “protect” women, they have taken few measures to stem the pervasive mistreatment of women in their own backyards.

This is an interesting term “Protect” and quite different than how it is perceived in the west. Under Islam women are property which is to be protected and they are always under the “Protection” of a Muslim Male. The Husband, Son, or other male relative.

"Protection" is used similarly when addressing people of the book (Christian and Jews) who live as Dhimmi (3rd class citizens) under the “Protection” of their Muslim conquerors by paying the Jizya or Poll Tax. The Jizya allows Christians and Jews to practice their religion as long as they pay the Tax with WILLING SUBMISSION.

It is akin to a Mafia type “Protection” and really extortion, and once the monies run out or the dhimmie are no longer useful they are forced to convert or die as other who were not of the book were forced to do so.

In the general gloom and doom of the Middle East, once again it is the educated and enlightened Muslim youth that is providing a ray of hope. Visit the Facebook page titled “Lara Logan: An apology from Egypt.” The messages of apology seem heartfelt. Many Egyptians are rightfully ashamed of this ignominy. My fervent hope is that they turn this moment of shame into motivation for positive change that eradicates this “social cancer.” Can Arabs and Muslims once again turn their hopeful eyes towards Egypt in leading the path to civilization? CNN producer and camerawoman Mary Rogers gives voice to the hope of many, “Perhaps it will be people power -- the same people power that brought down a regime -- that will successfully combat sexual harassment. But the only real protection women can have is when the attitudes of men change.”

In this final paragraph Parvez puts the hope of the Arab world in the hands of the enlightened Muslim youth… the same youth who overwhelmingly support Sharia law and Jihad according to both Gallup and Pew polls.

He makes the unequivocal statement most Egyptian are rightfully ashamed, yet has no way to confirm this assertion other than a single face-book page and no mainstream media or polls to corroborate or offer any type of back up.

Then Parvez talks about Egypt leading the path to “Civilization”. This statement sounds benign until you realize the context in which the Muslim Brotherhood in America understands it.

In a previously secret document “The Strategic Goals for the Group in North America” the Muslim Brotherhood laid out its plan to wage a “Civilization Jihad” and went further to state:

“The process of settlement [of Islam in the United States] is a "Civilization-Jihadist" process with all the word means. The Ikhwan (Brotherhood) must understand that all their work in America is a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and "sabotaging" their miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and God's religion is made victorious over all religions.”

Document entered into evidence by FBI in Justice Department Holy Land Foundation Trial.

keep in mind Parvez Ahmed led CAIR Florida for several years before becoming its National Chairman for four years. CAIR was designated a Muslim Brotherhood entity in the largest terror funding trial in U.S. history.

You must do your own unbiased reasoning to come to a rational conclusion of probability and ask yourself…. Is Parvez Ahmed a mild mannered professor or a soft spoken stealth Jihadist promoting Sharia Compliant Finance or Jihad with Money as the Muslim Brotherhood refer to it?
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Professor Parvez Ahmed is a Fulbright scholar and associate professor of finance at the University of North Florida.
2011-02-21

Muhabir: Parvez Ahmed
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All Commentary in Red was made by Randy McDaniels of ACT for America’s Jacksonville Chapter.

American Thinker: Professors Push Israel to Negotiate with Hamas

American Thinker: Professors Push Israel to Negotiate with Hamas

What is most interesting is that two of these professors offering Ill Advise are none other than Rashid Khalidi - who is the controversial professor who was urged by representatives of the King of Saudi Arabia to write the letter on behalf of Obama to get him into Columbia and which was all over the news. This man endorsed HAMAS a Muslim Brotherhood Entity as does this Administration.

The Second is John Esposito of Georgetown University - which is a Muslim Apologist who sits on the board of a radical Muslim Brotherhood group "Institute of Islamic Political Thought" which calls for the overthrow of all man made political systems with Sharia or Islamic Law and works in Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal - Center for Christian and Muslim Understanding at Georgetown (The prince donated over $22 Million in the past to found the center which is a Islamic Apologist apparatus and Bin Talal is also responsible for funding much of America's MES studies and Mosques).

HAMAS follows the Muslim Brotherhood Creed and Goals and is only peaceful when it is weak or does not have the numbers necessary to agitate violence to overthrow the secular or non-Islamic Governments.

Foreign monies and influence operations are paying off well as you can see several NON-MUSLIM professors espousing the M.B. doctrine and talking points.

WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!!

The Muslim Brotherhood is the Enemy

The Muslim Brotherhood is the Enemy

The Muslim Brotherhood has had a long... revolutionary ..... and bloody history in Egypt and around the world, which lately is culminating quite possibly in the final victory of the Brotherhood to topple the Egyptian Government.

Egypt's government like many other formerly NON-ISLAMIC nations... had their political system infiltrated by M.B. member, and as their influence and ranks has swollen are now poised to overthrow the Egyptian Government for a final victory.

Similar, tactics are being used in America by groups like CAIR, NAIT, ISNA, ICNA, MAS, MSU, MSA, Fiqh Councils, IIIT and others. Infiltration into our political system include M.B./CAIR members like Senator Larry Shaw, Congressman Keith Ellison, and Congressman Andre Carson.

Stealth Jihad or more appropriately PRE-VIOLENT JIHAD is alive and well in the United States and one day in the not so distant future we will see similar events unfolding on American soil... just as we are now seeing homegrown American Terrorist mushroom. In the past two years over 24 such homegrown terrorist have been arrested prompting Islamic Appeaser Eric Holder to say that Homegrown Terrorism is the greatest Threat to America now.

Wake up, get informed, and Take ACTion. Join http://www.actforamerica.com/ and http://www.floridasecuritycouncil.org/ today

Muslim Brotherhood Deception: They Say Different Things in English and Arabic

Muslim Brotherhood Deception: They Say Different Things in English and Arabic

The Islamist typically have one message for non-Muslims and one for Muslims..... here is another example via their English vs Arabic Websites.

Muslim Brotherhood Front Group Trains Airport Screeners

Muslim Brotherhood Front Group Trains Airport Screeners

by Connie Hair (more by this author)

Posted 12/06/2010 ET



The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) has completed training for 2,200 Transportation Safety Officers (TSOs) at the Los Angeles International Airport according to a press release found on the MPAC website.

The MPAC release notes that the two-month training course informed officers of "the diversity of Muslims around the world from cultural dress to language to tenets. The four trainers taught the TSOs how to properly handle a Quran and discussed the different ways Muslim women and men choose to cover or dress. For example, the TSOs learned if a woman wears hijab and needs a secondary screening she should be screened in a private area by a female TSO officer."



(The Drudge Report shocked the nation with this photo of a nun being patted down by a Muslim woman in head garb. Apparently Christian women are afforded only public groping sessions.)

In 1986, MPAC was formed as a political action arm of one of the largest Wahhabi mosques in America, the Islamic Center for Southern California.

As the Center for Security Policy's Team B II report entitled "Sharia: The Threat to America" notes, "The founders of the Islamic Center for Southern California are Hassan Hathout and his brother Maher Hathout. The late Hassan Hathout was a senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood Movement. The two brothers Maher spent time in an Egyptian prison during the early days of the Muslim Brotherhood’s activities there, led by the Brotherhood’s founder Hassan Al Banna. MPAC’s own publication, The Minaret, has proudly called Hassan a 'companion of' and Maher 'a close disciple of' Brotherhood founder Hassan al Banna."

Maher Hathout also founded and is currently a senior advisor for MPAC. He and others at MPAC also currently work for and maintain a close relationship with the Islamic Center of Southern California.

Hathout was also on the board of directors and a member of the American Muslim Council (AMC) from 1993 to 1997. AMC was founded by the al Qaeda financier and Hamas operative Abdurahman Alamoudi who is currently serving 23 years in prison for funding terrorist groups including al Qaeda.

Maher Hathout served on the AMC Board of Directors at the same time Alamoudi was serving as its Executive Director.

"Maher Hathout has publicly voiced his approval of Designated Terrorist Organizations such as Hezbollah; decried many U.S. counterterrorism efforts; called for the destruction of Israel; and, openly supported known terrorists such as Hasan al Turabi, the leader of the National Islamic Front of Sudan. Yet, the organization he founded, MPAC, enjoys a reputation in official U.S. circles as a 'moderate' Muslim organization," the Team B II report states.

"Salam al-Marayati is the current president of MPAC. Al-Marayati was denied a leadership position on the National Commission on Terrorism by then-House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt when it came to light that Al-Marayati claimed that the terrorist group, Hezbollah, was a legitimate organization and has the right to attack the Israeli Army.

"Edina Lekovic is MPAC’s Communications Director. Previously, Lekovic was editor of the magazine Al-Talib when it editorialized that Osama bin Laden was a freedom fighter and warrior for Allah, who should be defended by Muslims. Al-Talib is the magazine published by the UCLA chapter of the Muslim Student’s Association. ... The MSA was the first Muslim Brotherhood organization established in the United States."

MPAC works as a propaganda and misinformation ministry for the Muslim Brotherhood. One example offered in the Team B II Report is its aggressive and successful pursuit of total control of the language used by the United States government in regard to Muslim terrorists.

"MPAC attacked the language used to describe the events of September 11, 2001 detailed in the 9/11 Commission Report. MPAC demanded an end to the use of words such as jihad, ummah, caliphate, shariah and others in relation to terrorist doctrine," the report states.

"In subsequent years, the National Counterterrorism Center, the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have all issued strategic counterterrorism documents devoid of these terms. Such conformity to shariah by U.S. government entities such as the FBI and DHS is an extraordinary strategic victory for the enemy in the information battlespace."

The Investigative Project offers another extensive background study of MPAC's links to jihadi terrorist groups.

You can obtain a copy of the Team B II report on the Center for Security Policy website here.



Connie Hair writes a weekly column for HUMAN EVENTS. She is a former speechwriter for Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) and a former media and coalitions adviser to the Senate Republican Conference. You can follow Connie on Twitter @ConnieHair.