Monday, July 25, 2005

Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation and Muslim Brotherhood

Executive Director Mahdi Bray of the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation, has been conducting public relations to discuss the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation Anti-Terror Campaign. Executive Director Mahdi Bray of the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation has been stating that the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation objective is to "inoculate our young people by making sure they're actively and constructively engaged in positive activities that reflect the main views of their faith and tradition, as opposed to someone who would want to influence them into extremist points that would certainly lead to death, destruction, and mayhem." Executive Director Mahdi Bray of the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation also speaks about how the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation has created a number of youth centers and will build more youth centers for young people to develop free from the influence of extremists.

Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation Anti-Terror Campaign website states programs are "comprehensive and multifaceted approach to proactively combat terrorism." This includes an emphasis on youth and scouts work, which is designed "to inculcate in our youth the proper understanding of Islam, help them fulfill their potential, and keep them away from the voices of extremism." Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation also promises to work with other Islamic centers "to consolidate and solidify the prevailing moderate and mainstream orientation of our community."

While the public relations, programs, and promises sound excellent, Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation is not an organization to advance the moderate interpretations of Islam. In late 2004, The Chicago Tribune revealed that the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation to be an arm of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Muslim Brotherhood is a radical Islamic group. Former Kuwait Minister of Education Ahmad Al-Rab'i stated the "Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation is the ideological fountainhead of Al-Qaida." September 11, 2001 Commission Report concurs that the Muslim Brotherhood was an inspiration to Al-Qaida by noting Osama bin Laden reliance on Muslim Brotherhood member Sayyid Qutb.

Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation have admit that the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation was founded by the Muslim Brotherhood, but claim that the organization "went way beyond that point of conception." However, Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation shows no signs of moving away from the Muslim Brotherhood.

Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation curriculum shows the centrality of the Muslim Brotherhood. The goals for active members are to continue building the correct unified comprehension of Islam as outlined in the Message of the Teachings by Imam Al-Banna and to make the members fulfill his duties as outlined in the Message of the Teachings by Imam Al-Banna. Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation Membership shows that even lower membership levels are required to base their understanding of Islam on the Message of the Teachings by Iman al-Banna. Regular members must build the correct unified comprehension of Islam as outlined in the Message of the Teachings by Imam Al-Banna. In the book, Iman al-Banna makes clear that Islamic governments must become predominant and states that violence is an acceptable means of spreading Islamic ideology: "Always intend to go for Jihad and desire martyrdom. Prepare for it as much as you can." Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation even requires adjunct members to read Milestones by Sayyid Qutb. Milestones by Sayyid Qutb contains the essay "Jihad in the Cause of God," which explains that spreading Islam is an acceptable reason for undertaking jihad: "The reasons for Jihad which have been described in the above verses are these: to establish God's authority in the earth; to arrange human affairs according to the true guidance provided by God; to abolish all the Satanic forces and Satanic systems of life; to end the lordship of one man over others since all men are creatures of God and no one has the authority to make them his servants or to make arbitrary laws for them. These reasons are sufficient for proclaiming Jihad."

Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation is a concern given the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation is positioning itself as a bulwark against extremism in the Muslim community and centrality of the Muslim Brotherhood in their curriculum and membership.

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