Where are all the moderate Muslims in Tulsa?

Recently, the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the up-coming Holy Land Foundation terror funding trial in Dallas along with the Islamic Society of North America, the Islamic Trust of North America, and several other groups and individuals because of their relationship to or with the Muslim Brotherhood and/or Hamas.  The Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamists organization which is banned in Egypt.  The U.S. generally will not do business with them.  CAIR is an outgrowth of the Muslim Brotherhodd/Hamas infrastructure in America. For a complete list of all the unindicted co-conspirators click here. 

Around this time, CAIR announced plans to open an office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  Good Grief!  I read that Sheryl Siddiqui, Director for American Outreach/Community Relations for the Islamic Society of Tulsa, was named the Secretary for CAIR Oklahoma.  Lebna Hewedi is the chairwoman for CAIR-OK.

Siddigui is a member of the Islamic Society of Tulsa.  She is highly involved with community service in the Tulsa area.  It's more than a little disturbing to read of her involvement with CAIR.

The incorporating papers of the Islamic Society of Tulsa how  Mujeeb Cheema, who is the Executive Director of the North American Islamic Trust - the same organization named above as an unindicted co-conspirator.  There's more information that you can review about Cheema at Batesline.  Cheema is also a business associate with Muzammil H. Siddiqi, Chairman of the NAIT and Chairman of the Fiqh Council of North America an outgrowth of the Muslim Student Association started by the Muslim Brotherhood!  It's purpose is to help Muslim in North America about matters related to the application of Sharia Law.  What? Sharia law in America?  Does this mean Muslims here do not want to become fully involved in our society?

If you get a chance,  read about the history of the Muslim Brotherhood in the United States.  This document outlines their infiltration into our country which included setting up military training camps in Oklahoma!  

Muslim Brotherhood operatives are in America living among us.  I'm not saying anyone in Oklahoma is one but some of their affiliations and associations are connected to the Muslim Brotherhood so one clearly has to wonder.

These Islamists work to advance their cause by lobbying politicians, intimidating the media with Islamophobic accusations, using the legal system, advancing novel legislation, influencing the contents of school textbooks, participating in interfaith meetings and in other ways exploiting the freedoms of an open society to their advantage. They will advance their agenda in incremental steps, each of which in itself is minor but in total will change our society.  How do you tell who is an Islamist?  It's not easy because they hide this fact but pay attention to their associations.  Islamists will not acknowledge that Islamism, the pursuit of Islamic rule, is real.  Islamists will derail efforts to distinquish this as an attack on Islam.

The Islamic Society of Tulsa is affiliated with CAIR, The Islamic Trust of North America and the Islamic Society of North America.  All were named unindicated co-conspirators for their relationship to the Muslim Brotherhood. 

What does this say about the Islamic Society of Tulsa?  So far they have been silent. 

CAIR was started by three employees of the Islamic Association of Palestine or IAP another Muslim Brotherhood organization.  Ibrahim Hooper, Nihad Awad, and Omar Ahmad, all were employees of the Islamic Association for Palestine(IAP), which was established by senior Hamas operative Mousa Abu Marzook and Sami Al-Arian and functioned as Hamas' public relations and recruitment arm in the United States. Two of these employees were caught on FBI tapes planning or attending a meeting with HAMAS.  All three are still in top leadership positions at CAIR. 

IAP was shut down by the federal government for their work with terror groups and organizations.

CAIR characterized the extradition of Maraook as "anti-Islamic" and "anti-American." in a May 1996 press conference.  CAIR labled Marzook's incarceration a hate crime in a 1996 report!

Jamal Miftah use to go to the mosque at the Islamic Society of Tulsa. As most people know, this Tulsa Muslim spoke out against Islamic violence last fall but was called anti-Islamic by some members of this mosque. This was the time when his mosque could have and should have stood by him in unity for all to see.  What a magnificent statement they would have made collectively to the citizens of Tulsa. But this didn't happen.  The treatment he received was so bad, Miftah has not returned. 

In an interview with Erick Stakelbeck Miftah said:

..."He now leads his family in prayer at their home. But he still wants the mosque to apologize for calling him anti-Islamic". Jamal also stated "the Imam of the al-Salam Mosque led prayers supporting Hamas and Hezbollah during last summer's clash between Hezbollah and Israel".

Another interview with Miftah is here.

I was ridiculed by one of the leader of IST Mujeeb Cheema, who reacted to my article by commenting on my size in the Muslim community in the US (published in Tulsa World of December 1, 2006)---After the prayers and a small lecture by one of the member of IST, I was meeting and chatting with other members of society when the Imam of the mosque, Ahmad Kabbani, approached me and said to me that I should be ashamed for writing the article.---Houssam Elsouessi approached me along with two other Arabs. He started accusing me in a very loud voice of being anti-Islamic and anti-Muslim with the very apparent motive of inciting other members of the community against me.  One of his companions waved his shoe at my face and said that I was a traitor and no better then his shoes, while Houssam kept calling me anti-Muslim and almost pushed me to the wall.

This past Friday, his attorney filed a lawsuit against the mosque naming Sheryl Siddiqui and Mujeeb Cheema as defendants along with others.  Thanks to quick posts by BatesLine and KOTV News who broke this story.

Isn't this fascinating? Yet deeply disturbing that in "little old" Tulsa, Oklahoma, there may be a connection to HAMAS, which seeks to destroy Israel, and their parent, the Muslim Brotherhood, who wants to destroy America. Unbelievable.

I know I will feel a whole lot better when we hear from our neighbors in Tulsa who belong to the mosque in question. Please don't be shy, we need to hear from you.

 

Update:  11/10/07:  You might find a recent post I did about Siddiqui revealing.

Update 10/2007:  The Holy Land Foundation terror funding trial ended in a mistrial and is rescheduled for retrial Sept 2008. The ISNA issued this statement where they deny any affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood and have retained the ACLU to help them get their names removed from the list of unindicted co-conspirators.

Update 7/13/08:  The Islamic Society of Tulsa still remains silent about their relationships to known organizations and individuals affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, including Jamal Badawi, a Muslim Brotherhood member, whom they personally invited to represent them in a debate in January 2008. 

See also:

Muslim Brotherhood

CAIR and Company

Islam in Oklahoma

In April, CAIR held a seminar in Tulsa, only for Muslims, to help them learn more about their civil rights. I personally think it would have been a nice gesture for them to have invited all Tulsans to show us a gesture of unity. This was posted in their newsletter which was available to the public online. 

TULSA MUSLIMS MUST ATTEND April 14: CAIR-OK's First Event: Know Your Rights.

Islamic Society of Tulsa in the Youth Room, dinner starts at 6:00pm.

Short presentations following Maghrib:

An Attorney presents Know Your Rights

Sr. Allison Moore presents Recent Challenges to Our Civil Rights

Fooling the Masses in Oklahoma

Mousa Abu Marzook:

He is deputy political bureau chief of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). He has a U.S. doctorate in engineering and was indicted in the United States in 2004 as a co-conspirator on racketeering and money-laundering charges in connection with activities on behalf of Hamas dating to the early 1990s, before the organization was placed on the list of terrorist groups. He was deported to Jordan in 1997.

 

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Note:  zTruth recognizes there a many fine Muslims in America who simply want to practice their religion who also reject Islamism, or the pursuit of Islamic rule.  This would include the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and their affiliates in the U.S..  

When a Muslim or Islamic organization professes their strong community service and interfaith goals in cities and towns all across America, but then has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood - it's disturbing and two-faced.

If you find I've made a mistake, please send me an e-mail to ztruth@ymail.com , with a credible proof source, and I will glady make the correction)

 

Recently, the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the up-coming Holy Land Foundation terror funding trial in Dallas along with the Islamic Society of North America, the Islamic Trust of North America, and several other groups and individuals because of their relationship to or with the Muslim Brotherhood and/or Hamas.  The Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamists organization which is banned in Egypt.  The U.S. generally will not do business with them.  CAIR is an outgrowth of the Muslim Brotherhodd/Hamas infrastructure in America. For a complete list of all the unindicted co-conspirators click here. 

Around this time, CAIR announced plans to open an office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  Good Grief!  I read that Sheryl Siddiqui, Director for American Outreach/Community Relations for the Islamic Society of Tulsa, was named the Secretary for CAIR Oklahoma.  Lebna Hewedi is the chairwoman for CAIR-OK.

Siddigui is a member of the Islamic Society of Tulsa.  She is highly involved with community service in the Tulsa area.  It's more than a little disturbing to read of her involvement with CAIR.

The incorporating papers of the Islamic Society of Tulsa how  Mujeeb Cheema, who is the Executive Director of the North American Islamic Trust - the same organization named above as an unindicted co-conspirator.  There's more information that you can review about Cheema at Batesline.  Cheema is also a business associate with Muzammil H. Siddiqi, Chairman of the NAIT and Chairman of the Fiqh Council of North America an outgrowth of the Muslim Student Association started by the Muslim Brotherhood!  It's purpose is to help Muslim in North America about matters related to the application of Sharia Law.  What? Sharia law in America?  Does this mean Muslims here do not want to become fully involved in our society?

If you get a chance,  read about the history of the Muslim Brotherhood in the United States.  This document outlines their infiltration into our country which included setting up military training camps in Oklahoma!  

Muslim Brotherhood operatives are in America living among us.  I'm not saying anyone in Oklahoma is one but some of their affiliations and associations are connected to the Muslim Brotherhood so one clearly has to wonder.

These Islamists work to advance their cause by lobbying politicians, intimidating the media with Islamophobic accusations, using the legal system, advancing novel legislation, influencing the contents of school textbooks, participating in interfaith meetings and in other ways exploiting the freedoms of an open society to their advantage. They will advance their agenda in incremental steps, each of which in itself is minor but in total will change our society.  How do you tell who is an Islamist?  It's not easy because they hide this fact but pay attention to their associations.  Islamists will not acknowledge that Islamism, the pursuit of Islamic rule, is real.  Islamists will derail efforts to distinquish this as an attack on Islam.

The Islamic Society of Tulsa is affiliated with CAIR, The Islamic Trust of North America and the Islamic Society of North America.  All were named unindicated co-conspirators for their relationship to the Muslim Brotherhood. 

What does this say about the Islamic Society of Tulsa?  So far they have been silent. 

CAIR was started by three employees of the Islamic Association of Palestine or IAP another Muslim Brotherhood organization.  Ibrahim Hooper, Nihad Awad, and Omar Ahmad, all were employees of the Islamic Association for Palestine(IAP), which was established by senior Hamas operative Mousa Abu Marzook and Sami Al-Arian and functioned as Hamas' public relations and recruitment arm in the United States. Two of these employees were caught on FBI tapes planning or attending a meeting with HAMAS.  All three are still in top leadership positions at CAIR. 

IAP was shut down by the federal government for their work with terror groups and organizations.

Jamal Miftah use to go to the mosque at the Islamic Society of Tulsa. As most people know, this Tulsa Muslim spoke out against Islamic violence last fall but was called anti-Islamic by some members of this mosque. This was the time when his mosque could have and should have stood by him in unity for all to see.  What a magnificent statement they would have made collectively to the citizens of Tulsa. But this didn't happen.  The treatment he received was so bad, Miftah has not returned. 

In an interview with Erick Stakelbeck Miftah said:

..."He now leads his family in prayer at their home. But he still wants the mosque to apologize for calling him anti-Islamic". Jamal also stated "the Imam of the al-Salam Mosque led prayers supporting Hamas and Hezbollah during last summer's clash between Hezbollah and Israel".

Another interview with Miftah is here.

I was ridiculed by one of the leader of IST Mujeeb Cheema, who reacted to my article by commenting on my size in the Muslim community in the US (published in Tulsa World of December 1, 2006)---After the prayers and a small lecture by one of the member of IST, I was meeting and chatting with other members of society when the Imam of the mosque, Ahmad Kabbani, approached me and said to me that I should be ashamed for writing the article.---Houssam Elsouessi approached me along with two other Arabs. He started accusing me in a very loud voice of being anti-Islamic and anti-Muslim with the very apparent motive of inciting other members of the community against me.  One of his companions waved his shoe at my face and said that I was a traitor and no better then his shoes, while Houssam kept calling me anti-Muslim and almost pushed me to the wall.

This past Friday, his attorney filed a lawsuit against the mosque naming Sheryl Siddiqui and Mujeeb Cheema as defendants along with others.  Thanks to quick posts by BatesLine and KOTV News who broke this story.

Isn't this fascinating? Yet deeply disturbing that in "little old" Tulsa, Oklahoma, there may be a connection to HAMAS, which seeks to destroy Israel, and their parent, the Muslim Brotherhood, who wants to destroy America. Unbelievable.

I know I will feel a whole lot better when we hear from our neighbors in Tulsa who belong to the mosque in question. Please don't be shy, we need to hear from you.

 

Update:  11/10/07:  You might find a recent post I did about Siddiqui revealing.

Update 10/2007:  The Holy Land Foundation terror funding trial ended in a mistrial and is rescheduled for retrial Sept 2008. The ISNA issued this statement where they deny any affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood and have retained the ACLU to help them get their names removed from the list of unindicted co-conspirators.

Update 7/13/08:  The Islamic Society of Tulsa still remains silent about their relationships to known organizations and individuals affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, including Jamal Badawi, a Muslim Brotherhood member, whom they personally invited to represent them in a debate in January 2008. 

See also:

Islamic Society of Tulsa in the Youth Room, dinner starts at 6:00pm.

Short presentations following Maghrib:

An Attorney presents Know Your Rights

Sr. Allison Moore presents Recent Challenges to Our Civil Rights

He is deputy political bureau chief of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). He has a U.S. doctorate in engineering and was indicted in the United States in 2004 as a co-conspirator on racketeering and money-laundering charges in connection with activities on behalf of Hamas dating to the early 1990s, before the organization was placed on the list of terrorist groups. He was deported to Jordan in 1997.

 

 

Comments

[Manny]

It sure seems odd that the Muslims in Tulsa are not talking about this issue. If they don't speak up or refuse to be interviewed by the media what does that mean? Their lack of response when Jamal spoke up was very troubling to me and now this?

[Sara T.]

I live in Tulsa and I remember when Mr.Miftah's article was published. Although my memory may be fuzzy I don't recall anyone from the mosque agreeing with Miftah. Am I wrong?