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Imam Killed in FBI Shootout Sat on Board of Muslim Lobby Group MANAby David J. Rusin • Oct 29, 2009 at 1:55 am http://www.islamist-watch.org/blog/2009/10/imam-killed-in-fbi-shootout-sat-on-board Luqman Ameen Abdullah, the head of Detroit's Masjid al-Haqq, was killed during an FBI raid on October 28 as he engaged federal agents in a gun battle. Prosecutors call Abdullah "a highly placed leader of a nationwide radical fundamentalist Sunni group." Several other men were arrested on "charges including conspiracy, receipt of stolen goods, and firearms offenses." Abdullah's death is a stunning embarrassment for the Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA), an organization that presents itself as a mainstream advocate for "indigenous Muslims," primarily African-American converts. Abdullah is listed as a member of MANA's majlis ash-shura, or governing board — at least until the MANA webmaster deletes him. Islamist Watch highlighted MANA in a 2008 article on music legend Kenny Gamble, who serves on the same MANA body and has been accused of working to construct a "black Muslim enclave" in Philadelphia using real estate essentially given to him by the city. MANA's founder — and up to now its most infamous member — is Siraj Wahhaj, who appeared on a list of "unindicted persons who may be alleged as co-conspirators" in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the plot to destroy various New York City targets. According to the IW piece, "Wahhaj has promoted polygamy, excused stoning, refused to condemn Osama bin Laden, and predicted that the United States will fall unless it 'accepts the Islamic agenda.'" MANA's leadership includes many other Islamists, such as Ihsan Bagby and Johari Abdul-Malik. Interestingly, the Detroit News story on the raid features two links back to MANA:
First, Jamil al-Amin was a driving force behind MANA and continues to be embraced by the group. Second, the Ummah collective that promotes the creation of an Islamic state atop America's carcass has aims similar to those of the As-Sabiqun movement, founded by radical D.C. cleric Abdul Alim Musa, who sat on MANA's board as recently as last year; like Abdullah, Musa is known for his "anti-law enforcement rhetoric." Another day, another key figure in an American Muslim organization exposed as an extremist. How will MANA attempt to explain this one? Conspiracy theories? Related Topics: Lobby Groups, Mosques / Imams, Police / FBI | David J. Rusin receive the latest by email: subscribe to the free islamist watch mailing list This text may be reposted or forwarded so long as it is presented as an integral whole with complete and accurate information provided about its author, date, place of publication, and original URL. |
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