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Hossain Also Keynoted MSA Awards And Co Founded MSA At Franklin & Marshall College
November 16, 2017
MIM: Once again the anally retentive Jewish stooges at the 'Anti Defecation League' who claim to know everything about anti semitism and are totally ignorant about Judaism are playing footsie with radical Islamists such as Akbar Hossain who aid and abet terror tied groups like the Muslim Brotherhood and the Muslim Student Association. It should be noted that the Philadelphia branch of the ADL claims the destinction of being the only chapter with a Muslim on its board. MB and ISNA supporter S.A. Ibrahim. It is extremely likely that Ibrahim, who has a track record of hobnobbing with radical Islamists, ferretted out Hossain and got him the gig as keynote speaker at the Annual Youth Conference.
For more on S.A.Ibrahim and his terrorist connections see:
"Stealth Islamist S.A.Ibrahim On Board Of ADL, FPRI, CIU And Eboo Patel's Interfaith Youth Core -Worked With CAIR & ISNA" http://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/7455
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Excerpt from: "ADL Youth Conference Demonstrates You Can't Hate What You Know'
"The Anti-Defamation League's 11th annual Youth Conference brought together more than 500 students and teachers Nov. 9 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, focusing on confronting bias and hate through "courageous conversations."
Sponsored by the ADL's regional office representing eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware, 10th- and 11th-graders from across those states separated into smaller groups, with one representative from the 65 participating schools in each group.
The students, varying in backgrounds, discussed their commonalities and differences to eliminate stigmas, bullying and hate.
"We want the students to feel comfortable talking about things they may not feel comfortable saying in front of their classmates," said Lisa Friedlander, education director of No Place for Hate, an ADL program. "It's also an amazing experience for kids to be exposed to students who are sodifferent from them."
The final workshop discussed how to bring back what they learned to their schools to implement it in an effective way...
...After the workshops, everyone convened for a keynote speech by University of Pennsylvania Law School student Akbar Hossain.
Hossain was born in Bangladesh and spent his early years in Saudi Arabia.
His family immigrated to the U.S. through a diversity visa lottery when he was 9 years old two days before 9/11...
Last year, Hossain penned an op-ed for The Philadelphia Inquirer encouraging people to "have a real conversation with a Muslim."
After a white middle-aged man yelled at him from 40th and Market streets to "go back to your country," Hossain felt obligated to try to make a difference.
He offered to chat with anyone over coffee and received more than 300 responses (about 200 were positive). He's since met with 48.
But Hossain doesn't think he's changed anyone's minds. If people have a certain hatred toward a group of people, he can't change that, he explained. But if they hate a group he's affiliated with, he can try to make sure they are at least informed..."
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MIM: Hossain was the keynote speaker at the Philadelphia MSA Awards in April. The MSA is a terror tied Muslim Brotherhood organization.
Philadelphia MSA Council is honored to introduce the inaugural Philadelphia MSA Awards (PMAs). At the PMAs, PMC will recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of outstanding student leaders, MSAs, and their impact on their respective students, schools, and communities. We will also honor the graduates of each university in our affiliate circles and celebrate their passage from undergraduate life into the adult world.See below for a list of awards we will be bestowing. Nomination forms will be released tomorrow evening.
Our keynote speaker, Akbar Hossain, a University of Pennsylvania Law Student, will capstone our TEDx style performance. A platform will be given to THREE (3) selected students who will share their own presentations. Please be on the lookout for the applications to earn your place to speak in front of an entire MSA community (application to be released tomorrow evening).
Speaker Bio: Coming soon.
Date: Sunday, April 30, 2017
Time: Doors Open 4:00 PM
Location: Gerri C. LeBow Hall, 2nd Floor, Drexel University
Ticket: $10 Individual | $15 At Door
Below are the PMAs:
Rising Star Award
This Award is presented to a PMC Representative that has shown passion and the ability to be an effective Board Member on both the Muslim Student Association (MSA) Board they are a part of as well as PMC.
Exceptional Commitment to Interfaith Award
This Award is presented to a Muslim Student Association (MSA) that has a proven record of commitment to a variety of Interfaith activities on their campus.
Outstanding MSA Leader of the Year Award
This Award is presented to a Muslim Student Association (MSA) Board Member that went above and beyond their role and expectations to make a meaningful contribution to the MSA, University, and the surrounding community.
Unsung Hero Award
This Award is presented to an individual that was not a part of the Muslim Student Association (MSA) Board, however, played a critical role in volunteering and doing anything that was asked of them. Their contributions included tasks behind the scenes or in public; never giving no for an answer when asked.
Outstanding MSA Advisor of the Year Award
This Award is presented to an individual who is both involved in and supportive of the Muslim Student Association (MSA). This individual has had a positive impact on the MSA and the University community. Whether in need of guidance or someone to rely on, the MSA was able to contact this person immediately for support.
Commendable Community Impact Award
This Award is presented to a Muslim Student Association (MSA) that has demonstrated outstanding service to their respective University and the community that surrounds them. The community service done promotes public good, and in no way was initiated for a means of financial gain.
Unique Event of the Year Award
This Award is presented to a Muslim Student Association (MSA) that has conceived, planned, and implemented an outstanding event for the community. The event held originality and creativity which set it aside from others, making it unique. The event ran smoothly, while being extremely organized and the MSA carried itself in a professional manner all throughout the event.
Rising MSA Award
This Award recognizes a Muslim Student Association (MSA) that was recently created, has shown diligence throughout their work, and has remained active within their University community. This MSA has put forth to enhance the community and has maintained strong and consistent operations.
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"....At F&M, Hossain is president of Brooks College House (a residence hall), chair of the John Marshall Pre-Law Honor Society, co-founder of the Muslim Student Association, a tax preparer for the Volunteer Income Tax-Assistance Program and a resident hall advisor.
Norristown resident Diana Millner served on the regional panel that selected Hossain for the Truman. "I was really taken by his personal narrative as well as the work that he was involved in," Millner said, adding that she was "at least halfway through his application" before noticing Hossain's Norristown address.
Millner, whose husband is Norristown Councilman Marlon Millner, is originally from Cambridge, Mass. She was awarded the Truman as a junior at Syracuse University and used the foundation's financial support to attend graduate school at MIT. A mother of two young children, Millner works for the Stoneleigh Foundation in Philadelphia, which supports improving the systems that serve at-risk youth. She also serves on the Weed and Seed Steering Committee.
Hossain intends to stay in the Philadelphia area and work in immigration law. An immigration course he took at F&M gave him the opportunity to work with a PIRC (Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center) lawyer handling an asylum case..."
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MIM: Hossain's bio from UPenn scholars profiles.
"Akbar completed his BA in Government at Franklin and Marshall College, graduating magna cum laude and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He is interested in refugee and asylum policies, revitalizing low-income communities, and developing opportunities for disadvantaged youth. Akbar has previously interned for the White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, the Department of Homeland Security, and served as a Truman-Albright Fellow at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He has been recognized nationally as a Harry S. Truman Scholar and is a recipient of the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship. Akbar currently serves on the Young Friends Steering Committee for KIPP Philadelphia Schools and has been appointed by the Norristown Municipal Council to serve on its Planning Commission. At Penn Law, Akbar is an active member of the International Human Rights Advocates, the Muslim Law Student Association, and First Generation Professionals."
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For more on the MSA see: "Drexel University's Muslim Student Association Wages Stealth Jihad & Works To Further "The Best Interests Of Islam" http://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/7622
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MIM: Discover The Networks documents the MSA ties to terrorism and the Muslim Brotherhood.
See also: Muslim Brotherhood Muslim Student Union
The creation of MSA resulted from Saudi-backed efforts to establish Islamic organizations internationally in the 1960s, for the purpose of spreading its Wahhabist ideology across the globe. According to Alex Alexiev of the Center for Security Policy: "The Saudis over the years set up a number of large front organizations, such as the Al Haramain Foundation, the Muslim World League, the World Assembly of Muslim Youth, and a great number of Islamic 'charities.' While invariably claiming that they were private, all of these groups were tightly controlled and financed by the Saudi government and the Wahhabi clergy." Moreover, these organizations commonly shared personnel, money, and institutional affiliations. The Saudis' first foray into the United States came in the form of MSA, which, like the aforementioned Saudi-based groups, received its major funding and direction from Riyadh. According to a February 2008 New York Times report, MSA, from its earliest days, "pushed the [Saudi] kingdom's puritan, Wahhabi strain of Islam." In the 1960s and 70s, adds the Times piece, MSA chapters "advocated theological and political positions derived from radical Islamist organizations and would brook no criticism of Saudi Arabia." In subsequent years, a number of additional Islamist organizations would grow out of MSA, whose own website states: "MSA National was the precursor of ISNA [the Islamic Society of North America], ICNA [the Islamic Circle of North America], MAYA [the Muslim Arab Youth Association], IMA [the Islamic Medical Association of North America], AMSS [the Association of Muslim Social Scientists], AMSE [the Association of Muslim Scientists and Engineers], MYNA [Muslim Youth of North America], Islamic Book Service, and the North American Islamic Trust." Stating that its mission is "to serve the best interest of Islam and Muslims in the United States and Canada so as to enable them to practice Islam as a complete way of life," MSA presents itself as an apolitical, religious and cultural organization. In reality it is a radical political force and a key lobbying organization for the Wahhabi sect of Islam, telling students that America is an imperialist power and Israel an oppressor nation. MSA speakers routinely spew anti-Semitic libels and justify the genocide against the Jews which is promoted by Islamic terrorist organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah and by the government of Iran. The Center for Security Policy's Alex Alexiev states: "The majority of Muslim Student Associations at U.S. colleges are dominated by Islamist and anti-American agendas, as are most of the numerous Islamic centers and schools financed by the Saudis. Intolerance and outright rejection of American values and democratic ideals are often taught also in the growing number of Deobandi schools that are frequently subsidized by the Saudis." Hamid Algar, a faculty member at UC Berkeley, is the biographer of the late Ayatollah Khomeini and one of the world's leading historians of Islamic spirituality. In his 2000 publication, Wahhabism: A Critical Essay, Algar candidly acknowledged MSA's historical ties to radical Islam: "Some Muslim student organizations have functioned at times as Saudi-supported channels for the propagation of Wahhabism abroad, especially in the United States. The [MSA] was established in 1963, one year after the Muslim World League [MWL] with which it had close links. Particularly in the 1960s and 1970s, no criticism of Saudi Arabia would be tolerated at the annual conventions of the MSA The organization has, in fact, consistently advocated theological and political positions derived from radical Islamist organizations, including the Muslim Brotherhood and Jamaati Islam.... Although the MSA progressively diversified its connections with Arab states, official approval of Wahhabism remained strong." In 2007, a New York Police Department report characterized the MSA as an "incubator" for Islamic radicalism. That assessment was echoed by Former FBI Special Agent John Guandolo, who described the group as "a recruitment tool to bring Muslims into the Brotherhood," and as the "focal point" for the MB in America. "Their goal, both from their senior leaders, presidents of MSA's around the country, national leadership, is to implement Islamic government here in the United States," Guandolo explains. "And they say that." Since its founding, MSA has grown into the most influential Islamic student organization in North America. It currently has chapters on nearly 600 college campuses; just over 150 of these chapters are affiliated with the national organization, while the remainder are independent entities whose policies and views may differ from those of MSA National. MSA's activities are guided at all times by a set of Islamist agendas that emphasize the importance of gaining power in the U.S., one campus at a time. Toward that end, the organization has published an MSA Starter's Guide: A Guide on How to Run a Successful MSA, which states: "It should be the long-term goal of every MSA to Islamicize the politics of their respective university the politicization of the MSA means to make the MSA more of a force on internal campus politics. The MSA needs to be a more In-your-face' association For example, the student body must be convinced that there is such a thing as a Muslim-bloc." The Guide further advises: "Aim to rise within the ranks of the Union [student government] and to get on selected executive committees I cannot stress this enough, the Union has vast powers that Muslims need to control." In its quest for increased influence, MSA devotes many of its efforts and resources to the practice of da'wa -- i.e., proselytization which consists of "inviting" non-Muslims, or "infidels," to join the Islamic faith. Nyack College theologian Larry A. Poston characterizes MSA as "undoubtedly the most activist of the da'wa organizations in America." In January 2005, former MSA UCLA member Ahmed Shama said: "The only justification ... that Muslims have to live in this country is da'wa.... [I]f we are not doing something to invite people to Islam, Muslims and non-Muslims, then we are missing the point what Islamic Movement is about.... The end goal of everything I was talking about is the establishment of, the reestablishment of, Islamic form of government." In 2007, MSA National's website featured a document entitled, "Da'wa: Time to Come Out of Our Boxes," advising MSA members to strategically adapt their da'wa to the particular cultural sensibilities of North Americans. For example: "Instead of using 'Holy War' to translate the word Jihad, use a more comprehensive and proper term like, 'struggle' or 'striving'... Try to use language that is more appealing to North Americans." In a similar fashion, MSA whitewashes the Muslim world's widespread oppression and abuse of women. In 2007, for example, the organization published a brochure stating: "[T]he women's liberation movement was not begun by women but was revealed by God to a man in the seventh century by the name of Muhammad The Qur'an and the Traditions of the Prophet (Hadith or Sunnah) are the sources from which every Muslim woman derives her rights and duties. Islam, fourteen centuries ago, made women equally accountable to God in glorifying and worshipping Him -- setting no limits on her moral progress. Also, Islam established a woman's equality in her humanity with men. In Islam, a woman has the basic freedom of choice and expression based on recognition of her individual personality. The Muslim woman was given a role, duties and rights 1400 years ago that most women do not enjoy today, even in the West." Part and parcel of MSA's da'wa strategy is to make the presence of Muslim students and traditions increasingly ubiquitous on college and university campuses. According to MSA's Muslim Accommodations Task Force (MATF), campus MSAs can achieve this goal by demanding that their universities become more "Muslim-friendly," and by claiming that a school's failure to do so would make Muslim students feel like outcasts. Consistent with this strategy, the MATF has prepared and published guides (for MSA student leaders) on such topics as "How to Establish a Prayer Room on Campus," "How to Achieve Islamic Holidays on Campus," and "How to Achieve Halal Food on Campus." These guides direct Muslim students to present their demands in the context of multiculturalism and civil rights. "Most campuses," explains one publication, "include respecting diversity as a part of their mission statement. They consider enrollment of diverse students an asset to the community, as they enhance the classroom learning experience and enrich student life. Try to find these statements specific to your campus, and explain that recognition of Islamic holidays would serve as a practical example of upholding these ideals." According to the same MATF publcation, such recognition would also serve to right wrongs done to Muslims on campus: "If any cases of bias against Muslims took place on campus in the recent past, present the proposal as an opportunity to foster cooperation and increase understanding." It would be a simple matter of civil rights, says the guide: "Additionally, if special holiday recognition is being offered to other faith communities (Jewish, Catholic, Protestant), Muslims have strong grounds to make a petition for equal consideration of their holiday requirements." Such tactics are part of MSA's stealth jihad, consisting of nonviolent initiatives whose long-term goal is the incorporation of Sharia law into the legal and social systems of the United States by non-confrontational means. This is precisely the strategy which was outlined in a 1991 Muslim Brotherhood internal document -- titled "An Explanatory Memorandum on the General Strategic Goal for the Group in North America" -- which named MSA as one of the Brotherhood's 29 likeminded "organizations of our friends" that shared the common goal of destroying America and turning it into a Muslim nation. These "friends" were identified by the Brotherhood as groups that could help teach Muslims "that their work in America is a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and 'sabotaging' its miserable house by their hands ... so that ... God's religion [Islam] is made victorious over all other religions." Also named in the Muslim Brotherhood document were:
MSA's ties to the Muslim Brotherhood continue, unabated, to this day. In January 2011, for example, keynote speaker Amir Abdel Malik-Ali recited the MSA "pledge of allegiance" at the MSA West Regional Conference:
That pledge is an adaptation of the Muslim Brotherhood's credo: "Allah is our objective. The Prophet is our leader. The Qur'an is our law. Jihad is our way. Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope." Since 9/11, MSA has made extensive use of the politics of victimization. In the days immediately after the attacks, for example, the organization stated: "In light of the Bush administration's casting blame for the attack on Osama Bin Laden, MSA National recognizes that Muslim students on college campuses will be subject to backlash." Characterizing American homeland-security policies as explicit assaults against Islam, a subsequent MSA document, titled America: Post 9/11, stated: "Soon after [9/11], the attacks against our religion began at the hands of the media and the political establishment." Also in the post-9/11 era, MSA has expressed resistance, outrage, and cynicism vis ΰ vis virtually every high-profile arrest of any Muslim American charged with terrorist activity. When former University of South Florida (USF) professor Sami al-Arian, for instance, was arrested for directing U.S. operations for the terrorist group Palestinian Islamic Jihad, that campus's MSA chapter expressed its "shock" and "deep concern" that al-Arian was being persecuted for his "political views." Charging that America's post-9/11 foreign policy was being driven by imperialism, MSA steadfastly opposed the U.S. military intervention against Afghanistan's Taliban regime, calling instead for a "police investigation" and a hearing before the International Criminal Court. Numerous MSA chapters organized rallies demanding a ceasefire and held "Solidarity Fasts" to honor Afghans who, the MSA predicted, would face massive starvation as a result of the war. Even before the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003, MSA had opposed every U.S. policy towards Baghdad during the preceding twelve years. For instance, the organization had condemned the United Nations-authorized sanctions as "nothing short of a systematic genocide being carried out against civilian people." Likewise denouncing former president Bill Clinton's 1998 military strike against Iraq after Saddam Hussein had expelled all UN weapons inspectors from his country, MSA announced that its "brothers and sisters in Iraq are once again being terrorized by the self-appointed champions of democracy." In the course of its aggressive protest activities against America's Middle East wars, MSA developed strong working ties with numerous activist groups of the extreme Left. Among them were the Black Radical Congress, the Free Palestine Alliance, the Kensington Welfare Rights Union, the Korea Truth Commission, the Mexico Solidarity Network, the Nicaragua Network, the Young Communist League, and the Young Peoples' Socialist League. Also in the early 2000s, MSA was an influential steering-committee member of International ANSWER, a front organization of the Marxist-Leninist Workers World Party. Moreover, local chapters of MSA were signatories to a February 20, 2002 document, composed by the Revolutionary Communist Party front group Refuse & Resist, condemning military tribunals and the detention of immigrants apprehended in connection with post-9/11 terrorism investigations. The document likened the U.S. government to a "police state" that subjected "Arab, Muslim and South Asian immigrants" to "disappearances," "indefinite detention," "round-ups," "secret military tribunals," "denial of legal representation," and "denial of any due process." MSA strongly opposes the Patriot Act, which it describes as an "infamous" piece of legislation. The organization's chapters across the United States have similarly denounced virtually every other national-security initiative implemented by the U.S. government since the 9/11 attacks, on grounds that those initiatives target Muslims unfairly. MSA's depiction of Muslims as victims of such egregious discrimination is consistent with the organization's preoccupation with the supposed epidemic of "Islamophobia." In November 2010, for instance, MSA was scheduled to conduct an event titled "Curing Islamophobia, in Every Student-Body." Similarly, in January 2011 in Atlanta, MSA National held an "Eradicating Islamophobia" conference which it described as follows: "There are two sides to every story. Unfortunately, one side has dominated the media, causing misconceptions and controversy concerning Islam. This conference brings together powerful leaders and speakers from around the world to dispel the myths and promote peace and concern for humanity; the principles Islam is founded on. The education given will reflect what the majority of Muslims throughout the world believe, that Islam is a Religion of Peace and a Help for Humanity." Noteworthy MSA-related news items from recent years include the following:
Patrick Poole, an anti-terrorism consultant to law enforcement and the military, observes that "one of the darkest secrets of the MSA, certainly never advertised by the organization or mentioned in their publications, is a rather lengthy list of top MSA leaders who have been arrested and convicted on a wide array of terrorism charges, ranging from material support of terrorist groups to being actively involved in terrorist plots." "It is important to stress," adds Poole, "that these are not fringe figures in the MSA organization, but some of its top leaders." In August 2010, Poole published this partial list of such individuals:
Other noteworthy MSA figures with ties to terrorism include the following:
Writer Jonathan Dowd-Gailey has made some insightful observations about how the MSA has affected Americans' view of Muslims, both in the United States and around the world:
Intolerant of ideological non-conformity, MSA has ostracized Muslim students who do not share its anti-American, anti-war views. For example, when Oubai Shahbandar, an Arizona State University (ASU) student of Muslim heritage, expressed support for the Iraqi invasion, he suffered condemnation from MSA members who, he said, "personally attacked" him "for not being a real Muslim" and for being "a hater of Arabs and Muslims." "We are told [by MSA that] America's foreign policy is based on racist neo-imperialism, Shahbandar reported. "We are taught that national security is a foul epithet to be reviled; we are told the Jews and Israel are to blame for the hatred against us." http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6175 |
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