ISNA Convention in Washington Offers Two Views of Islam

The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is the largest Muslim Brotherhood (MB or Ikhwan) affiliate in the North America, created specifically to be the nucleus of the terror organizations political front according to 2004 documents seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in a bunker dug into the basement of an Annandale, Virginia home. ISNA's remains an unindicted co-conspirator due to their involvement with the Holy Land Foundation and the funneling of financial resources to the Islamist terror group HAMAS. Though ISNA attempted to have this stricken from the record, the three-member appellate court in 2008 cited ample evidence to the contrary, and unanimously refused this request. The 2012 ISNA Convention in Washington, D.C. was notable not only for the topics covered and the defensive posture taken by the conference itself, but for the participants invited to speak on ISNA's behalf. Some of these individuals are known HAMAS sympathizers, unindicted co-conspirators connected to the Holy Land Foundation investigation, or those who have openly stated their desire to see America become a Muslim country governed by shariah.   ISNA Convention Offers Two Views of Islam That Manufactured Public Persona and the Truth   The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) 2012 annual convention offered some stark contrasts between the Islam portrayed in CAIR press releases and speeches and the unavoidable facts about Islam’s size and objectives. A project of the Traditional Values Coalition (TVC) and the Virginia Anti-Shariah Task Force (VAST) monitored several key briefings and presentations at the convention. Sessions ran the gamut from “Islamic Finance” to Islam’s Response to Domestic Violence in the Muslim Community to If You Care About Your Future-I Spy With My NYPD Eye. Some speakers criticized President Barack Obama for “letting down” Islam and not doing enough to advance its cause in America. One official, Council for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Founder and long-time HAMAS/Muslim Brotherhood operative Nihad Awad, complained that the White House treats him and other activists like an ugly step-child. Awad said that Muslim names are not published on the official White House visitor’s log. “Even those who go to the White House and have a reception that’s great. But their names are not published on the official list. Why? Because Muslim money and votes are radioactive.” Nihad Awad Panel on Forming a More Perfect Union ISNA Annual Convention September 1, 2012 The general rule established in many presentations was “Don’t Talk to the FBI”, don’t allow any law enforcement to enter your home or business without a search warrant and never talk with any police without a lawyer present. Substantial portions of the convention program were devoted to vilifying three law enforcement agencies – the Intelligence Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the New York City Police Department (NYPD), and the Joint Taskforce on Terrorism. Deceptively named, the panel on “Working with Law Enforcement to Uphold our Civil Liberties” was anything but that. All three panelists attacked law enforcement for using various techniques to monitor individuals believed to be a threat to our nation’s security. Additionally, each speaker cautioned that law enforcement agencies have had too much access to the Muslim community with disastrous results. Click here to read the full TVC Special Report

 

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