Critics want probe of Alexandria Islamic school - (are they indoctrinating in Wahhabism, or not?)

WASHINGTON TIMES.COM ^ | MAY 30, 2005 | Editors

[CHARLITE]

The Islamic Saudi Academy in Alexandria is an outpost of militant Islam, say critics who point out that the school's 1999 valedictorian is charged with joining al Qaeda and plotting to assassinate President Bush. Two other persons connected to the academy also have been linked to terrorism-related cases, and a U.S. senator has asked the Justice Department to investigate the school.

The school was founded in 1984, primarily to serve children of the Saudi diplomatic corps. Today, the student body is more diverse, with nearly three dozen countries represented, but much of the funding still comes from the Saudi government. In recent years, the academy has been at the center of debate over the religious curriculum in Saudi schools and whether it fosters radicalism. Those questions resurfaced when the former valedictorian, Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, was charged in February. He pleaded not guilty and argued that Saudi authorities extracted a false confession from him through torture.

Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, has asked the Justice Department to investigate the school, saying that Abu Ali is not the only former academy student to engage in questionable activities. A federal indictment in Chicago last year named a former treasurer of the school, Ismael Selim Elbarasse, as a high-ranking official within the militant group Hamas, though Mr. Elbarasse is not charged with a crime. Mohamed Osman Idris, an academy graduate, pleaded guilty in 2002 to lying on a passport application, following an investigation into whether he was supporting Hamas. The Justice Department told Mr. Schumer it could not comment on whether the academy itself was under investigation.

[moog]

Interesting article. Another argument not to have vouchers too.

[dinok]

If we question Islam we are racist xenophobes...when the schools in the Cincinnati suburbs refuses to mention anything Christian, they are enlightened.

There...is everyone clear now?

[muawiyah]

If Chuckie Schumer's going after these guys they might be OK. You can never trust that man to get anything right.

[Chgogal]

Ping!

[onedoug]

ALL of Islam should be in constant review.

[elcid1970]

Wait a second. Chuck.E.Cheese Schumer is the biggest jerk in the U.S. Senate. But he's also the world's biggest SuperJew on matters related to Israel. Anyone who defends Israel (aside from being my ally) defends the U.S. whether he intends it or not.

These Wahhabist madrassas are schools of raw hatred. If their chiefest critic is Lefty Gungrabber Bushhater Schumer, then I'm afraid that he's not wrong 100% of the time.

O.K., 99%.

[Wolverine]

ISA is quartered in my old high school.

Nestled snuggly in the Northern hills of Virginia, lies the Islamic Saudi Academy (ISA), better known as Al-Qaeda High.

The Madrassa on Main Street: Teaching Fundamentalist Islam on U.S. Route 1:

The High School Named for George Washington's Home:
Now an Outpost for Fundamentalist Islam Formerly Mount Vernon High School  

The phenomenon of Saudi hate ideology is worldwide, but its occurrence in the United States has received scant attention. This report begins to probe in detail the content of the Wahhabi ideology that the Saudi government has worked to propagate through books and other publications within our borders.3

 

While substantial analysis has been previously published on Saudi Wahhabism in other countries, few specifics have been reported on the content of Wahhabi indoctrination within the United States. 4

 

Part of the reason may be that the vast majority of the written materials are in Arabic. Also, U.S. security investigations have focused on stopping money flows and curbing the activities of individual extremists resulting in, among other actions, the recent expulsions of dozens of religious teachers with Saudi diplomatic passports.5

 

Saudi officials argue that they have changed their textbooks at home, something we have not sought to
confirm. We have ascertained that as of December 2004, Saudi-connected resources and publications on extremist ideology remain common reading and educational material in some of America’s main mosques.

http://www.freedomhouse.org/religion/pdfdocs/FINAL%20FINAL%20Saudi.pdf                                   SAUDI PUBLICATIONS ON HATE IDEOLOGY INVADE AMERICAN MOSQUES

Prepared by

FREEDOM HOUSE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

R. James Woolsey, Chairman

Ned Bandler, Vice Chairman

Mark Palmer, Vice Chairman

Walter Schloss, Treasurer

Kenneth Adelman, Secretary

Max Kampelman, Chairman Emeriti

Bette Bao Lord, Chairman Emeriti, et al

http://www.freedomhouse.org/

[muawiyah]

This one started out as something quite different than a maddrassa. It was, and still is, a private school which teaches diplomats kids in the Arabic language.

I know a couple of fellows who went there who are now performing some quite valuable services for our troops in Iraq.

That's why I doubt Chuckie Schumer has it right in this case ~

[clee1]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

[Cindy]

N THE NET...

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=17946
http://www2.gsb.columbia.edu/cis/classrooms/asx/jbsa/bg.html
http://www.americancongressfortruth.com/

[Cindy]

sp= ON The Net

[labette]

If their chiefest critic is Lefty Gungrabber Bushhater Schumer, then I'm afraid that he's not wrong 100% of the time.

Make no mistake. If it seems the Chuckie Schumers in this country are going after Wahabbism, it is the zeal in knowing WE are the next rung in the ladder.

[moog]

The phenomenon of Saudi hate ideology is worldwide, but its occurrence in the United States has received scant attention.

Scary thought, isn't it?

[sheik yerbouty]

The school is a jihadist infestation. It should be closed and "roach bombed".

[mirkwood]

[angkor]

Interesting book about the Wahabbi terrorists and their supporters in Northern Virginia.

II. THE TERROR NETWORK
6. The Threat Still Among Us
7. The Facilitators
8. The Wahhabi Corridor
9. The Muslim Mafia

III. RELIGIOUS INFILTRATION
10. Interfaith Phoniness
11. Sanctuaries of Terror
12. The 9/11 Mosque
13. The 9/11 Imam

[tkathy]

Agreed. Vouchers are a big federal government tax money idea that would go to fund horrors like this.

[jec41]

There...is everyone clear now?

What is clear to me is that sooner or later (and not much later) people in this country are going to have to take a stand to preserve their way of life or go quietly in the night. Prior to World War II many supported Germany and Nazi political groups in the cities, (Detroit being the worse) wore khaki uniforms, armbands, swastikas and openly gave speeches and passed out written propaganda. I see much of this today in many different groups. They want to subvert the will of the people and impose their own structure. We are the target because we are the richest and most powerful and they would like to use our power and wealth to impose their philosophy on the world.

[King Prout]

the thread excels the article.
bookmarking

[tiamat]

Thanks, BUMP!

[Thumper1960]

How long will it take for the muslims to realize what Yamamoto knew in 1941.

An act so egregious, that a 'sleeping giant' will finally awake from its slumber and crush its enemy.

9/11 wasn't it. But, a flurry of attacks, the terrors that Israel has survived, from so-called "academicians" would be. Ten or 20 "John Muhammad's".

[Free Baptist]

Right, No vouchers, and I believe the "Faith-Based Initiative" stuff can also be manipulated to fund some dangerous stuff. And even as a committed Bible-literalist Christian (or should I say, especially because I am one), I would say much more in opposition to any tax dollars being put through religious/church/synagogue/mosque-based organizations or projects.

[nmh]

Has anyone woken Bush up and told him about THIS?

[CHARLITE]

"..... the terrors that Israel has survived, from so-called "academicians" would be. Ten or 20 "John Muhammads."

Excellent point. I believe that a time is approaching, when some action will be taken which might dwarf the quiet, peaceful, restrained activities of the MinuteMen.

America is too precious to too many of us. We aren't going to sit around indefinitely while "imams" preach seditious violence against this country from the sanctuaries of radical mosques on our soil - and that's just one element which we're going to do something about, sooner or later.

BTW, to the legal and constitutional experts among you, just what happened to our laws of sedition in America?

Char

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[moog]

Agreed. Vouchers are a big federal government tax money idea that would go to fund horrors like this.

A conservative radio talk show host here declared that his biggest issues were vouchers. He didn't care if they went toward any Islamic school or even for gay schools. I about fell out of my seat.

[moog]

Right, No vouchers, and I believe the "Faith-Based Initiative" stuff can also be manipulated to fund some dangerous stuff. And even as a committed Bible-literalist Christian (or should I say, especially because I am one), I would say much more in opposition to any tax dollars being put through religious/church/synagogue/mosque-based organizations or projects. I oppose vouchers on many fronts and perspectives, but I won't bore you with the details. An announcer the other day on the radio said he would even support them to fund gay schools and any Islamic school. I just about fell out of my seat. I like to keep government out of religion. When we hold out our hands in expectation, sometimes negative consquences and regulations can result. I don't even like cantidates for office addressing congregations though I do think it's perfectly fine for churches to take politial positions on moral issues.

I think that the work you do is wonderful. I read you preach from the King James version of the Bible--it's my favorite translation. Sometimes I worry about the differences in wording I see in other translations. The worst example I saw of this was one that tried to be a non-gender translation. PU.

I agree with you--as a Christian as well. Keep up the good work and may it be successful.