About International Union for Muslim Scholars

About International Union for Muslim Scholars

.Timeline

June 27, 2013

Official confirms, defends White House meeting with controversial Muslim scholar [defeating Al Qaeda narrative]

Published June 27, 2013 FoxNews.com

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/27/official-confirms-defends-white-house-meeting-with-controversial-muslim-scholar/
senior Obama administration official confirmed to Fox News that members of the National Security Council staff met with a controversial Muslim scholar, but stressed that they were focused on his recent efforts to counter the Al Qaeda narrative...

has also worked with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and other groups on global health issues. 

Bin Bayyah was named in 2009, by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, as one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world. 

His history, though, is mixed. Aside from his ties to Qaradawi, IPT also found Bin Bayyah was vice president at the IUMS when they issued a 2004 fatwa saying that resisting U.S. troops in Iraq is a "duty" for Muslims

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/27/official-confirms-defends-white-house-meeting-with-controversial-muslim-scholar/#ixzz2XQxLCDb0


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Muslim scholar tied to pro-Hamas group, radical cleric visits White House

Fox News ‎- 5 hours ago

Bin Bayyah is vice president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, a group founded by Egyptian cleric Yusuf Qaradawi 

http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/25/senior-obama-administration-officials-met-with-radical-muslim-preacher-at-white-house/#ixzz2XIMhAGie

A senior Obama administration official confirmed to TheDC that the meeting took place, but declined to confirm whether all the officials listed by Bin Bayyah’s website, including the American “national security adviser,” were in attendance. The official claimed that the meeting was set up to learn about Bin Bayyah’s efforts to ”counter the al Qaeda narrative.” “Senior Director for Development and Democracy Gayle Smith and members of the National Security Staff met with Shaykh Bin Bayyah to discuss a wide range of issues including poverty,  global health efforts and Bin Bayyah’s efforts to counter the al Qaeda narrative,” the official told TheDC. ”Ms. Smith stated that she looked forward to working with him and with other faith leaders on issues of mutual interest.” Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/25/senior-obama-administration-officials-met-with-radical-muslim-preacher-at-white-house/#ixzz2XM5LpKwD

.Topics

• .Barack Obama - met with white house officials on countering Al Qaeda narrative
• .Bill Gates worked with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and other groups on global health issues. 
• .Hamas -  statement posted on IUMS’ website welcomed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh
• .Hezbollah: condemns massacres committed by Syrian, Iranian regimes, and Hizbullah
• .Investigative Project on Terrorism "Banned Cleric's Outspoken Deputy Visits White House"
• .Israel:  ended its Dec. 2012 board meeting by calling for the end of Israel and for the return of land to the Palestinians.
• .Muslim Brotherhood: reportedly connected to the Muslim Brotherhood
• .Radical Islamist
• .Syrian government:  condemns massacres committed by Syrian regimes
• .Syrian rebels: 
• .Iranian government condemns massacres committed by Syrian, Iranian regimes, and Hizbulla
• .Yusuf Qaradawi founded by radical Egyptian cleric banned from entering the U.S. since 1999 who has praised the Holocaust, publicly prayed that Allah would allow Muslims to commit the next Holocaust of  the Jews and legitimized the killing of American soldiers in Iraq.

Supporters

• Barack Obama
• Bill Gates
• Hamas
• Qatar
• Muslim Brotherhood
• Radical Islamists
• Syrian rebels
• Yusef Qaradawi

Critics

• Fox News
• Investigative Project on Terrorism
• TheBlaze

Critical of:

• al Qaeda
• Hezbollah
• Iran

.Topic Details

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International Union of Muslim Scholars

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) (also International Union for Muslim Scholars, Arabic: الاتحاد العالمي لعلماء مسلمين‎;al-Ittihad al-Alami li-Ulama al-Muslimin), and formerly translated as the International Association of Muslim Scholars, IAMS) is an organization of Muslim scholars headed by noted Islamic scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi, founded in 2004, and headquartered inQatar.^[1]

According to Islamopedia, "membership in the Union is open for scholars who graduated from shariah universities and Islamic Studies departments at various universities or have a relevant background."^[1]

The IUMS distinguishes itself from other Muslim organizations (being "truly different from all that exists") in its aims to be international^[1][2]

IUMS is not a local or a regional union, neither an Arab nor a national one, neither an eastern, nor a western union; rather, it represents all of the Muslims in the entire Islamic world, as well as all of the Muslim minorities and Islamic groups outside of the Muslim world.^[1][2]

According to one source, the IUMS was founded to "promote dialogue between Muslim scholars of all stripes and includes prominent Shia figures."^[3]

In its "desired characteristics", the IUMS includes being by Muslims for Muslim and about Islam; international; independent of governments(though "not hostile to governments") and sects ("it is only proud of belonging to Islam and its transnational community -Ummah"); interested in scholarly Islamic knowledge, teaching, and education; concerned with the call (Da'wah) to Islam "by tongue, pen, and every contemporary legitimate medium; be it recorded, audio, or visual"; moderation ("the centermost approach of the centermost Ummah"); and vitality.^[2]

Also according to Islamopedia, IUMS sets as "a goal the representation of Muslims living in countries where non-Muslims constitute the majority, such to enhance bilateral cooperation and promote Islamic scholarship and dissemination."^[1][2]

Officials, location, funding[edit]

Scholars who are currently or have been at one time officials include the president:

• Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi

The Vice Presidency of the Union is shared by

• Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah,
• Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed al-Khalili (Grand Mufti of Oman),
• Sheikh Mohammed Wa‘id-Zadeh (of Iran)^[1]
• Ayatollah Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri (of Iran)^[3]

Secretary General is

• Mohammad Salim Al-Awa^[4][5]

Other notable figures in the IUMS, which is reportedly connected to the Muslim Brotherhood, include Faisal Malawi, Jamal Badawi, and Essam Al-Bashir.^[6]

According to globalmbreport.org, IUMS was "launched on July 11, 2004 in conjunction with a visit by Youssef Qaradawi to London for a meeting of the European Council for Fatwa and Research."^[7] The IUMS was headquartered at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland near Dublin, Ireland, with the offices of the Secretary General in Nasr City, Egypt.^[1] It reportedly moved to Qatar sometime before May 2012^[8]

In May 2012, a charity dinner in Qatar raised the equivalent of US$6.5 million for the “Renaissance of a Nation” endowment project of the IUMS.^[9]

Views[edit]

In 2008, Salim Al-Awwa, secretary general of the IUMS opposed Egypt's birth control program, stating: "The state is not God and the state is not the creator. We should not try to limit the number of children."^[10]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} International Union for Muslim Scholars. (Dublin, Ireland) Islamopedia
2. ^ ^a b c d International Union of Muslim Scholars Project(official web site)
3. ^ ^a b Shia-Sunni rift overstated International Relations and Security Network| By Dominic Moran | 10 Oct 2008
4. ^ UK Study On Policing And Counterterrorism Co-Authored By Wife Of Muslim Brotherhood Leader |globalmbreport.org| August 2, 2009
5. ^ Steps to End Sedition Between Sunnis and Shiites in a Fortnight ikhwanweb.com| February 9, 2007
6. ^ US Ambassador To Ireland Presents Obama Book To Irish Muslim Brotherhood Leader| GlobalMB |10 October 2010
7. ^ BREAKING NEWS: Qaradawi Associate To Run For Egyptian President GlobalMB | June 15, 2011
8. ^ The International Union for Muslim Scholars ceases to be European? dialogueireland.wordpress.com| June 5, 2012 ]
9. ^ Charity dinner raises $ 6.5 million for religious scholars’ union| By Habib Toumi| Gulf News| May 15, 2012
10. ^ Egypt fights to stem rapid population growth By Will Rasmussen| nytimes.com| 2 July 2008

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01. International Union for Muslim Scholars

1. www.iumsonline.net/en/‎

   IUMS statement condemns massacres committed by Syrian, Iranian regimes, and Hizbullah ... Abdul-Majeed Al-Najjar, member of IUMS Board of Trustees ...
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   02. International Union of Muslim Scholars - Wikipedia, the free ...

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   International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) (also International Union for Muslim Scholars, Arabic: الاتحاد العالمي لعلماء مسلمين‎; al-Ittihad al-Alami li-Ulama ...
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   03. IUMS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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   IUMS may refer to: ... Union of Muslim Scholars (al-Ittihad al-Alami li-Ulama al-Muslimin, formerly translated as the International Association of Muslim Scholars, ...
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   04. International Union for Muslim Scholars. (Dublin, Ireland ...

   islamopediaonline.org/.../international-union-muslim-scholars-dublin-irel...‎

   Founded in 2004, The International Union for Muslim Scholars is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with the offices of the Secretary General in Nasr City, Egypt.
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   05. The International Union of Muslim Scholars Calls on Muslims to ...

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   Feb 24, 2013 – The International Union of Muslim Scholars is headed by the highly-popular cleric, Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who is also the spiritual leader ...
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   06. International Union of Muslim Scholars | The Institute For Jihadi ...

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   07. The Global Muslim Brotherhood Daily Report » Qaradawi ...

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   The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) was launched on July 11, 2004 in conjunction with a visit by Global Muslim Brotherhood leader Yous.
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   Jun 7, 2013 – Dr. Salah Sultan, a member of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, delivered the sermon, which called the Jews “the enemies of God…
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    10. International Union for Muslim Scholars Issues Fatwa On

    globalmbreport.org/?p=1570‎

    The International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) has issued a fatwa (religious ruling) titled “on the 42nd Anniversary of the Occupation of Al-Quds and ...

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    American Thinker (blog)
    1. Muslim scholar tied to pro-Hamas group, radical cleric visits White House
       

       Fox News ‎- 5 hours ago

       Bin Bayyah is vice president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, a group founded by Egyptian cleric Yusuf Qaradawi -- a Muslim ...

       
       

       
       

       
       

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12. PHOTO>>> Obama Officials Meet With Radical Jew-Hating Islamist Bin Bayyah in the White House

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12. PHOTO>>> Obama Officials Meet With Radical Jew-Hating Islamist Bin Bayyah in the White House

The Obama administration is planning talks with the Taliban in Qatar.
The administration also held talks with radical Muslim Brotherhood Islamists in the White House.

Bin Bayyah (2nd L) released this photo on his website, showing the June 13 meeting with Obama administration officials including Gayle Smith (2nd R) and Rashad Hussain (4th L)
(Via KateNews2Day)

The Obama Administration held talks with Sheik Abdullah Bin Bayyah, the vice president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, in the White House.
The Investigative Project reported:

Radical Egyptian cleric Yusuf Qaradawi is considered so radical that the United States bans him from entering the country.

Qaradawi, considered the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood movement, has called for the killing of Jews and Americans.

That history makes the June 13 White House meeting with Sheik Abdullah Bin Bayyah all the more inexplicable. Bin Bayyah is vice president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), a group founded by and headed by Qaradawi. The IUMS has a long history of supporting Hamas –a top Hamas leader is an IUMS member – and of calling for Israel’s destruction.

Bin Bayyah’s website claims that he met June 13 with senior Obama administration officials at the White House.

Sheikh Abdullah Bin Bayyah, circled in red, is shown at the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) board meeting in Doha, Qatar in December. The trustees issued a concluding statement at the meeting calling for Israel’s destruction and the return of Palestinians exiled after the Israeli War of Independence in 1948. (Photo:IUMS)

International Union for Muslim Scholars Notes Antiwar