Author: Ryan Mauro
FBI Reports on Fuqra One 2007 FBI report says MOA members have been involved in at least 10 murders, one disappearance, three firebombings, one attempted firebombing, two explosive bombings and one attempted bombing. The report also says: “The documented propensity for violence by this organization supports the belief the leadership of the MOA extols membership to pursue a policy of jihad or holy war against individuals or groups it considers enemies of Islam, which includes the U.S. Government. Members of the MOA are encouraged to travel to Pakistan to receive religious and military/terrorist training from Sheikh Gilani.” “The MOA is…
16. Mission: MOA’s Overseas Operations The U.S. government asked Abdelaziz to arrange the travel of MOA members to its overseas camps so they could identify who was traveling where. He claims that significant amounts of money were transferred to MOA through him for the purpose of setting up these camps so they could be monitored. “I was the guy that traveled for MOA. I established jammaats (communes). I could set up jamaats overseas,” he told Mawyer. Abdelaziz said he went to Venezuela, Egypt, Morocco and Saudi Arabia to establish and assist MOA “jamaats” (meaning “communities”) but offered few details to…
Fuqra is believed to be responsible for an attack on a local mosque in Houston on June 22, 1985.[1] The state is currently home to the “Mahmoudberg” MOA village in Sweeny. At least one previous compound of 45 acres existed in Texas and was raided in 1991. A December 2010 FBI counter-terrorism report said that “the Muslims of the Americas terrorist organization” has a “jamaat” (private commune) in Texas. The documents confirmed that MOA is an alternative name for Jamaat ul-Fuqra and described the group as “armed and dangerous,” urging personnel to “use extreme caution when dealing with confirmed members…
Islamville, Dover, Tennessee A December 2010 FBI counter-terrorism report said that “the Muslims of the Americas terrorist organization” has a “jamaat” (private commune) in Tennessee. The documents confirmed that MOA is an alternative name for Jamaat ul-Fuqra and described the group as “armed and dangerous,” urging personnel to “use extreme caution when dealing with confirmed members or individuals who are believed to be associated with this group.” Regarding MOA’s jamaats, the FBI reports said, “Organized training is also conducted to include weapons training, tactics, hand-to-hand combat, rappelling, and live-fire exercises.” A 2004 report funded by the Justice Department identifies Dover…
Islamville, Rock Hill, York County South Carolina is home to at least one Fuqra/MOA commune, with a significant number of members living nearby the compound. The site, known as “Islamville,” is the second-most prominent MOA camp. A Fuqra/MOA “village” named Islamville has existed in Rock Hill in York County since 1982. The village’s website described it as “the very first Islamic shrine in America” named Baitun-Noor Holy Khanaqah, which is “one of the holiest shrines in the world.”[1] MOA-affiliated sources say that Sheikh Gilani stayed at Islamville in 1989 and traveled from there to visit MOA branches in New York…
A MOA video released in 2010 showed a map of states where it had “Islamic villages” at that time. Pennsylvania was listed. MOA-affiliated sources have confirmed an ongoing, significant presence of members in Philadelphia, but have not identified a commune. MOA previously had a large “village” at Williamsport where members lived. A former MOA member who lived at the Williamsport compound told Ryan Mauro of Clarion Project/Fuqra Files that there was a second, undisclosed “village” in Pennsylvania that was owned by Fuqra/MOA members and access to it was tightly restricted, with many MOA members not even knowing it existed. The…