Subject: SHEIKH HAMZA YUSUF SIGNS STATEMENT CONDEMNING KABBANI'S ACCUSATIONSSubject: SHEIKH HAMZA YUSUF SIGNS STATEMENT CONDEMNING KABBANI'S ACCUSATIONS ____________________________________________________________________________ __ __________ _ _______ ______ / |/ / __/ _ | / |/ / __/ | /| / / __/ / /|_/ /\ \/ __ |/ / _/ | |/ |/ /\ \ /_/ /_/___/_/ |_/_/|_/___/ |__/|__/___/ Support MSANEWS, a project of learning and enlightenment "A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste" [ see footer for contact and other pertinent information ] ____________________________________________________________________________ Source: soc.religion.islam Date: 06 March 1999 Email: abulhasan1 Title: SHEIKH HAMZA YUSUF SIGNS STATEMENT CONDEMNING KABBANI'S ACCUSATIONS TEXT: Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah SHEIKH HAMZA YUSUF SIGNS STATEMENT CONDEMNING KABBANI'S ACCUSATIONS In a statement released today on AMILAnet , Sheikh Hamza Yusuf, Director of the Zaytuna Institute , and eleven other Bay Area Islamic organizations joined eight national Muslim groups in condemning Mr. Hisham Kabbani's recent accusations against the American Muslim community. Sheikh Hamza Yusuf and the other bay organizations stated: "We, the following Muslim organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area, join our voices with the national Muslim organizations named above and condemn Mr. Kabbani's statements." The accusations were made at a January 7 State Department presentation. Mr. Kabbani, Chairman of the self-styled "Islamic Supreme Council of America," made a number of statements that painted a picture of American Muslims as an extremist community that poses potential dangers for the rest of society. The Muslim organizations demanded retraction and apology. Another recent signatory to the statement condemning Kabbani is Imam Warith Deen Muhammad. Only two months ago, a Kabbani spokesperson claimed in a statement posted on Usenet and various e-lists that W.D. Muhammad had "taken initiation into the Naqshbandi way" (a claim that W.D. Muhammad denies). The entire transcript of Kabbani's speech can be found at http://www.islamicsupremecouncil.org/Statements/islamic_extremism.htm. The text of the condemnation can be found at http://www.mpac.org/alerts/mpac16.html. --------------- FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE HAQQANI MOVEMENT, VISIT http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Senate/8841/ ______________________________________________________________________________ __ __________ _ _______ ______ / |/ / __/ _ | / |/ / __/ | /| / / __/ / /|_/ /\ \/ __ |/ / _/ | |/ |/ /\ \ /_/ /_/___/_/ |_/_/|_/___/ |__/|__/___/ Views expressed on MSANEWS do not necessarily represent those of the MSANEWS editors, the Ohio State University or any of our associated staff and "watchers". Further distribution of material featured on this list may be restricted. In all cases, please obtain the necessary permission of the authors or rightful owners before forwarding any material to or from this list. This service is meant for the exchange of analyses and news, for both academic and activist usage. We depend on your input. However, this is not a discussion list. Thank you. To subscribe, send e-mail to: with the message body "subscribe MSANEWS Firstname Lastname". To unsubscribe, send e-mail to the above address, with the message body "unsubscribe MSANEWS". MSANEWS Home Page: Comments to the Editors: Submissions for MSANEWS: Problems with subscription: ______________________________________________________________________________