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Why is there an Islamic Village in the foothills near Fresno?
KFSN TV 30 Fresno, CA ^ | 11-07-01 | Kevin Quinn

Posted on 11/08/2001 8:14:41 AM PST by Clovis_Skeptic

.Why is there an Islamic Village in the foothills near Fresno? There's an airstrip and neighbors complain of gunfire. Kevin Quinn takes you inside Baladullah, California.

Sorry, no transcript as of now. Video only. Worth the effort to view.

The video provides a look at this compound in the foothills above Fresno, CA. Pre 9-11, a Fresn County Sheriffs deputy was killed by a member of this peaceful Islamic community. The suspect (in the beginning trial phase still) broke into a empty nearby foothill home, when deputies arrived this guy was lying in the hallway floor with a rifle, and killed one deputy. This video is the first investigative reporting we have had on this Islamic community. The trail leads to FUQRA, a known terrorist group operating all over the world, and have several communities such as this one all over the USA.

Here is an excerpt from an article of the Sacramento Bee...

California links of terrorists probed:
Federal and state investigators try to unearth 'sleeper' agents.
By Sam Stanton and Andy Furillo
Bee Staff Writers

(Published Sept. 30, 2001)

The compound Beyond seeking out ties to bin Laden-linked terrorist networks, officials are keeping tabs on another Islamic group near Fresno because of the recent killing of a sheriff's deputy in an area home, apparently stemming from a botched burglary.(this was no burglary according to all accounts)

There is no evidence that the Fresno group has been involved in any terrorist activities, officials say.

The group, according to a federal source, is part of Fuqra, an organization whose name means "poverty" in Arabic and which has had compounds in several U.S. areas.

Some Fuqra members in other areas have been implicated in past years in domestic terrorist attacks, and the State Department has labeled the group, known formally as Jamaat ul-Fuqra, as "an Islamic sect that seeks to purify Islam through violence."

The group south of Fresno operates an 1,800-acre compound called the International Quranic Open University, which sits on the former site of the drug addiction recovery cult Synanon.

The compound, a series of mobile homes shaded by trees, also serves as a U-Haul rentals location. A resident there last week refused to talk to a reporter, referring inquiries to a Visalia attorney who did not respond to a message seeking information.

Authorities have been studying the compound since the Aug. 21 slaying of Fresno County Sheriff's Deputy Erik Telen. Officials charged 20-year-old Ramadan Abdur-Rauf Abdullah with murder in the killing, apparently stemming from a botched burglary at a rural home.

James Oppliger, Fresno County's chief deputy district attorney, said the suspect claimed he had been living at the compound seeking psychiatric treatment from the Quranic university.

Oppliger said he since has begun studying the group and its possible connections to other organizations.

(Zavia Books) is the bookstore for this Islamic compound. It is called Koranic Open University. Note the books being sold. One of them is prefaced by ( Sheik Mubarik Ali Shah Jilani [Gilani]) a known terrorist. The trail leads from Baladullah (actually Miramonte, CA) to Pakistan, where Sheik Gilani lives. He is the head of Fuqra.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: alfuqra; baladullah; fresno; fuqra; gilani; jamaatalfuqra; jihadinamerica; jilani; redcross; trainingcamps; university
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To: Shermy
Thank you, that is basically what the news described this place as...............good grief! Anyone wish to adopt a bunch of Fresno county freepers far away from here?:)
61 posted on 11/08/2001 10:48:39 AM PST by ladyinred
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To: Grampa Dave
How do we find out if they donated to Davis? There is a website right? Anyone tell me where to look? Thanks.
62 posted on 11/08/2001 10:52:59 AM PST by ladyinred
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To: harpseal; Squantos; Lent; patent; rebdov; madrussian; dennisw; Spirit Of Truth; Sabertooth...
This is simply beyond belief.
63 posted on 11/08/2001 10:56:34 AM PST by Travis McGee
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To: Otis-James
bttt
65 posted on 11/08/2001 11:05:34 AM PST by Travis McGee
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To: Saundra Duffy
Any freeps for these folks?
66 posted on 11/08/2001 11:08:21 AM PST by Cool Guy
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To: phasma proeliator
I'm haveing a hard understanding why we see nothing wrong with people coming from all over the world and starting quasi countries within our country. If they have no interest in assimilating to any degree into our culture or showing allegiance to our country, what are they doing here and why do we stand for it? How is it good for our country?
67 posted on 11/08/2001 11:14:49 AM PST by paul51
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To: Travis McGee
Bump.
69 posted on 11/08/2001 11:24:18 AM PST by patent
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To: Travis McGee; Victoria Delsoul; harpseal; Spirit Of Truth; Manny Festo; The Documentary Lady...
Pakistan—The Chief Patron-Promoter
of Islamic Militancy and Terrorism

In the early 1980s, one Sheikh Mubarak Ali Shah Gilani, in collaboration with the ISI, had started an organisation, Jamaat-ul-Fuqra. In 1992, he started a camp in Sudan imparting instruction in terrorist activities. A cadre of about 3,000 such trainees was created. Gilani now resides in Pakistan, but most Fuqra cells are now located in North America.


70 posted on 11/08/2001 11:24:28 AM PST by Sabertooth
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To: Travis McGee
The group, according to a federal source, is part of Fuqra, an organization whose name means "poverty" in Arabic and which has had compounds in several U.S. areas.

Some Fuqra members in other areas have been implicated in past years in domestic terrorist attacks, and the State Department has labeled the group, known formally as Jamaat ul-Fuqra, as "an Islamic sect that seeks to purify Islam through violence."

OMG! We're bombing Afghanistan while these terrorists living in the US are probably planning their next attack. Get rid of them NOW!

71 posted on 11/08/2001 11:24:44 AM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Sabertooth
Thanks for the link, Saber.
72 posted on 11/08/2001 11:26:48 AM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Travis McGee
I wonder where they got the money to buy so much land. And where the heck is the BATF and their ninjas? Now's the time for BATF to get some good press

.............Instead they sit on their thumbs and rotate.

73 posted on 11/08/2001 11:28:15 AM PST by dennisw
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To: Victoria Delsoul
Yep, OPEARATION BACK YARD CLEAN-UP!
74 posted on 11/08/2001 11:29:57 AM PST by Cool Guy
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To: Prodigal Daughter
Hey, guess where this mosque and Islamic village is located.......

Iraq? Iran? Afghanistan?

Saudi Arabia? Egypt? Qatar?

This place is located about 22 miles north of Los Alamos, New Mexico, a couple of hundred miles from my house.

See here for more........

IS THERE A JIHAD FORTRESS NEAR YOU?

75 posted on 11/08/2001 11:36:28 AM PST by Fred25
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To: FresnoDA
Are you prosecuting these people?
76 posted on 11/08/2001 11:37:12 AM PST by Inyokern
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To: harpseal; Travis McGee
This is incredible. Let's get some links up on this organization and try and figure this out.

Bob Dornan and George Putnam are going to be notified.

I am now also e-mailing the two stupidest people in the world, Diane Feinstein and Barbra Boxer. Stay tuned.

77 posted on 11/08/2001 11:41:45 AM PST by Francohio
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To: harpseal; Travis McGee
This is incredible. Let's get some links up on this organization and try and figure this out.

Bob Dornan and George Putnam are going to be notified.

I am now also e-mailing the two stupidest people in the world, Diane Feinstein and Barbra Boxer. Stay tuned.

78 posted on 11/08/2001 11:41:49 AM PST by Francohio
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To: Cool Guy
OPEARATION BACK YARD CLEAN-UP!

Indeed!

79 posted on 11/08/2001 11:44:06 AM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Victoria Delsoul
Before we go after them halfway across the globe, it would be much wiser to weed them out locally.
80 posted on 11/08/2001 11:45:19 AM PST by Cool Guy
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