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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: Stefan Stackhouse
Remeber that old "Twilight Zone" episode about this ordinary-looking American small town, everything seems normal, except that there is this mysterious yellow line on the outskirts that nobody can ever cross? At the end of the story, it turns out that this town is in the middle of the Soviet Union and is used for spy training purposes.

A little off-topic I guess, but I wish some smart TV executive would revive The Twilight Zone. It ran as re-runs when I was a kid and the storylines were always so clever and fascinating. I guess wishing for a smart TV executive might be a tall order these days, though.

601 posted on 06/15/2002 9:46:37 AM PDT by tdadams
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To: Clovis_Skeptic
bttt
602 posted on 07/29/2002 5:22:03 AM PDT by piasa
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To: Clovis_Skeptic
Why is there an Islamic Village in the foothills near Fresno?

Because we need more diversity ?

603 posted on 07/29/2002 6:40:32 AM PDT by varon
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To: varon
Because we need more diversity ?

I trust this is sarcasim. If not you need to read more than just the headline.

604 posted on 07/30/2002 7:05:03 AM PDT by Clovis_Skeptic
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To: Clovis_Skeptic
Because we need more diversity ?

I trust this is sarcasim. If not you need to read more than just the headline.

Of course it's sarcasm and that is why the question mark. Had it been a statement of opinion I would have ended the sentence with a period or exclamation point for emphasis :-)

605 posted on 07/30/2002 8:53:08 AM PDT by varon
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To: Clovis_Skeptic
To answer your question: dumb Americans, victims of their own permissive, politically correct, illogical natures.
606 posted on 07/30/2002 9:15:46 AM PDT by ZULU
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To: ZULU; All
BUMP!!
607 posted on 10/31/2002 10:57:46 AM PST by Lael
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To: Clovis_Skeptic
Makes one think there IS a shadow govt conspiracy to destroy us all....especially when Butch Reno burned a Waco church compound to the ground w/ women and children for not having paid a 200.00 tax on a single automatic weapon.

These killers are allowed to still be breathing??

What is wrong with this picture?


608 posted on 05/10/2004 4:29:02 AM PDT by Indie (We don't need no steenkin' experts!)
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To: Clovis_Skeptic

In case anyone out there is interested, I've heard from friends in the foothills that Baladullah is up and running again with the late night automatic fire power and the teenage guards at the gate. Anyone have any information on this? The last I heard these people ran out of town not long after one of their own stalked, shot, and murderd one of our men in uniform. These politically correct politicians that let things like this go on need to be out of office.


609 posted on 09/30/2004 3:26:59 PM PDT by BEAR62
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To: BEAR62; Grampa Dave; Jim Robinson; JustAmy; chadsworth

Wow! This is incredible. I was just talking about this place to some visiting family from out of the country. I am shocked to read that it is back up and running! We need to find out if this is indeed true!


610 posted on 09/30/2004 3:29:29 PM PDT by ladyinred ("John Kerry reporting for spitball and typewriter duty.")
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To: ladyinred

I wish somebody would investigate.


611 posted on 09/30/2004 3:31:20 PM PDT by BEAR62
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To: Clovis_Skeptic; notpoliticallycorewrecked

Don't miss the latest on this training camp.


612 posted on 09/30/2004 3:33:52 PM PDT by ladyinred ("John Kerry reporting for spitball and typewriter duty.")
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To: BEAR62
In case anyone out there is interested, I've heard from friends in the foothills that Baladullah is up and running again with the late night automatic fire power and the teenage guards at the gate. Anyone have any information on this? The last I heard these people ran out of town not long after one of their own stalked, shot, and murderd one of our men in uniform. These politically correct politicians that let things like this go on need to be out of office.

If this is true, shout it from the roof tops.

613 posted on 09/30/2004 3:39:18 PM PDT by PureSolace (I love freedom.)
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To: JohnathanRGalt; backhoe; piasa; Godzilla; All

ON THE NET...

http://tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=3426
"Terrorist Group Profile"
"al-Fuqra"
"Base of Operation: Canada; Cote d'Ivoire; Pakistan; United States"

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ON THE NET...

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&ie=UTF-8&q=%22fuqra%22&btnG=Search+News

http://www.altavista.com/news/results?q=fuqra&nc=0&nr=0&nd=4

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22fuqra%22&hl=en&lr=&filter=0

http://www.altavista.com/web/results?itag=ody&q=fuqra&kgs=0&kls=0


614 posted on 07/15/2005 5:59:26 PM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy

Thanks for the links Cindy.


615 posted on 02/18/2006 2:34:30 PM PST by kimosabe31
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To: kimosabe31
You're welcome kimosabe31. I'll go a bit off topic here from the original thread and add several more links, while I'm here.


WorldNetDaily.com: "PROBE FINDS TERRORISTS IN U.S. 'TRAINING FOR WAR' Neighbors of Muslim encampment fear retaliation if they report to police" (February 17, 2006) (Read More...)


SATP.org - Search Term: "JAMAAT UL-FUQRA" (Read More...)

SAAG.org - Search Term: "JAMAAT UL-FUQRA" (Read More...)

616 posted on 02/18/2006 2:49:54 PM PST by Cindy
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To: Cindy

Cindy, these islamos sure have been busy moving in. Seems as though the NY compound and the Dunlap compound are used mostly by farrakhans boys...black and US born...so the feds don't touch them. Keep your powder dry.


617 posted on 02/18/2006 3:44:27 PM PST by kimosabe31
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To: Clovis_Skeptic
Why is there an Islamic Village in the foothills near Fresno?

Same reason that the 9-11 sand monkeys were allowed to take flying lessons, probably on the taxpayer's dole,while acting like they were up to something rotten the whole time.Of course that was to be ignored less we offend them.You know how PC our elected officials are these days.

618 posted on 02/18/2006 4:00:38 PM PST by Uncle Meat
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To: Uncle Meat

bump


619 posted on 07/02/2006 7:24:48 AM PDT by SauronOfMordor (A planned society is most appealing to those with the arrogance to think they will be the planners)
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To: GuillermoX

I do not know what planet you are from but it is not earth Muslims & the quran are not compatible with Western Civilization they belong in the Middle East where they can worship that child molester Muhammad & believe in be heading non Muslims if you have any doubts read the quran there are 109 Violent references.


620 posted on 10/16/2015 10:25:52 PM PDT by ty1955
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