https://freerepublic.com/tag/murabitun/ en-us Tue, 6 Dec 2005 03:46:23 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1534682/posts Radical Islam in Latin America By Chris Zambelis In the wake of the September 11 attacks, the possibility of al-Qaeda infiltrating Latin America became a priority for U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials. However, the most publicized incidents of radical Islamist activity in Latin America have not been linked to al-Qaeda but instead to the Lebanese Shi’ite Hezbollah, which is ideologically and politically close to Iran. These include the March 1992 bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the July 1994 attack against the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association (AIMA), also in the Argentine capital, allegedly in retaliation for... Jamestown Foundation Terrorism Monitor https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1534682/posts#comment Tue, 6 Dec 2005 03:46:23 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/945149/posts Muslim call to thwart capitalism By Mark McCallum In Granada, Spain An Islamic conference in the Spanish city of Granada has called on Muslims around the world to help bring about the end of the capitalist system. The call came at a conference titled 'Islam in Europe' attended by about 2,000 Muslims. Earlier this week Granada saw the first official opening of a mosque in Spain for more than 500 years. The keynote speaker at the conference was Umar Ibrahim Vadillo, leader of the worldwide Muslim group known as Murabitun. The group is strongly opposed to capitalism. Mr Vadillo said... BBC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/945149/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2003 03:29:09 GMT