“The process of settlement is a ‘Civilization-Jihadist Process’ with all the word means. The Ikhwan [Muslim Brotherhood] must understand that their work in America is a kind of grand jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and “sabotaging” its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and God’s religion is made victorious over all other religions.” – From the Explanatory Memorandum
ABOUT THE DOCUMENT
(FROM ‘SHARIAH: THE THREAT TO AMERICA’)
The following Muslim Brotherhood document was entered in- to evidence in the U.S. v Holy Land Foundation trial, and is a primary source threat document that provides new insights into global jihad organizations like the Muslim Brotherhood. These documents (cov- ered extensively in chapter four) define the structure and outline of domestic jihad threat entities, associated non-governmental organiza- tions and potential terrorist or insurgent support systems. The Memo- randum also describes aspects of the global jihad’s strategic infor- mation warfare campaign and indications of its structure, reach and activities. It met evidentiary standards to be admissible as evidence in a Federal Court of law .
In the original document, the first 16 pages are in the original Arabic and the second are English translations of the same. It is dated May 22, 1991 and titled “ An Explanatory Memorandum on the General Strategic Goal for the Group in North America” (Memorandum). The document includes an Attachment 1 that contains “a list of our organi- zations and the organizations of our friends.”
The Memorandum expressly recognizes the Muslim Brother- hood (Ikhwan) as the controlling element of these organizations and expressly identifies the Muslim Brotherhood as the leadership element in implementing the strategic goals. The Memorandum is reproduced here in its official Federal Court translation, as Government Exhibit 003-0085 3:04-CR-240-G in U.S. v Holy Land Foundation, et al. with punctuation, line spacing and spelling intact.
A project for an explanatory memorandum for the General Strategic goal for the Group in North America mentioned in the long- term plan.
The Memorandum is derived from:
The general strategic goal of the Group in America which was approved by the Shura Council and the Organizational Conference for the year [1987] is “Enablement of Islam in North America, meaning: establishing an effective and a stable Islamic Movement led by the Muslim Brotherhood which adopts Muslims’ causes domestically and globally, and which works to expand the observant Muslim base, aims at unifying and directing Muslims’ efforts, presents Islam as a civiliza- tion alternative, and supports the global Islamic State wherever it is”.
