<http://www.wbtv.com/home/11250131.html> http://www.wbtv.com/home/11250131.html Islamville: A Religious Community in York County Good neighbors or potential threat? This is a question some are asking about a community in York County located about four miles east of Lake Wylie. The community is called Islamville and is home to about 200 people who follow a mysterious Pakastani cleric. They are part of Muslims of America and followers of Pakastani Sheikh Mubarak Gilani. They believe 9/11 was carried out by Jews and all part of a plan to destroy Islam. While this isn't a mainstream way of thinking, does it make them a dangerous group? Dr. Kathryn Johnson is director of Islamic studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She said: "Does it necessarily mean that they have abandoned their commitment to American society? They chose to live in a plain and simple way." Still, the blogosphere is full of people who are convinced places like this are really terrorist training camps. We asked the York County Sheriff if this type of thinking was just paranoia. Sheriff Bruce Bryant said he hoped so. Those who live here are part of Muslims of America. They follow the teachings of Pakistani Sheik Mubark Gilani. He also founded another group, Jamaat Ul Fuqra. The Colorado Attorney General prosecuted five members of this group in the early 90's. His office described it as a "sect" that advocates the "purification" of Islam by "force and violence." The state department considered it a terrorist group, but because of its inactivity, has removed them from the government's list. WBTV News asked repeatedly to interview Muslim of America leaders but they declined. Instead, they sent us a DVD copy of their leader speaking. We asked if there was any reason for people to be concerned about Islamville. "Obviously, because of some troublesome ties and what have you, certainly I would not be honest with you if I told you they weren't of a concern to us," Sheriff Bryant said. He is also quick to point out they have had few problems. "Basically, as far as being good neighbors, we have no police reports that would indicate anything different," he said. Anchor Jamie Boll has more details in this story. Press "PLAY" to see this report. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
