Report: Brotherhood Alert... Protecting Funds and Concern Over 29 Entities

Arab Sea Newspaper - Al Arabiya Net:

Donald Trump's announcement designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a "foreign terrorist organization" has cast a heavy shadow on the group's movements worldwide. The decision has sparked concern within the ranks of the group, given the punitive repercussions it carries, especially on the Brotherhood's organizational network and its financial entities in the United States, Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon. **Assigning International Law Firms** Sources from "Al-Arabiya Net/Al-Hadath Net" revealed behind-the-scenes movements of the group to confront the American decision, noting that the group is considering assigning international law firms to file a lawsuit against the decision and is seeking to cancel it by all means, especially since it also affects 29 associations, organizations, and bodies affiliated with it in America, and its implementation could lead to their legal prosecution, freezing of their funds, and confiscation of their properties. The sources also indicated that the Brotherhood-affiliated bodies in America, which the group fears will be frozen, include the Islamic Organization of North America, the Islamic Council for Public Affairs, the Islamic Student Organization, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the World Islamic Council for Thought, the Islamic Businessmen's Association, the Islamic Association for Arab Youth, the North African Council for Jurisprudence, and the Islamic Organization of North Dallas. **Group Leaders in America** It confirmed that the group had infiltrated through its leaders in America, where they had strong relationships with previous administrations in America, including "M.A.," an American of Egyptian origin who founded a legal and human rights consulting firm, and his company took over the promotion of the group's files and issues within American institutions, in addition to "R.H.," a leader of Indian origin, who was appointed as an envoy to coordinate with Islamic organizations. The sources added that there is another leader of Indian origin, "A.B.," who was a consultant on interfaith dialogue affairs, as well as the Brotherhood leader "A.A.A.," who was responsible for developing policies and coordinating communications between Islamic organizations in the United States. Among the Brotherhood leaders in America who played important roles for the benefit of the group were "S.A.," an American of Jordanian origin, who was concerned with drawing up media policies for Islamic organizations in America, and "I.M.M.," an American of Sudanese origin, who was responsible for election campaigns to mobilize Muslim votes in favor of candidates for presidential and legislative elections in America and has strong influence in the state of Dallas. The sources added that among the leaders is also "M.A.," who was a consultant for election campaigns and the authorities discovered his involvement in financial corruption cases and suspicious and hidden investments in "Wall Street." **"Strategic Shift"** For its part, the Mahmoud Hussein front, one of the fronts that manages the group from Istanbul, Turkey, prepared an analytical vision of the decision and how to confront it, saying that it cannot be read as a routine counter-terrorism measure, but rather represents a "strategic American shift that replaces the rules of law with force," according to its description. The front also saw that this "step seeks to eradicate political Islam currents from the public sphere," considering that the decision is contrary to American law and does not provide conclusive public evidence of the targeted branches practicing organized violence, but rather is based on general accusations of "supporting terrorism and destabilizing US allies." It also considered that Trump's decision - according to its description - represents an attempt to "internationalize the war on the Brotherhood." For its part, the third front of the group, which is the Change Front, the general current led by Mohamed Montaser, the founder of the "Hasm" movement, issued an official statement in which it affirmed that "Trump's decision - according to its claim - comes to cover up Israel's failure in the Gaza war and the failure of the displacement plan." In contrast, the London front, led by Salah Abdel-Haq, has not issued any reaction to the decision so far, but it has quickly begun to take proactive measures to protect its companies and properties in some countries. It assigned the two leaders "A.S." and "A.F.A.," who are responsible for the Brotherhood's investments in Europe, to quickly fortify and secure the group's assets in the countries where these properties are located to prevent the decision from being applied to them.