President Trump may designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, as Saudi Arabia did three years ago.
Jordan’s King Abdullah II visited the U.S. last week and met many officials from the new administration, including Trump. In October, a report stated that Jordan was becoming close friends with Israel, and that “some Palestinians fear they’ve been jilted by Jordan, which seems to be cozying up to Israel rather quickly.
Against this backdrop, the Muslim Brotherhood is unhappy about Jordan removing the Qur’an’s jihad verses from its curriculum. Most significant is the “removal of all reference to jihad and opposing the occupation of Palestine.”
The Brotherhood is often regarded as the wing of jihad that pursues its goals against the House of War by peaceful means, but this is not always the case. If the occasion calls for it, the Muslim Brotherhood may opt for violence.
After its founding in 1928 by Hasan al-Banna, “as an Islamic revivalist movement following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire,” the movement became more violent. It blamed the “Egyptian government for being passive against ‘Zionists’ and joined the Palestinian side in the war against Israel and started performing terrorist acts inside of Egypt.” Al-Banna called it the duty of all Muslims to perform bloody jihad, stating “their pure blood is a symbol of victory in this world and the mark of success and felicity in the world to come.”
In keeping with the vision of al-Banna, Palestinian children have long been taught violence and hatred against Israel as part of their school curriculum.
“Muslim Brotherhood Protests Removal of Jihad Verses From Jordanian Curriculum”, by Ali Waked, Breitbart, February 5, 2017:
JAFFA, Israel – Dozens of Quranic verses have been removed from the Jordanian national curriculum, including those referencing jihad, prompting criticism from the Muslim Brotherhood and its representatives in Jordan.
Huda Alatoum, an educator and high-profile MP for the Muslim Brotherhood, said that “far-reaching changes” have been introduced in Jordan’s school program that remove verses and hadiths (oral traditions) “pertaining to Prophet Mohammed’s life.”
“About 40 percent of the curriculum about Arabic language and Islam have been changed, including the removal of all reference to jihad and opposing the occupation of Palestine,” she charged, adding that “325 verses and 75 Islamic texts have been removed.”
She concluded by warning that “even worse changes” are ahead.
Alatoum said she decided to hold a press conference after her protest efforts in parliament met with failure…….
Al-Monitor reported on the curriculum changes:
A religious and political dispute continues to brew in Jordan over a controversial move by the Ministry of Education to revamp the curricula of the three elementary grades. According to Deputy Prime Minister Jawad Anani, the changes are part of the government’s strategy to combat extremism in society.
Changes to school textbooks introduced this year involve coverage of Islam, history, Arabic and civics. For example, in civics, reference is made to acknowledge Christians as a demographic component of the population with pictures of churches as well as mosques. In religion, entire verses from the Quran and sayings by the Prophet Muhammad have been removed, while in Arabic literature, a picture of a veiled woman was replaced with one showing an unveiled woman. In Arabic-language textbooks for the third grade, a Quranic verse was replaced by a text on swimming. No changes were made to books on the sciences, mathematics and art.
The issue of extremism in the school curricula and the reforms proposed are dividing the country. Conservatives, including the Muslim Brotherhood’s Islamic Action Front (IAF), which contested the Sept. 20 Lower House elections, have denounced the move “as an affront to our heritage and values aimed at distancing future generations from its religion, its Arab identity, its history and traditions.”
Alatoum’s campaign became a sensation on social media.
“That’s what the West wants, a generation that knows nothing about its religion except prayer and fasting,” Misbah tweeted. “They amend the curriculum pretending to root out extremism, but they introduce only corruption instead.”
@raialyoum1 هكذا يريد الغرب جيل جديد لا يعرف عن دينه سوى الصلاه والصوم فقط ينزعون المناهج بحجة مكافحة الفكر المُتطرف ويزرعون الفساد ليل نهار
— محمد مصباح (@lithawawda) February 5, 2017
“Allah bless Huda Alatoum,” Ibrahim Altamimi tweeted after a speech she gave in December.
@KSA_620 ☝?لله درك د.هدى العتوم??
— ماعدت أهتم (@IbrahimAlTamim4) December 23, 2016
Mohammed Bilal called the new curriculum “American Islam,” saying, “Dr. Huda Alatoum, MP, talks about effectively teaching American Islam in her country. Allah forbid.”
الدكتورة هدى العتوم النائبة في البرلمان الأردني ، تحدثنا عن الإسلام الأمريكي في بلادها .
لا فض فوك . https://t.co/VcgZdtEE1O— محمد البلال (@mohdgnibi) January 2, 2017
Another user protested “the Jordanian liberals’ attempt to change the curriculum.”
@ahmadru_303 @EHSANFAKEEH
الليبراليون في #اﻷردن يسعون الى تغيير #المناهج_الدراسية / كلمة النائب هدى العتومhttps://t.co/Ox5epPO47O
— المعتصمة بالله (@tenstars9992) December 24, 2016
Jordan’s King Abdullah II visited the United States last week and met several officials from the new administration, including President Donald Trump….

Dum Spiro says
Too bad Canada’s PM Trudeau is more than happy to associate with the Muslim Brotherhood:
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/9905/trump-trudeau-islamists
Canadians, be aware of next week’s vote on motion M-103…
— Spero
mortimer says
Islam has its own MIRROR IMAGE of ‘Islamophobia’ called ‘AL WALAA WAL BARAA’ (the adherence to fellow Muslims and enmity towards dirty non-Muslims). This is Islamic apartheid.
Al Bughoud (hatred towards disbelievers)
Hatred for the sake of Allah, or Al Mu’adaat, this is the opposite of Al Muwalaat, it is:
– To Hate
– To keep distance from
– To be enemy to
– To desert
– To decline to help
– To disrespect
– To put down
– Not to ally with
– Not to support
Allah ordered us to have Baraa, from the kuffar and from kufr and shirk.
carol says
My local paper didn’t show a thing about it at last check. Only a letter to the editor from some Indian woman (religion unmentioned) who wrote that she “felt like I hit the jackpot when I was allowed into Canada in the 70’s and i still feel the same because Canadians are so WONDERFULLY accepting, diverse etc.” You wonder about the timing of these things don’t you?
The few replies were pleasant except for one man who suspiciously said “So happy to hear that you’re doing well, wish it could be said for the rest of us” (sic)
Somebody says
You people must understand ALL of the muslim organisations work for jihad, some with pen-paper and some with weapons.
BAN;
1. Muslim brotherhood
2. Fethullah Movement
3. Political islamic parties (At least cut their connections with US including all embassies)
Than come back to us we will fight aginst them together.
Seculars.
euwei says
Add to that Shiite Hezbollah Fronts,especially in Michigan
Somebody says
Yes, thank you I forgot, I was focusing on sunnis. I did not know hezbollah have reached there. (US)
Brian Hoff says
I donot think trump will ban the nonexistent moslim brotherhood after the mess trump make with his unconstitutional moslim ban. Than real poll fround than vasr majoriry of america are against the ban on moslim. trump easy ban white skin blue eyes blonde hair people from come to america.
don vito says
b. hoff nonsense.
quota raven says
To Don Vito – Brian Hoff is one of our silliest and most profoundly misguided trolls here, Don V.
Cheers!
quota raven
Oliver says
There is no Muslim ban. The seven nations.picked by Obama represent. Drum roll.Less than THIRTEEN per cent of muslims.
The largest by population like Indonesia not mentioned
Carolyne says
I don’t know if Ryan purports to be a Constitutional expert or not, but clearly the President has the authority to allow admittance or to refuse admittance to this country to anyone if he feels they are a threat to national security or any other reason. Sorry, Ryan. Not even close.
RL Robison says
“Brian Hoff”? I don’t think so – you’re effort to fly under the radar failed.
gravenimage says
“Brian Hoff”–really, “DefenderofIslam”–wrote:
I donot (sic) think trump (sic) will ban the nonexistent moslim (sic) brotherhood (sic) after the mess trump make with his unconstitutional moslim (sic) ban.
………………………………
Wait–if the Muslim Brotherhood is nonexistent, who took over in Egypt following the “Arab Spring”? What rot.
And, of course, there was nothing unconstitutional about Trump’s attempting to block immigrants from terror states.
But does it surprise that “DefenderofIslam” wants more Jihad terrorists to be able to flood into the United States?
More:
Than (sic) real poll fround (sic) than (sic) vasr (sic) majoriry (sic) of america (sic) are against the ban on moslim (sic). trump (sic) easy ban white skin blue eyes blonde hair people from come to america (sic).
………………………………
What is “DefenderofIslam” babbling about here? This has nothing to do with race–the Jihadist Tsarnaev brothers who bombed the Boston Marathon were white, this did not prevent them from slaughtering Infidels in the name of their foul creed.
ninetyninepct says
Political islamic parties similar to the Liberal Party in Canada, headed by the fake Muslim Trudeau who is falsely using Islam for his own benefit. The Sharia jihadists in his Party believe they are using him but they are wrong and are being deceived.
http://tsecnetwork.ca/2015/10/11/civilization-jihad-the-niqab-and-the-liberal-party-of-canada/
These same Liberal jihadists are desperately trying to make Canada a Sharia compliant Muslim country by making mention or discussion of Islam a criminal act, equal to murder or rape.
Google M-103 which is the motion the jihadists want to pass in Government.
Somebody says
Why they fight against others;
Simply because they believe that “ALLAH will complete its LIGHT, when everybody turns to muslims” it is in Quran.
Charlotte Magné says
“That’s what the West wants, a generation that knows nothing about its religion except prayer and fasting,” Misbah tweeted.
But I thought that’s what Islam is all about. Just fasting, prayer and a religion of peace 🙂
Dawn says
No !
Carolyne says
Fasting, prayer and a few beheadings here and there.
quota raven says
This article gives me pause, and a little hope!
Cheers!
quota raven
ElderlyZionist says
It’s going to be very difficult, very risky, to walk back fundamentalist Islam, jihad and Jew-hatred in Jordan. I wish King Abdullah success.
Oliver says
But a Jordanian member of the Parliament is all for more Israel Jordan ties
Against BDS.
Etc
Oliver says
I believe it was Israel Today hafw an article recently that the ME Arab states are more intetested in trade and dealing with Israel than the Palestinians and Hamas etc.o
marina says
“as an affront to our heritage and values”
Yeah she said right. Violence cannot be taken out of Islam. Islam is not peace.
miriamrove says
Islam is a brain disorder that needs fixing. I think we should get the big Pharma involved to see if they can come up with a pill. A win win situation. 1.5 billion Muslims taking a pill every day and a windfall for them and us. M
salim says
The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) was founded in 1928, and has always been at good terms with Britain and US. Also the MB has been supported and made welcome by the Arab countries that are loyal to the West, such as Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Back in the 1950s and 1960s, Egypt cracked down on the MB because of its involvement with violence and assassinations, some of its members were jailed others left the country and were made welcome in Saudi Arabia and Jordan ..and Europe, where they continued to publish their Journal ‘Al Muslimoon’ in Switzerland by Tariq Ramadan’s father.
Even when Egypt named the MB as terrorist organisation a couple of years ago, Obama’s America rejected the Egyptians decision.
Somebody says
Do not forget Erdogan the new caliph … Most of MB members are in Turkey.
carol says
So what are your thoughts on the Holy Land Foundation scandal? You know, the Muslim Brotherhood, Huma Abedin, funds misdirected to Hamas terrorism etc.? What Obama liked is a red flag for sure. We all know their peaceful style of infiltration. Too bad people get hoodwinked by greedy ‘leaders’.
Angemon says
Pfffttt. “Palestinians” should know better than anyone that their Arab cousins don’t give a rat’s ass about them (and with good reason – look up Black September and the Lebanese Civil War). They exist as a means to affront Israel.
Oliver says
Jordan has had Palestinians living in refugee camps since 2947 or 1948
And will not grant them citizenship. The Useless Nations refugee organization ignors this
. just keeps blaming Israel
Jose Luis Toledo says
Your for your information, any Arab that work and live in any of the following countries: Kuwait, U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, never are given citizenship and even their sons/daughters born on these countries ARE DENIED CITIZENSHIP, no matter how long their parents have been living in these countries!!
You can only be a citizen of these countries if your parents are citizens … not because you were born there!!!!
Kiel says
You are right! That’s their sole purpose.
Kiel says
The Brotherhood’s affiliation in North America, CAIR, has been indicted several times in the US previous to the Trump presidency. Unfortunately, they still run businesses, semi-legal but mostly non-legal money laundering. – Now, the new US government has taken a notice them. So maybe Trudeau in Ottawa still want to give them shelter.
Guest says
““That’s what the West wants, a generation that knows nothing about its religion except prayer and fasting,”
Not really. Their way of fasting (dehydrating oneself all day long, then thoroughly pigging out at night) is very unhealthy and makes people sick, unproductive and creates a foul mood.
Troybeam says
Omitting Jihad is committing a sin in Islam, Mohammed stated that nothing be added or removed from the Koran, Jordan may not be teaching Jihad in schools however what the child learns at home is another matter.
mortimer says
Will they remove all 164 JIHAD VERSES from the Koran???
The Koran’s 164 Jihad Verses: K 002:178-179, 190-191, 193-194, 216-218, 244; 003:121-126, 140-143, 146, 152-158, 165-167,169, 172-173, 195; 004:071-072, 074-077, 084, 089-091, 094-095,100-104; 005:033, 035, 082; 008:001, 005, 007, 009-010, 012, 015-017, 039-048,057-060, 065-075; 009:005, 012-014, 016, 019-020, 024-026, 029,036, 038-039, 041, 044, 052, 073, 081, 083,086, 088, 092, 111, 120, 122-123; 016:110; 022:039, 058, 078; 024:053, 055; 025:052; 029:006, 069; 033:015, 018, 020, 023, 025-027, 050; 042:039; 047:004, 020, 035; 048:015-024; 049:015; 059:002, 005-008, 014; 060:009; 061:004, 011, 013; 063:004; 064:014; 066:009; 073:020; 076:008
Carolyne says
Had Hillary Clinton become President, her “Friend” and surrogate daughter (?) Huma Abedin would be the de facto President. Huma Abedin with very close ties to the Muslim Brotherhood through her parents and especially her fanatic mother who publishes a magazine defending Sharia and the oppression of women found only in Islam.
Pajaro says
Thanks for sharing,I did not know about Humas family. Does not surprise me.
Carolyne says
I was watching a Spanish language movie last night on Netflix, “Juana Inez” which was about 17th century Mexico and the hold the Catholic Church had over it. A young girl was forced to become a nun and her nun outfit was similar to that of present day Muslim women. The attitude toward women, considering their brains were smaller than men and therefore less smart, was so striking as was their head covering. In fact, it is only recently that women were not required to wear a head covering when entering a Catholic church. Even today, a woman must wear a veil when meeting the Pope. Some ideas die hard.
RL Robison says
The writings of Mohammad contain nothing truly original. Ideas, rituals, rules (like female head covering), “teachings”, myths etc. were just lifted from Judaism, Christianity, local religions and the Arab “warrior” ideal and all mashed together. That mess was then punched, stretched and otherwise deformed until Islam was finally spit out. It’s kind of like viewing reality in one of those distortion mirrors sometimes seen at fairs.
Marty says
I saw a TV interview with Jordan’s King Abdullah II some months back.
It was the most remarkable interview I have eve see from that part of the World.
He struck me as being pro Western, something of a rationalist, even secularist,
& his views on Israel were very moderate.
I don’t care if Jordan is not a democracy, the UK isn’t one either.
What counts are the values of the government & its toleration of non islamists.
The closer jordan gets to Israel & the West, the better for world peace.
Oliver says
Jordan does have a Parliament
With more than one party
Jordan has said that their sovereign wealth fund will invest $11 billion in Israel. Some govt bonds
Some Israeli securities
A member of the Parliament said BDS hurts Arabs and Muslims more than Israel and Jordan opposed to it
Wjen. A few years ago a terrorist of Jordanian descent killed an Israeli the government sent someone to represent the king and apologise
carol says
Sometimes it seems like days were better when Beirut was a world banking capital and the ‘Paris of the Middle East’; Anwar Sadat was in Egypt and peace seemed possible; the Shah had less violence than the dipsy Ayatollah brought; and Turkey was proudly westernized and still under the influence of Ataturk.
It seems like things have regressed – but maybe Trump can help take advantage of the changes and turn things around.
gravenimage says
Muslim Brotherhood protests Jordan’s removal of Qur’an’s jihad verses from curriculum
……………….
How dare a Muslim nation not teach violent Jihad to its children!