Islamic Supremacists in Chicago Sunday

I blogged on this yesterday. Watch their disturbing video, below. At least one group is planning to protest this conference.

Hizb ut-Tahrir was denied a venue, hence the switch to the Oak Lawn Hilton. CBS:

Al Aqsa Islamic School in Bridgeview, Ill. where the U.S. conference was originally going to be held cancelled the event two weeks ago. The school's business manager Rana Jaber said the group misrepresented the goal of the conference when they booked it as they claimed it was going to be a bazaar type event where tradition food and clothing would be sold.

Imam insists that they clearly explained the nature of the event to the school officials. "We were surprised as to why they canceled," he said, adding that the school was given a flyer on June 1st stating the topic and the title of the conference.

Andrew McCarthy, the first WTC bombing prosecutor, on the group. Heritage background here. HT Guy Benson. Southtown Star coverage, with this comment:

Junaid Afeef, executive director of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, said Hizb ut-Tahrir's role locally has been relegated to fringe literature passed out at local mosques.
He said the group's "conspiracy theorist" teachings aren't "grounded in authentic Islam or rooted in reality."

Video:



More related posts:

Shariah Finance Watch » Islamic schools.

Counterterrorism Blog:Hizb ut-Tahrir America Enters Public Stage. And this from just the other day:Bomb Making Materials Found in Indonesian Islamic School.

Oh, and concerns about the commitment of the Obama-Holder Justice Dept. Then there's the light sentencing of an admitted terrorist in Peoria.