U.S. CONGRESSMAN'S TRIP TO MECCA
Who footed bill for congressman's pilgrimage to Mecca?
In December, Ellison, who represents Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District, became the first American congressman to take a hajj -- the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, which Muslims consider to be a holy city. Fox News reports that Ellison's trip was paid for by the Muslim-American Society of Minnesota, which claims its mission is to promote "interfaith understanding."
But Jan Markell, founder of director of Minnesota-based Olive Tree Ministries, says the group allegedly has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, an organization that has been described as "the Muslim equivalent of the neo-Nazi party."
"I think what's troubling is that this Muslim-American Society of Minnesota is considered a radical group...by various people who are really into the whole terror issue -- including Steve Emerson, whose word I just take as sort of a final authority on these issues," she notes. Emerson, author or co-author of six books on terrorism and national security, frequently briefs Congress on groups such as al-Qaida, Hamas, Hezbollah, and Islamic Jihad.
Who footed bill for congressman's pilgrimage to Mecca? (OneNewsNow.com)
Who footed bill for congressman's pilgrimage to Mecca?
In December, Ellison, who represents Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District, became the first American congressman to take a hajj -- the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, which Muslims consider to be a holy city. Fox News reports that Ellison's trip was paid for by the Muslim-American Society of Minnesota, which claims its mission is to promote "interfaith understanding."
But Jan Markell, founder of director of Minnesota-based Olive Tree Ministries, says the group allegedly has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, an organization that has been described as "the Muslim equivalent of the neo-Nazi party."
"I think what's troubling is that this Muslim-American Society of Minnesota is considered a radical group...by various people who are really into the whole terror issue -- including Steve Emerson, whose word I just take as sort of a final authority on these issues," she notes. Emerson, author or co-author of six books on terrorism and national security, frequently briefs Congress on groups such as al-Qaida, Hamas, Hezbollah, and Islamic Jihad.
Who footed bill for congressman's pilgrimage to Mecca? (OneNewsNow.com)
