It’s a city within a city. Their Islamic leaders called it “The Town of Islamberg.” The Town of Islamberg is a bold attempt by an Islamic community, located about 3 hours northwest of New York City, to set up its own city-state, with its own laws, its own government and even its own military. The group behind this initiative is an organization called, Muslims of the Americas (MOA). MOA has nearly three-dozen villages, camps and Islamic compounds scattered around the United States, all of varying sizes and population. But this camp in Hancock, which also serves as their headquarters, is the first to be so brazen to set up its own Islamic government. The Town of Islamberg has its own mayor, deputy mayor and town council members. In fact, they have five council members. Just to put this in perspective, the entire town of Hancock, in which Islamberg sits, only has four council members. Each child is taught, from the time they can begin to learn, to become a servant of their highly controversial leader, Sheikh Mubarak Gilani, who lives in Pakistan. Gilani formed “Muslims of the Americas” nearly 30 years ago when he visited the United States to set up guerilla-style warfare training camps throughout America. “You have to understand this,” he told me. “These kids, all they have been living for their whole lives is they want to fight a holy war. These are kids! They start at age 17 in the compound and they become a gangster, they want to become gangsters for what they think is a holy war.” Yet, it is clear, the Town of Islamberg does exist despite a host of legal issues that have never been addressed. It’s America’s first Islamic government. Yet, for sure, not the last as MOA continues to spread its camps and villages around the United States.
Posted on: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 04:19:59 +0000
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