Masjid Jama'at al-Muslimeen
Baltimore, MD

Jama'at al-Muslimeen (JAM)

Jamaat al-Muslimeen (JAM) is an Islamic organization in Baltimore, Maryland, that has a history of extremist rhetoric. [1]The organization has questioned the existence of the Holocaust, supports the release of convicted terrorists and wants the United States to stop "interfering" in Muslim countries.

Jamaat al-Muslimeen has at least three mosques in the Baltimore area, either directly or through the Al Farooq Foundation. They are the Masjid Jama'at al-Muslimeen in Baltimore, the Al-Madina Mosque in Baltimore and the Masjid Al-Muneer in Curtis Bay, Md.[2]

Incorporation papers filed Oct. 6, 2003, by the Masjid Jama'at al-Muslimeen with the state of Maryland list Kaukab Siddique as one of four mosque trustees.[3] Siddiqui is an associate professor of languages and literature at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania[4] and a longtime opponent of Israel and U.S. policies in the Muslim world.[5]

At a Nov. 6, 2010 conference in Greensboro, N.C., the group's officials reelected Siddique as JAM's leader, according to an account of the meeting in New Trend, an online magazine edited by Siddique.[6]

At the Nov. 6 meeting, JAM leaders approved a series of resolutions that included calls to:

  • Question the accuracy of historical accounts of the Holocaust in which 6 million Jews were killed by the German Nazi government in World War II. "No one has a right to exclusive victim status. As for offensive viewpoints, comments and abuse on Jesus ... in the Zionist media have gone beyond decency, without any attempt at scholarship," the resolution says.
  • Remove U.S. troops from Muslim nations. "We demand immediate withdrawal of all U.S. and NATO troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. We urge an end to the occupation of Kashmir by India and of Chechnya by Russia. We call for an end to U.S.-Israeli interference in Somalia, Sudan and Nigeria," the resolution says.
  • Demand that President Obama free "Muslim political prisoners." Those prisoners include Omar Abdel Rahman, the blind sheik imprisoned for life for a variety of terrorist plots; Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman and former U.S. resident imprisoned for life for plotting to kill American troops in Afghanistan; and Ali Al-Timimi, a former Islamic lecturer in Washington who's serving a life sentence for trying to recruit members to help the Taliban kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan.[7]

Antonio Martinez, who was arrested Dec. 2010 and charged with plotting to blow up an Army recruiting center in Catonsville, Md.,[8] attended the Al-Madina mosque in Baltimore, friends and associates told The Baltimore Sun.[9]

[1] J.M. Berger, "Baltimore's Jamaat al-Muslimeen: Promoting a Radical but Disciplined Message on Jihad," CTC Sentinel, Combating Terrorism Center, February 2011, Vol. 4, Issue 2, https://ctc.usma.edu/baltimores-jamaat-al-muslimeen-promoting-a-radical-but-disciplined-message-on-jihad/

[2] "Accused Bomb Plotter's Mosque Tied to Radical Group," IPT News, December 16, 2010, https://www.investigativeproject.org/2412/accused-bomb-plotter-mosque-tied-to-radical-group

[3] "Articles of Incorporation for Masjid Jamaat al-Muslimeen, Inc., https://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/misc/496.pdf#page=2

[4] "Kaukab Siddiqui," https://www.lincoln.edu/faculty-and-staff/directory/kaukab-siddique

[5] John Rossomando, "Pa. Lawmaker Demands Punishment for Professor Who Defended Killing Blasphemers," IPT News, August 4, 2015, https://www.investigativeproject.org/4965/pa-lawmaker-demands-punishment-for-professor-who

[6] NewTrendMag.org News # 1360, November 8, 2010, http://www.freezepage.com/1292439890WWEMBZZQRF

[7] NewTrendMag.org News # 1360, November 8, 2010, http://www.freezepage.com/1292439890WWEMBZZQRF

[8] "Maryland Man Charged in Plot to Attack Armed Forces Recruiting Center," DOJ Press Release, https://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/case_docs/1438.pdf

[9] Scott Calvert, "Man charged in bomb plot appeared to drift into Islamic extremism," The Baltimore Sun, December 9, 2010, https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-bombing-martinez-20101208-story.html

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