The West's misreading of Tablighi Jamaat actions and motives has serious implications for the war on terrorism.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Tablighi Jamaat: Jihad's stealthy legions
For a majority of young Muslim extremists, joining Tablighi Jamaat is the first step on the road to extremism.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Tablighi Jamaat: Jihad's stealthy legions
Tablighi Jamaat has long been directly involved in the sponsorship of terrorist groups.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Tablighi Jamaat: Jihad's stealthy legions
Yet another competitor is an Islamic revivalist movement, Tablighi Jamaat, rooted in south Asia but active in Africa and Europe, especially Britain.
There is also evidence that Tablighi Jamaat directly recruits for terrorist organizations.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Tablighi Jamaat: Jihad's stealthy legions
Philips, recruited in the U.S. by Tablighi Jamaat, went to school in Saudi Arabia, was made a proselytization official by the Saudi Air Force.
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One Islamist movement that may be gaining ground is Tablighi Jamaat.
It was during this time that Vinas became disillusioned with the apolitical worldview of the Tablighi Jamaat and attracted to a more "hard-line" interpretation of Islam.
But the spokesman for Tablighi Jamaat said it was wrong to suggest the money should go into the NHS as there "has never been a request for public funding" for the Abbey Mills project.
Many take advantage of Tablighi Jamaat's benign reputation.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Tablighi Jamaat: Jihad's stealthy legions
Tablighi Jamaat has also facilitated other terrorists' missions.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Tablighi Jamaat: Jihad's stealthy legions
After joining Tablighi Jamaat groups at a local mosque or Islamic center and doing a few local dawa (proselytism) missions, Tablighi officials invite star recruits to the Tablighi center in Raiwind, Pakistan, for four months of additional missionary training.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Tablighi Jamaat: Jihad's stealthy legions
Tablighi Jamaat has always adopted an extreme interpretation of Sunni Islam, but in the past two decades, it has radicalized to the point where it is now a driving force of Islamic extremism and a major recruiting agency for terrorist causes worldwide.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Tablighi Jamaat: Jihad's stealthy legions
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