جماعة الفقراء | |
| Founded | c.1980 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Mubarak Ali Gilani |
| Territory | Pakistan and the United States |
| Membership | ≈3,000 |
| Activities | Assassination, bombing |
| Allies | Salafi jihadism |
| Notable members | |
Jamaat ul-Fuqraa' (alternatively Jamaat al-Fuqraa'; Arabic: جماعة الفقراء, "Community of the Impoverished") is a terrorist[1][2][3] organization mostly based in Pakistan and the United States. Some of the approximately 3,000 members have planned various acts of violence, often directed at rival factions.[4] Two Al-Fuqra members were convicted of conspiring to murder Rashad Khalifa in 1990,[5][6] and others are alleged to have assassinated Ahmadiyya leader Mozaffar Ahmad in 1983[7][8] are the same as Jamaat ul-Fuqra, but this has not been confirmed. These allegations are primarily made by far-right organizations, many who believe the organizations are operating terrorist training camps in the United States.[9] Muslims of America denies any connection.[10]
The group is separatist, and was described by the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT) and a similar profile in the database of the South Asian Terror Portal as a cult.[11][12]
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- ^ Berthiaume, Lee (2002-05-04). "The untold story of Hasanville's shadowy past: (Part 1)". Ottawa Citizen. CanWest Global Communications Corp. p. B1."Jamaat ul-Fuqra", South Asia Terrorism Portal
- ^ "A tranquil Muslim hamlet in the Catskills - until the attack plot". Reuters. 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ October 02, Posted; October 02, 2017 at 09:01 AM | Updated; AM, 2017 at 09:00 (2 October 2017). "'Terrorist' label frustrates Islamberg, Muslim community in Upstate NY woods (photos)". NewYorkUpstate.com. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
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