Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe

The Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe, actually, " Federation of Islamic Organisations in Europe" ( FIOE ) is an umbrella organization of Islamic organizations from European countries, which is attributed to the international movement of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Activities

The FIOE founded in 1989, has its headquarters. Markfield, Leicestershire, UK under the umbrella of " Islamic Foundation ", a foundation that is close to the Islamist Jamaat -e -Islami of Mawdudi First Secretary was Salah El -Din El Gafrawi, former President of the Islamic Council in Germany. 1992 was the FIOE to the establishment of the " Institut Européen des Sciences Humaines " ( IESH ) near Château- Chinon ( Burgundy, France), as well as similar institutions in St. Denis ( near Paris, France) and Highmead ( at Llanybydder, West Wales, UK) involved.

In 1996, on the initiative of the FIOE the " European Council for Fatwa and Research" ( ECFR ), whose chairman Yusuf al- Qaradawi. In the same year FIOE also founded with the World Assembly of Muslim Youth ( WAMY ) and Islamic youth organizations from different European countries, the Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organizations ( FEMYSO ).

The organization publishes the monthly magazine " Al- Europiya ", formerly (1997) the Arabic-language publication " Sawt Uruba " ("The Voice of Europe "). The editor Ali Abu Shwaima is Imam of the Islamic Centre of Milan.

Chairman of the FIOE Chakib Ben Makhlouf is, who replaced Ahmed al -Rawi. Secretary General is Emad Al- Banani; Board Member for " Relations" is Ibrahim El -Zayat.

Charter for Europe's Muslims

The FIOE has since 2000 a " Charter for Europe " discussed and worked from 2002 with a significant influence of the ECFR on a French design. In 2002 was published in Germany a controversial "Islamic Charter " by the Central Council of Muslims in Germany. In September 2006, published the FIOE signed by their members, " Charter for Muslims in Europe." According to Secretary General Al- Banani the Charter resembles a binding constitution for the Muslims in Europe, which regulates the intra- Islamic relations and the relations between Muslims and their European societies. He expected that the Charter would mark a turning point in the relations between Europe and its Muslims.

The text has been largely ignored in the European public and even on the website founded by Qaradawi islam online discarded as monological and live far away.

In December 2006, a "Proposed Charter for the understanding of the Muslims ' formulated with conflicting priorities and demands of Muslim organizations and introduced in the European Parliament. This, too, found little interest among the European public.

Another attempt by the FIOE to bring the Charter into the European public was on 10 January 2008 their signing ceremony in Brussels by " more than 400 Muslim organizations in Europe." In a second phase, should " non-Muslim organizations " sign the Charter. An interviewed by the newspaper Le Soir expert described it as a non-event, as little promising lobbying the influenced by the Muslim Brotherhood FIOE.

Financing

An annual budget of 400,000 euros to finance the work of the FIOE. In 1996, the FIOE for the "European Trust" a foundation, which also awarded scholarships for Islamic educational institutions. It is estimated that two-thirds of the financing donations come from the Gulf region. FIOE functionary El -Zayat is a board member of the " European Trust " and Germany representative of the wealthy Saudi WAMY. In search of the British Commission for aid agencies in 2004 to the European Trust changed its public statements about connections with the FIOE and stands today as independent dar. In Switzerland, referring an employee of FIOE means of false payroll records about only 2429 instead of 3,500 francs per month unlawfully social assistance amounting to a total of CHF 81 353.

Member organizations

  • Union of organizational islamiques en France ( UOIF ), France
  • Muslim Association of Britain (MAB ), United Kingdom
  • Islamic Community in Germany e.V.
  • Ligue des Musulmans de Suisse ( LMS) Switzerland
  • Muslim Students' Association in Germany e.V.
  • Associazione della cultura ed educazione islamica in Italia ( ACEI ), Italy
  • Islamiska Forbundet i Sverige (IFIS ), Sweden
  • Danish Islamic Council, Denmark
  • League van de Islamist Gemeenschap in Nederland ( lign ), Netherlands
  • Union de organizaciones islamicas en Espana, Spain
  • Muslim Association in Finland, Finland
  • League islamica si culturala - Romania, Romania
  • Assalam, Moldova
  • Sanabul Society, Macedonia
  • Hikmah Society for education, friendship and cooperation, Turkey
  • Muslim society of qualification & culture Poland, Poland
  • Ligue islamique interculturelle de Belgique, Belgium
  • The Arab hellenic civilized cultural center, Greece
  • Islamic League of Culture, Austria
  • Iszlam cultural egyesulet, Hungary
  • Svaz muslimskych studentu v cr ( VSMS ), Czech Republic
  • Asocijacija za Kulturu, obrazovanje i sport ( AKOS ), Bosnia Herzegovina
  • Muslim Association of Ireland ( MAI), Ireland
  • Unione delle comunità e Organizzazioni islamiche in Italia ( UCOII ), Italy
  • Sveriges Muslimska Råd (SMR ), Sweden

According to FIOE board member Ayman Sayed Ahmed Aly, there are member organizations in 27 European countries.

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