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Jamaat ul-Fuqra |
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"Patterns of Global Terrorism" - US State Dept.
Jamaat ul-Fuqra is an Islamic sect that seeks to purify Islam through violence. Fuqra is led by Pakistani cleric Shaykh Mubarik Ali Gilani, who established the organization in the early 1980s. Gilani now resides in Pakistan, but most Fuqra cells are located in North America and the Caribbean. Fuqra members have purchased isolated rural compounds in North America to live communally, practice their faith, and insulate themselves from Western culture. |
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Fuqra members have attacked a variety of targets that they view as enemies of
Islam, including Muslims they regard as heretics and Hindus. Attacks during the
1980s included assassinations and firebombings across the United States. Fuqra
members in the United States have been convicted of criminal violations,
including murder and fraud.
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