America has been in discussion about its statements and decisions for the last several days. Meanwhile, once again such a decision was taken from the US, which surprised everyone. In fact, US President Donald Trump has once again come into the limelight for controversial appointments in his administration. The Trump administration has appointed 2 jihadis as a member of the advisory board at the White House. It has a 13 -year prison air in the allegations related to terrorism and the name of former Jihadi Hamza Yusuf.
Ismail Rayer’s background
Ismail Rayer has been appointed as a member of the Religious Freedom Commission of the White House in the Trump administration. St. Lewis -born Randel Todd Rayer adopted the religion of Islam in 1992. After which he named his name Ismail. He worked with Bosnian refugees. After this, he moved to Bosnia to fight the civil war. Ismail also went to Pakistan in 2000, where he was in touch with Lashkar-e-Taiba. After this, he started trying to join the terrorist organization in Virginia.
Ismail has been accused of terrorism, for which he spent 13 years in jail. Ismail was also accused of plotting to wage war against America and help Al-Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Taiba. Not only this, according to the Washington Post, Ismail even accepted allegations of helping the use of explosives in 2004. In the same case, Ismail was sentenced to 20 years and he was in jail for 13 years.
People of Lashkar liked Ismail
Ismail, once in an interview, spoke on his relationship with Lashkar-e-Taiba, saying, “I loved Lashkar-e-Taiba. I was against Bin Laden and used to see al-Qaeda as a group of extremists. I was advised to go to Lashkar and told that he is not an extremist group. Encouraged to join and take training in Kashmir. This training was normal, exactly like tourism.
Who is Sheikh Hamza Yusuf?
Former Jihadi Sheikh Hamza Yusuf has also been appointed as a member of the White House Advisory Board. He is the co-founder of Jetuna College in California. According to journalist Laura Lumor, Sheikh Hamza has a connection with Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood. He further stated that two days before the 9/11 attack in 2001, Yusuf organized an event to raise a penny for Jamil Al Amin. Jamil Al Amin was booked for murder of a police officer. According to the information, Sheikh Hamza is accused of having a connection with Islamic jihadis and banned terrorist groups.
What did America say on the appointments of both?
On the appointments of Ismail and Sheikh Hamza, the White House said, “Ismail is currently the director of the Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team in the Institute of Religious Freedom. After adopting the religion of Islam in 1992, he has studied religious science with traditional Islamic scholars. Also worked in a decade to promote peace among religions.
