Jordan: Whether the Muslim Brotherhood (the armed faction of the Islamic Action Front) practices forced recruitment of Palestinians for Jihad; if it does, whether these Palestinians are citizens of Jordan, and whether the government has taken any measures to protect those being targeted for such recruitment (January 2001 to August 2003)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa |
| Publication Date | 25 August 2003 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | JOR41870.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Jordan: Whether the Muslim Brotherhood (the armed faction of the Islamic Action Front) practices forced recruitment of Palestinians for Jihad; if it does, whether these Palestinians are citizens of Jordan, and whether the government has taken any measures to protect those being targeted for such recruitment (January 2001 to August 2003), 25 August 2003, JOR41870.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4a70408f13.html [accessed 20 May 2023] |
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A Jerusalem-based sociologist whose professional interests lie in the sociology of the migration of Palestinian refugees, and who is currently the Director of the Palestinian Diaspora and Refugee Centre (Shaml), stated that, in her view, the Muslim Brotherhood "absolutely" does not practice forced recruitment of Palestinians in Jordan for Jihad (14 Aug. 2003).
Additional information on whether the Muslim Brotherhood practices forced recruitment of Palestinians in Jordan for Jihad could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Sociologist, Jerusalem. 14 August 2003. Correspondence.
Additional Sources Consulted
An anthropologist and philosopher, based in Tel Aviv, Israel, who specializes in human rights and civil rights did not respond to a letter requesting information within time constraints.
Dialog
The Europa World Year Book. 2002. 43rd ed. Vol. I. London: Europa Publications.
Extremist Groups. 2002. 2nd ed. Huntsville, TX: Office of International Criminal Justice and the Institute for the Study of Violent Groups.
International Terrorism and Political Violence. 2002. Stephen R. Barnhart, Ph.D. Victoria, BC: Trafford Publishing.
IRB Databases
The Middle East. Jan. 2001, No. 308 – Aug./Sept. 2003, No. 337
Middle East International. 12 Jan. 2001, No. 641-20 Dec. 2002, No. 690
Middle East Report. Spring 2001, No. 218 – Winter 2002, No. 225
A professor of sociology at the University of Jordan did not respond to a letter requesting information within time constraints.
Internet sites, including:
Al Bawaba
Amnesty International
BBC
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2001
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2002
Dialog/WNC
Federation of American Scientists (FAS)
Human Rights Watch
Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
International Crisis Group
Jordan Times (searchable archives for the last 7 days only)
Middle East Times
Muslim Brotherhood Movement Homepage
Patterns of Global Terrorism (2001, 2002)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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