....for Muhammed Masood and his family. According to an anonymous tip I received this morning, Masood's brother Hamid* (former imam of the Islamic Society of Greater Worcester) has been busy travelling from Pakistan to Dubai, where he purchased two luxury condos, one for himself and one for his brother Masood.
Can you imagine how over-the-top a luxury condo in Dubai would be?? Wowee.
So did any of that money to buy condos in Dubai come from the Muslim American Society (MAS) fundraisers for Masood? MAS has held several fundraisers for Masood over the past two years now, including one held in Roxbury two weeks ago, down the street from the Islamic Society of Boston. I'd be mighty ticked off if I gave my hard-earned money to MAS and it went towards a luxury condo in Dubai for an admitted liar. Masood's attorneys filed a memorandum to the court in May 2008, saying that Masood had an income of -$961, and they requested that the court waive his fine. From a leafy 52-acre estate in Sharon to a luxury condo in Dubai? Not too shabby. I knew Masood would bounce back.
Most people convicted of lying repeatedly to federal agents and providing false information on their visa applications see jail time or are summarily deported. But not Masood. He gets repeated postponements, probation, a waive of his fine, a "voluntary departure" and now - reportedly - a luxury condo in Dubai. Where is the justice?
My previous postings on the Masood case here.
* Hamid skedaddled out of the U.S. in a mad hurry in June 2007. Gave himself a voluntary departure before things got hot for him. Hamid and Masood are, as Miss Kelly readers know, brothers of Hafiz Saeed, the founder of Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Toiba, and a successor organization, Jamat ud-Dawa. More on Hafiz Saeed here. Hamid originally came to the U.S. in 2001 to attend the Harvard's Islamic Financing conference, reportedly assisted by S. Nazim Ali of Harvard.
Its funny to hear a Catholic criticise other religions religious figures for extravagance and luxury.
In Islam being rich isnt a sin only being attached to money and the world.
Posted by: istanbulnotconstantinople | August 10, 2008 at 05:45 AM
I'm not criticizing Masood and Hamid for their $$$$. I'm asking where did the $$$ come from. I am criticizing our government for taking so long to deport this fellow. Masood has been scamming people here long enough. Time to go home.
Given how Masood has lived for the past fifteen years or so, I'd guess he's pretty attached to the money and the world.
Posted by: miss kelly | August 10, 2008 at 07:59 PM
I imagine there's more than one comfy condo in Dubai for the property heist players.
I noticed that Harry Collings, Executive Director of BRA, might like some sand-based pied d'terre. But, I think the sands of Provincetown will win out. Should the P'Town community expect this gay-dhimmi will build a mosque there?
Posted by: Shawmut | August 19, 2008 at 12:35 AM
No one bought any condo in dubai. Hamid was trying to get a job for himself which he didnt get.
Posted by: meriem | August 30, 2008 at 04:56 AM
why do you ridicule Islam so much your religion is filled with pedifiles and you pray to people and NOT God...Look at yourself before you hate others..
Posted by: johanna | September 14, 2008 at 02:55 PM
Meriem, thanks for the info.
Johanna, Massachusetts has been infiltrated by people who are dangerous and who mean harm to our American society. I'm not blanketly ridiculing Islam on this blog, and I don't follow your "logic" on that. On this blog, I've targeted a small number of Islamists who are in our midst. Remarkably, they all turn out to be conected to either the Islamic Society of Boston or the Muslim American Society. I don't think you will find "ridicule" of Islam here.
Of course, to some Muslims such as yourself, any criticism of any Muslim is an insult to an entire religion. I can separate individuals from an entire religious community. Why is that such a difficult concept for you, my dear? Would you defend ANY Muslim, no matter what he or she did? Even someone who was a bad person, who lied, who cheated, who came here illegally, who disobeyed the laws of the land of this country?
Posted by: miss kelly | September 14, 2008 at 10:46 PM