Ruh-roh. 5 DC area Muslims go missing.

From You Heard It Here First (by way of IPT):

"Federal investigators are searching for a Howard University dental student and four other missing Muslim men reported missing from the Washington, D.C. area, the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) has learned. There is concern they may have been sent abroad to train for jihad. The five were last seen November 29.

The identities of two of the missing men, Howard student Ramy Zamzam and Waqar Khan, have been mentioned in online postings, including a Facebook page that was set up Monday for friends to offer their support. Some of those pages, however, appear restricted to friends and associates.

It is not clear where the men are believed to have gone, but an informed source told the IPT that at least one left behind a farewell video."

(And as Miss J says: You know what that means...)

Refugee Resettlement Watch adds this little tidbit:

"Note that one of the guys was/is president of the Muslim Student Association, which is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood. David Horowitz and Robert Spencer have been warning for years how radical these MSA chapters can be."

<--- Hey Ramy Zamzam - is this you? Where you at?

The Jawa Report has more on the MSA connection:

"According to the Facebook and Twitter postings, Zamzam is among the missing. He has been active in the Muslim Students Association, serving as president of the MSA DC Council. A Howard University spokeswoman has not responded to questions from the IPT.

A Muslim Student Association president. Hmmm...where have I heard that before? Oh, that's right, Alabama jihadist Abu Monsour Al-Amriki (aka Omar Hammimi), who was MSA president at the University of South Alabama and is now an active trainer with the Somali branch of Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab. And lets not forget Syed Maaz Shah, who was convicted of participating in firearms training sessions with members of the "Houston Taliban", who was also the president of the Univ. of Texas-Dallas MSA."

And Dinah's contribution to the effort: It looks like Br. Ramy Zamzam is also the project manager of something called Project 500. (The latest news items posted are from 2008 and his last comment on the blog is September 5th, 2008.) Pictures and more info at the link.

We are 17 Muslim youth who have come together for a compelling cause to build a Masjid to unite and strengthen our growing community. How? We have called to action 500 Masajid all across the US to donate a simple $500 to assist us in this amazing and remarkable project. Why? “We hope to inspire the Muslim youth all across America to step up and show everyone that we can get things done and prove we are the future of this Muslim Ummah.”

Unh-huh:

Our youth group does everything from discussing heated topics about issues facing Muslim Youth in America today to going on trips to New York, New Jersey, Islamic conventions, camping to just playing soccer, basketball, volleyball, and simply having barbeques or going bowling. We know how to have fun and at the same time keep a halal environment.

Hmmm. Stay tuned on this one, possums.