Hamas in Central Ohio

Sunrise Academy Islamic School in Dublin, Ohio provides Islamic indoctrination to their students from Kindergarten through the 8th Grade.

Siraj Wahhaj, the Brooklyn based Imam that was named by the U.S. Atty as an "Unindicted Co-Conspirator" in the 1993 WTC bombing has been helping Sunrise Academy Islamic School raise money.

Dr. Salah Sultan who is likewise associated with the Islamic Academy and President of the "American Center for Islamic Research" (ACIR) a non-profit organization registered in Columbus, Ohio asserts on his web site, "...the main purpose of ACIR is to serve Allah and the best way possible is through the principles laid out in the Quran..."

On the 17 May, 2006 Dr. Sultan appeared on the "Saudi Prince Walid bin Talal owned Al-Risala TV" and praised Yemeni al-Qaeda Cleric Al-Zindani, who has been catagaorized by U.S federal authorities as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist" due to his loyalty to Osama bin-Laden and support for Al-Qaeda and is prohibited from entering the United States.

Dr. Sultan told the television interviewer, "...that the 9/11 attacks were planned by the U.S. Government...to launch a war on Islam..."

Siraj Wahhaj continues to likewise work with Sunrise Academy Islamic School, last year the Columbus chapter of Council in American Islamic Relations (CAIR) brought in Siraj Wahhaj as a key note speaker at their annual event in Dublin, Ohio. CAIR helped to raise $100,000 for the event.

CAIR has been named as an "Unindicted Co-Conspirator" in a terrorism fund raising scheme, scheduled to go to Trial next month in USDC, Northern District, Texas. Case No. 04-CR-240

Salah Sultan and Siraj Wahhaj continue direct cooperation with the Central Ohio Islamic School despite their direct connections in supporting terrorism.