The Pullman Islamic Center says it is operated by the Pullman Islamic Association, a federal non-profit.[1]
It is owned by the North American Islamic Trust, a branch of the Islamic Society of North America. Its website says that the Pullman Islamic Association and its sub-units are also affiliated with ISNA. An organizational chart on the Center website shows its board of trustees under ISNA.[2]
The opening ceremony in 1982 was attended by then-President of ISNA, Syed Syeed and Dawud Swink, a member of the ISNA General Secretary.[3] In 2006, Syeed was recorded saying, “Our job is to change the constitution of America.”[4]
The Center says its construction was funded by donations from Muslims locally and around the world but “no funding was received from any foreign government or organization.”[5]
The Center’s website states that jihad does not mean “holy war” but admits the term can mean violence. It includes “struggle in the battlefield for self-defense (e.g., having a standing army for national defense) or fighting against tyranny or oppression.”[6]
[1] “Our Organization,” Pullman Islamic Center website, https://www.pullmanislamiccenter.org/organization.html
[2] “Our Organization,” Pullman Islamic Center website, https://www.pullmanislamiccenter.org/organization.html
[3] “Our History,” Pullman Islamic Center website, https://www.pullmanislamiccenter.org/history.html
[4] “Jihad in America: The Grand Deception,” SAE Productions.
[5] “Our History,” Pullman Islamic Center website, https://www.pullmanislamiccenter.org/history.html
[6] “About Islam,” Pullman Islamic Center website, https://www.pullmanislamiccenter.org/about_islam.html