Name of Organization	Ganj Madrassa
Formation	Haji Alam Sher founded Ganj Madrassa in the late 1980s[1]
Status	The U.S. Department of the Treasury designated Ganj Madrassa in August 2013 [2]
Leadership	Fazeel-A-Tul Sheikh Abu Mohammed Ameen Al-Peshawari [3] Also known as Sheikh Ameen Ullah, Fazeel-A-Tul Sheikh Abu Mohammed Ameen Al-Peshawari belongs to an Afghan family but residing in Gunj Peshawar. He is Shiekh ul Hadith in the Ganj Madrassa[4]. He was serving as a teacher and Sheikh ul Hadith in the seminary. He was designated by the US and the United Nations (UN) in 2009 for providing material support to Al-Qaeda and the Taliban [5]. According to the US treasury department he trained fighters for the Taliban. He was involved in recruiting for Lashkar-e-Taiba at the Ganj Madrassa in 2013 and hosted Al-Qaeda operatives in 2012. He forwards the donations received by the madrassa to jihadists fighting in Afghanistan[6]. Mufti Jalaluddin Also known as the Mufti of Islamic State Khorasan Province was a supporter of Sheikh Ameen Ullah and he attended the Ganj madrassa. He was trained by Ameen Ullah at the Ganj Madrassa, and later taught there. The Mufti was killed on October 13, 2015 in an airstrike in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, Afghanistan[7]. Haji Alim Sher Haji Alim Sher Haji Alim Sher, 83, is the founder of Ganj Madrassa and presently the administrator of madrassa[8] Maulana Muhammad Ibrahim is the principal of Ganj Madrassa[10].
School of Thought	Wahabi
Structure of the organization	No information is available.
Ideology	The madrassa is accused of supporting the Al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e Taiba and the Taliban and therefore have the same ideology as these organizations. It supports Jihaad against the USA, India and Israel[11].
Framework	No information is available.
Financial Sources	Sheikh Ameen Ullah raises funds for the madrassa from the Gulf states[12]
Recruitment Tools and Demographics	The madrassa is accused of serving as a recruitment centre for the Taliban[13]. It allegedly recruits the youth and trains the students to carry out insurgent activities[14]
Connections & linkages	The Madrassa is linked to[15]: • Al-Qaeda • Lashkar-e-Taiba • Taliban
Areas of Operation	Peshawar, Pakistan[16]
Tools	Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShaikhAminULLAH Print Media: Book: Fatawa Al Deen ul Khalis by Sheikh Ameen Ullah[17]
Name Variations	The Madrassa has the following name variations[18]: • Jamia Taleem-Ul-Quran-Wal-Hadith Madrassa • Ganjoo Madrassa • Jamia Madrassa Dur Ul Koran Wasuna • Madrasa Taleemul Quran Wal Hadith • Mawiya Madrassa • Mow-Ya Madrassa • Talalim Quran Madrassa • Taleem Ul-Quran Madrassa • Tasin Al-Quran Abu Hamza • Madrassa Taleem ul Quran wal Sunnah

Who they are:

The Ganj Madrassa is allegedly used as a training center for the Taliban and Al-Qaeda[19]. It is also linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group that is accused of the 2008 Mumbai attacks[20]. The madrassa is accused of giving financial support to the Al-Qaeda, Taliban and the Lashkar-e-Taiba by receiving donations in the name of charity for the madrassa[21].

History:

The Madrassa was established by Haji Alam Sher in the late 1980s in Masjid Humza, Peshawar[22].

Organization’s Message:

The religious school is accused of training and recruiting the madrassa students to fight alongside the Taliban in Afghanistan and therefore supports the Jihaad against the US, India and Israel [23].

Target Audience:
 
The Madrassa allegedly radicalize the students to conduct militant activities and train the students to manufacture bombs and become suicide bombers[24].

Tools:

Sheikh Ameen Ullah, an influential teacher in the Ganj Madrassa uses online and offline tools to reach out to the target audience. The online and offline are:

Facebook:
The Facebook profile of Sheikh Ameen Ullah has videos updated of his sermons and speeches.
 

https://www.facebook.com/ShaikhAminULLAH

https://www.facebook.com/ShaikhAminULLAH/videos?ref=page_internal

He has written many Books in Pashto, Urdu and Arabic. His book “Fatawa-Al-Deen-ul-Khalis” is in Arabic which is published in 7 volumes.

Splinter Groups:

No information available.

 

[1] The Express Tribune. Reuters, “Madrassa furious over US ‘terrorist’ tag”. August 21, 2013. Retrieved from: http://tribune.com.pk/story/593330/pakistani-seminary-furious-over-us-terrorist-tag/ Date of Access: December 31, 2015.

[2] The Long War Journal. Thomas Joscelyn, “Treasury designates Al-Qaeda leader, madrrassa”. August 20, 2013. Retrieved from:  http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/08/treasury_designates_1.php Date of Access: December 31, 2015.

[3] The FBI. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved from https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/terrorinfo/Sheikh-aminullah/person_view_multimedia#images Date of Access: December 31, 2015.

[4] Taweez, Damona Aw Da Jadu Elaj By Sheikh Ameen Ullah Part 6 Of 7 Pashto Bayan. (n.d.). Retrieved from: http://www.pakfiles.com/watch-taweez-damona-aw-da-jadu-elaj-by-sheikh-ameen-ullah-part-6-of-7-pashto-bayan-4663943 Date of Access: December 29, 2015.

[5] The Long War Journal. Thomas Joscelyn, “Treasury designates Al-Qaeda leader, madrrassa”. August 20, 2013. Retrieved from:  http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/08/treasury_designates_1.php Date of Access: December 31, 2015.

[6] U.S Department of the Treasury. Treasury Designates Senior Al-Qa’ida Official and Terrorist Training Center Supporting Lashkar-E Tayyiba and the Taliban. Retrieved from:  https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/jl2144.aspx Date of Access: December 31, 2015.

[7] The Long War Journal. Bill Roggio, “US drone strike kills mufti of Islamic State Khorasan Province”. Retrieved from: http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2015/10/us-drone-strike-kills-mufti-of-islamic-state-khorasan-province.php Date of Access: December 29, 2015.

[8] The Express Tribune. Reuters, “Madrassa furious over US ‘terrorist’ tag”. August 21, 2013. Retrieved from: http://tribune.com.pk/story/593330/pakistani-seminary-furious-over-us-terrorist-tag/ Date of Access: December 31, 2015.

[9] Ibid.

[10] Ibid.

[11] Retrieved from: http://dopel.org/JuD.htm Date of Access: January 1, 2016.

[12] U.S Department of the Treasury. Treasury Designates Senior Al-Qa’ida Official and Terrorist Training Center Supporting Lashkar-E Tayyiba and the Taliban. Retrieved from:  https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/jl2144.aspx Date of Access: December 31, 2015.

[13] The Long War Journal. Thomas Joscelyn, “Treasury designates Al-Qaeda leader, madrrassa”. August 20, 2013. Retrieved from:  http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/08/treasury_designates_1.php Date of Access: December 31, 2015.

[14] IBT. Howard Koplowitz, “Ganj Madrassa in Pakistan Supporting terrorists; Islamic School’s US Assets Frozen” August 21, 2013. Retrieved from: http://www.ibtimes.com/ganj-madrassa-pakistan-supporting-terrorists-islamic-schools-us-assets-frozen-treasury-department Date of Access: December 31, 2015.

[15] The Long War Journal. Thomas Joscelyn, “Treasury designates Al-Qaeda leader, madrrassa”. August 20, 2013. Retrieved from:  http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/08/treasury_designates_1.php Date of Access: December 31, 2015.

[16] U.S. Department of Treasury. Counter Terrorism Designation; Kingpin Act Designations. August 20, 2013. Retrieved from: https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20130820.aspx Date of Access: December 31, 2015.

[17] Taweez, Damona Aw Da Jadu Elaj By Sheikh Ameen Ullah Part 6 Of 7 Pashto Bayan. (n.d.). Retrieved from: http://www.pakfiles.com/watch-taweez-damona-aw-da-jadu-elaj-by-sheikh-ameen-ullah-part-6-of-7-pashto-bayan-4663943 Date of Access: December 29, 2015.

[18] U.S. Department of Treasury. Counter Terrorism Designation; Kingpin Act Designations. August 20, 2013. Retrieved from: https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20130820.aspx Date of Access: December 31, 2015.

[19] U.S Department of the Treasury. Treasury Designates Senior Al-Qa’ida Official and Terrorist Training Center Supporting Lashkar-E Tayyiba and the Taliban. Retrieved from:  https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/jl2144.aspx Date of Access: December 31, 2015.

[20] The Wall Street Journal. Susan Schmidt, “Lashkar-e-Taiba served as gateway for Western Converts turning to Jihad” December 4, 2008. Retrieved from: http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122834970727777709 Date of Access: December 31, 2015.

[21] U.S Department of the Treasury. Treasury Designates Senior Al-Qa’ida Official and Terrorist Training Center Supporting Lashkar-E Tayyiba and the Taliban. Retrieved from:  https://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/jl2144.aspx Date of Access: December 31, 2015.

[22] The Express Tribune. Reuters, “Madrassa furious over US ‘terrorist’ tag”. August 21, 2013. Retrieved from: http://tribune.com.pk/story/593330/pakistani-seminary-furious-over-us-terrorist-tag/ Date of Access: December 31, 2015.

[23] The Long War Journal. Thomas Joscelyn, “Treasury designates Al-Qaeda leader, madrrassa”. August 20, 2013. Retrieved from:  http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2013/08/treasury_designates_1.php Date of Access: December 31, 2015.

[24] IBT. Howard Koplowitz, “Ganj Madrassa in Pakistan Supporting terrorists; Islamic School’s US Assets Frozen” August 21, 2013. Retrieved from: http://www.ibtimes.com/ganj-madrassa-pakistan-supporting-terrorists-islamic-schools-us-assets-frozen-treasury-department Date of Access: December 31, 2015.