July 4, 2025 | New York Sun

As American Scrutiny of Muslim Brotherhood Increases, Lawmakers Overlook Qatar’s Support of the Extremist Group

The organization is a decentralized, transnational Islamist movement dedicated to the mission of establishing a global caliphate.
July 4, 2025 | New York Sun

As American Scrutiny of Muslim Brotherhood Increases, Lawmakers Overlook Qatar’s Support of the Extremist Group

The organization is a decentralized, transnational Islamist movement dedicated to the mission of establishing a global caliphate.

Excerpt

The month of June was bookended by a handful of Molotov cocktails. The results will not benefit the Muslim Brotherhood.

On June 1, an Egyptian national hurled the incendiary bombs at Jewish activists at Boulder, Colorado. On June 30, an 82-year-old victim died of her wounds. The assailant, who had demonstrated allegiance to the Muslim Brotherhood, now faces two counts of first-degree murder.

The attack ignited a bipartisan effort to designate the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Yet lawmakers in both parties seem to forget a critical piece of the Brotherhood puzzle: Qatar.

Ms. Ecanow is a senior research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, on X @FDD.

Issues:

Issues:

Arab Politics Egypt Gulf States Military and Political Power Palestinian Politics U.S. Defense Policy and Strategy

Topics:

Topics:

Middle East Hamas Palestinians Jewish people Saudi Arabia Islamism Donald Trump Egypt Yemen Gaza City France NATO Qatar Libya United Arab Emirates Muslim Brotherhood Democratic Party Bahrain Doha Tunisia Arab Spring Ismail Haniyeh Florida Mohamed Morsi Al Jazeera English Gulf Cooperation Council Yusuf al-Qaradawi Colorado Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt Al Jazeera Media Network Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani