Muslim Brotherhood

June 30, 2025 | |

Turkish Police Carry Out Mass Arrests as Istanbul Pride Parade Is Shut Down

Latest Developments Turkish Police Arrest Pride Marchers: At least 50 people were arrested in Turkey for attempting to take part in an LGBTQ+ Pride parade on June 29. Footage of the event shows police...

June 26, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow, Mariam Wahba

Qatar-Based Group Aligned With Muslim Brotherhood Backs Iran Against Israel

A network of Islamist clerics is exploiting the conflict in Iran to push its hardline agenda. Scholars aligned with the pro-Muslim Brotherhood, Qatar-based International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS)...

June 26, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

The Muslim Brotherhood Pledges Support to Iran

The Muslim Brotherhood still backs the clerical regime in Tehran. The group’s interim senior official, or acting guardian, Saleh Abdel Haq, sent a letter of support to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei...

June 25, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

The dagger in the Ayatollah’s cloak

President Trump decided to take it away from him

June 24, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Khomeini’s war: Sunni Islamists taught Shia Iran to hate Israel

The ayatollahs adopted the Muslim Brotherhood’s worldview to make the destruction of the Jewish state the regime’s holy cause. The Shia leadership in Najaf now has the chance to return the Shia world to pacifism

June 20, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Despite Distancing Itself From Israel, Jordan Still Cooperates With Jewish State Against Iran

“Our armed forces are closely watching Jordan. If it takes part in any action, it will be the next target.” So warned the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) after Jordan intercepted Iranian...

June 19, 2025 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Qatar’s money isn’t just dirty – its filthy

Accusations of bribery against the Gulf state are only part of the problem – the Qataris are jihadi financiers

June 12, 2025 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Options for Designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a Terrorist Organization

Once again a Trump administration is debating whether or not to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. The last time around, during Trump’s first term, the effort petered out amidst...

June 9, 2025 | Ben Cohen, Ahmad Sharawi

10 Things to Know About the Muslim Brotherhood

The Muslim Brotherhood is a transnational Islamist movement dedicated to the remaking of society and government according to the dictates of Islamic law, or sharia. Founded in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna,...

June 9, 2025 | Steven A. Cook, Sinan Ciddi

The Struggle for Syria

On May 14, President Donald Trump stood smiling with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman and Syria’s self-declared leader, Ahmed al-Shara’a, on the sidelines of the President’s visit...

June 3, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow, Sinan Ciddi

Qatar keeps purchasing political influence

Much ethical debate has occurred since Qatar floated the idea of gifting President Donald Trump a Boeing 747 to replace America’s aging fleet of presidential planes. The...

June 2, 2025 | Sinan Ciddi, Natalie Ecanow

Turkey and Qatar Are Buying Into Syria. The US Should Be Wary of Their Motives

With Washington’s blessing, Qatar and Turkey are cementing their role in post-Assad Syria. On May 29, Syria signed a $7 billion memorandum of understanding with the United States, Qatar, and Turkey to...

May 30, 2025 | Sinan Ciddi |

Lifting Sanctions on Syrian Regime Is a Grave Mistake

At a future point, many will ask an obvious question: why did the United States and Europe lift sanctions on Syria? The question will come after the likely fall of the Ahmed...

May 29, 2025 | Haisam Hassanein |

Egypt-Israel Military Ties: Washington Must Pay More Attention

The Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023 marked a critical test of Israel’s quiet military partnership with Egypt. For more than a decade, Egypt and Israel maintained robust security coordination focused...

May 28, 2025 | Melissa Sacks, David May

U.S. Professors Flocking to Terrorist-Run Turkish Think Tank

The United States banished former University of South Florida professor Sami al-Arian for supporting terrorism. But some U.S. academics have flocked to him, like flies to manure. Since his deportation...

May 21, 2025 | |

Jordan School Textbooks Continue to Promote Antisemitism and Intolerance Despite Curriculum Reform Promises

Bigoted Depictions ‘Have Worsened’: School textbooks in Jordan continue to promote antisemitic ideas and bigoted attitudes towards minorities despite recent pledges to reform...

May 21, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

What Qatar wants, Qatar gets

How a tiny but extraordinarily wealthy emirate buys influence

May 20, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Last Stand in Jordan

For years, Jordan’s government opted to contain rather than confront the Muslim Brotherhood. That strategy has failed.

May 20, 2025 | |

Israel to Build Security Barrier Along Border With Jordan

Cabinet Greenlights Barrier Plan: Israel’s security cabinet has approved an initiative proposed by Defense Minister Israel Katz to construct a high-tech barrier along the country’s...

May 12, 2025 | Toby Dershowitz, Eitan Fischberger

Journalism or Jihad?

Al Jazeera Trainer Lauds Terrorists and Blames the Jews