What Is the Muslim Brotherhood?

Many people are unaware of the history of terrorism that accompanies the Muslim Brotherhood. Its history and current activities demonstrate that the Muslim Brotherhood operates as an incubator for modern terrorism. It serves as a parent organization of the vast majority of Sunni terrorist groups around the world, including Hamas and Al Qaeda. Even the Islamic State (ISIS) was founded by a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.

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Radical Islam Terrorism

Cynthia Farahat

As an Egyptian political activist, writer and researcher, Cynthia Farahat was under long-term surveillance by Egypt’s State Security Intelligence Service before seeking political asylum in the United States in 2011. She was co-founder of the Misr El-Umm (2003-06) and the Liberal Egyptian (2006-08) parties, which stood for secularism, anti-Islamism, and peace with Israel. Farahat previously worked with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty in Cairo, the Center for Security Policy, and Coptic Solidarity. She has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives and received an award from the Endowment for Middle East Truth and the Profiles in Courage Award from ACT for America. Farahat is co-author of two books in Arabic and, among other journals, has published in the Middle East Quarterly, National Review Online, and The Washington Times. Follow Cynthia Farahat on Twitter @cynthia_farahat