This study seeks to be a primer on Muslim Brotherhood-influenced networks in Europe. It aims to provide a common framework of what constitutes the Brotherhood in Europe, who belongs to it, how the network operates and what its views and goals are.
Sebastian Kurz’s government failed to stop a recent terrorist attack, but he has been saying—and doing—what Emmanuel Macron is proposing for years. Program Director Lorenzo Vidino argues in Foreign Policy for sharper counterterrorism policies in Europe.
Program Director Lorenzo Vidino's latest book publication offers an unprecedneted inside view into how one of the world's most influential Islamist groups operates. Through the stories of diverse former members, he paints a portrait of a highly structured, tight-knit movement.
This study is one of the first to focus solely on Salafism in the United States. Drawing on multiple primary sources, including interviews with leading American Salafis, it provides an overview of the history, evolution, and contours of the movement in America.
The Closed Circle: Joining and Leaving the Muslim Brotherhood in the West
Authored by Lorenzo Vidino | March 2020
Authored by Lorenzo Vidino | August 2010
The Myth of Moderate Jihadis
Authored by Lorenzo Vidino | FP | September 22, 2021
Austria, Not France, is the Model for Europe’s Crackdown on Islamists
Authored by Lorenzo Vidino | Foreign Policy | November 11, 2020
Europe Frets, America Yawns: The Trans-Atlantic Gap on Domestic Islamism
Authored by Lorenzo Vidino | Hudson Institute | July 16, 2020
Erdogan’s Long Arm in Europe
Authored by Lorenzo Vidino | Foreign Policy | May 7, 2019
The Muslim Brotherhood: Terrorists or Not?
Authored by Mokhtar Awad and Samuel Tadros | The Wall Street Journal | March 1, 2017
Why the United States Should Be as Circumspect as the British about the Muslim Brotherhood
Authored by Lorenzo Vidino | Lawfare | February 12, 2017
Egypt's New Radicalism: The Muslim Brotherhood and Jihad
Authored by Mokhtar Awad | Foreign Affairs | February 4, 2016
Sharia4: From Confrontational Activism to Militancy
Authored by Lorenzo Vidino | Perspectives on Terrorism | Terrorism Research Initiative
April 2015
Salafism and the Alt-Right Online Subcultures
12/2/2021
The Transatlantic Gap on Islamism
11/24/2020
The Muslim Brotherhood and the West
7/16/2020
A Book Talk with Farah Pandith
3/21/2019
“The Muslim Brotherhood's European Constellation” | Le Point | 1/24/2022
“Jewish leaders renew antisemitism fight after hostage case” | Star Tribune | 1/24/2022
“Political Islam more dangerous than Islamist terror” | Kronen Zeitung | 10/30/2021
“Lorenzo Vidino: "The EU and its governments are naively financing Islamism"” | ABC Espana | 3/8/2021
“Social transformation project” | Frankfuter Allgemeine | 2/7/2021
“State Department Cuts Ties With Islamic Charity Over Anti-Semitism” | Free Beacon | 1/18/2021
“Europe needs tougher laws to fight the Islamist threat” | The Times | 11/7/2020
“Researcher: Has Sida missed the almost daily Islamic Relief scandals?” | Ledare | 8/28/2020
“Criticism of Swedish aid after revelation of anti-Semitism” | Värlen Idag | 8/27/2020
“New Islamic Relief Worldwide chairman celebrated Muslim Brotherhood on social media” | The National | 8/27/2020
“Confederation washes controversial Islamic aid organization clean” | Tages Anzeiger | 8/24/2020
“Swedish tax money should not go to anti-Semitism” | Ledare | 8/24/2020
“Entire board resigns at Islamic Relief Worldwide” | London Times | 8/22/2020
The Muslim Brotherhood in Austria
Lorenzo Vidino | August 2017
Muslim Brotherhood in the United Kingdom
Lorenzo Vidino | December 2015
The Muslim Brotherhood's Reaction to the Taliban's Return to Power
Authored by Sergio Altuna | November 2021
Authored by Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens Bennett Clifford, Lorenzo Vidino | October 2020
Kemal Helbawy: A Pioneer of the Muslim Brotherhood in the West
Authored by Lorenzo Vidino | January 2020
Authored by Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens | October 2018
