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Since its onset, the Program on Extremism has devoted substantial attention to the activities of Islamist groups, particularly in Western countries. The Program’s director, Lorenzo Vidino, has studied the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood in Europe and North America for more than 20 years, authoring two acclaimed books and regularly consulting with various governments on the subject. The Program has also produced reports on the Salafist movement in America and other Islamist movements.
 

 

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Islamist Reactions to the Fall of the Assad Regime and the Role of HTS in Syria's Post-Revolutionary Landscape

Islamist Reactions to the Fall of the Assad Regime and the Role of HTS in Syria's Post-Revolutionary Landscape

December 19, 2024

Hamas's Influence on US campuses

Hamas’s Influence on US Campuses: A Study of Networks, Strategies, and Ideological Advocacy

November 20, 2024

What is Samidoun?

What is Samidoun?

October 29, 2024

How Hamas’ Early Ties with Iran Were Brokered from the US

How Hamas’ Early Ties with Iran Were Brokered from the US

October 18, 2024

Propaganda, Procurement and Lethal Operations

Propaganda, Procurement and Lethal Operations: Iran's Activities Inside America

October 9, 2024

Beyond Islamic Guidance

Beyond Islamic Guidance: Qatar-based IUMS as an Agitator in the Israel-Hamas War

December 13, 2023

Tackling Hamas Funding in the West01

Tackling Hamas Funding in the West

November 29, 2023

How Hamas Won Hearts and Minds on the American Left

How Hamas Won Hearts and Minds on the American Left

November 2, 2023

What European Security Services Say About The Muslim Brotherhood In Europe

Verbatim: What European Security Services Say About the Muslim Brotherhood in Europe

October 2, 2023

Muslim Brotherhood In Spain01

Muslim Brotherhood In Spain

October 26, 2022

The Rise of Woke Islamism in the West

The Rise of “Woke” Islamism in the West

May 2, 2022

Europe Frets, America Yawns

Europe Frets, America Yawns: The Trans-Atlantic Gap on Domestic Islamism

July 16, 2020

 

 

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Books

Authored by Lorenzo Vidino | August 2010

Commentaries

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 

Media Coverage

“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

Occasional Papers

The Muslim Brotherhood in Austria
Lorenzo Vidino | August 2017

Muslim Brotherhood in the United Kingdom
Lorenzo Vidino | December 2015

Reports

Islamist Homophobia in the West: From Rhetoric to Violence

Authored by Lorenzo Vidino and Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens | September 2022

The Muslim Brotherhood's Reaction to the Taliban's Return to Power

Authored by Sergio Altuna | November 2021

 

Antisemitism as an Underlying Precursor to Violent Extremism in American Far-Right and Islamist Contexts

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

 

 

 

 

 

OUR MISSION

Founded in 2015, the Program on Extremism at George Washington University has quickly become a leading research center on all forms of extremism. The Program spearheads innovative and thoughtful academic inquiry, producing empirical work and developing pragmatic policy solutions that resonate with policymakers, civic leaders, and the general public. Its partnerships with some of the world’s most prominent universities, think tanks, media outlets and governmental agencies are a testament of the Program’s research quality, independence and innovative approach.