Popular demonstrations calling for banning the “silent” Muslim Brotherhood in Europe

The rejection of the Muslim Brotherhood is continuing worldwide after it has been designated a terrorist organization in many countries, and this awakening has now reached European societies.

In several cities across the Old Continent, hundreds of people took part in simultaneous rallies calling for this group to be classified as a terrorist organization in Europe, and stressing that it does not represent Islam or Muslims.
The demonstrations were launched from Vienna and Prague, London, Paris, Berlin, Switzerland, Brussels, as well as The Hague and Dublin, with the aim of guiding both Muslim communities and European public opinion toward a deeper understanding of the dangers posed by extremist religious discourse.

The movement stresses that extremist groups do not represent moderate Muslims, and that the growing influence of hard-line ideology harms the image of Muslims in Europe and threatens coexistence between religions and cultures.
It also calls for increased pressure to impose strict international sanctions aimed at freezing the Brotherhood’s assets, disrupting its global financial networks, and drying up all sources of funding that are used to finance terrorism.

The campaign highlights the group’s radical ideological agenda and exposes the methods it uses to penetrate civil institutions and Western societies under the cover of charitable or political work.

It further stresses the need for legal accountability by preventing members and leaders of the group from traveling and moving freely, and by calling for those involved in acts of violence and support for terrorism to be brought before international justice.

Among its goals is to support the efforts of governments and civil society in combating the hate speech and extremism promoted by the group, and to protect younger generations from recruitment and the destructive influence of its ideas, in addition to supporting victims by mobilizing humanitarian and legal assistance for those harmed by violence and destruction caused by the group’s activities in conflict zones.

Control over humanity

The Muslim Brotherhood is known for its ability to adapt to local political landscapes, adjusting its strategies according to different needs in different countries, according to the Arab Center for the Study of Extremism.
The center states that the Brotherhood’s ability to adapt to local conditions is “the group’s greatest deception, which leads many people to underestimate how dangerous this organization really is, even though it is rooted in the ideals of 20th-century Islamic movements.”

It affirmed that “the Muslim Brotherhood is an enemy of the Western world and of our concepts of democracy, and it is working hard to destroy both. It is highly pragmatic and strategically aligns itself with progressive associations, hiding its true motives behind charitable work. Yet its ultimate goal is ‘empowerment,’ which, according to one of the most prominent theorists of political Islam, Ali al-Sallabi, means ‘Islam ruling over any other religion and controlling all of humanity.’”

The center added: “Although the Muslim Brotherhood in Europe does not support ISIS or al-Qaeda, describing the Brotherhood as peaceful is inaccurate. Its support for Hamas and for jihad in Syria is evidence of its willingness to use violence as a tool to achieve its aims.”

It continued: “The Brotherhood’s true nature can be seen in its friendly relationship with the Iranian theocracy. Relations between Sunni and Shia Muslims have historically been tense. Hasan al-Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, sought to ease this tension, and when Ruhollah Khomeini came to power in 1979, Brotherhood members offered him their support.”

The center stressed that Islamic organizations that are not directly linked to violence may give the impression of being ‘moderate’ when compared with Salafi-jihadist groups that openly adopt violence, but this misunderstanding is a tragic mistake. Like other global Islamic organizations, the Muslim Brotherhood is an enemy of Western values, and its supporters will misuse terms such as religious freedom, representation of communities, multiculturalism, and identity, and will call for “dialogue” between civilizations in order to conceal their true nature.

The start of real confrontation

Since the publication of the French report in May 2025, several European countries have begun changing their strategies for dealing with the cross-border threat posed by the Muslim Brotherhood.
France started taking urgent measures after the report confirmed the Brotherhood’s deep penetration into society, its control over Islamic organizations and charities, and its dissemination of hate speech.