Highlights from His Excellency Dr. Khalifa Al Dhaheri, MBZUH Chancellor,
speaking during the symposium: “Working Together: Ending the Financing of the
Muslim Brotherhood in Europe,” organized by TRENDS Research & Advisory in
cooperation with the French Senate in Paris:
- The Muslim Brotherhood is a threat to society; its project is based on infiltration,
division, and fueling conflicts in the name of religion.
- The Brotherhood does not believe in the value of modern citizenship. Loyalty to the
organization trumps loyalty to the nation, and violence is a legitimate tool to achieve
political goals.
- Confronting the financing of the Brotherhood is not a war on religion or freedom of
worship, but protects society from those hijacking religion for destructive projects.
- Charitable donations and cryptocurrencies are new tools for financing extremist
organizations, making imposing financial oversight policies on these groups a
shared European priority.
- Tighter oversight of halal companies and parallel financial institutions is essential
to limit the use of revenues in propaganda and extremist projects.
- Stripping the Brotherhood of its financial resources is the first step toward
liberating communities from its hegemony and protecting future generations.
- When the Brotherhood’s terrorist funding sources dry up, it loses its ability to
influence, recruit, and generate the symbolism that attracts young people. Therefore,
restricting the group’s funding is essential to protecting social order.
- The Brotherhood’s monopoly over religious discourse within mosques and Friday
sermons threatens coexistence and legitimizes extremism, making the development
of a national training system for imams an urgent necessity.
- The UAE has led the way, designating the Brotherhood a terrorist organization in
2014 and adopting an authentic religious discourse based on tolerance and loyalty to
the nation