The Global Impact of the Muslim Brotherhood Activities: A Closer Look at Extremism
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Sulaiman
- . May 24, 2024
- . Update: May 24, 2024 9:11 pm
With several offshoots and branches distributed around Europe, the Muslim Brotherhood has a lengthy and convoluted history in that continent. Founded in Egypt in the 1920s by Hassan al-Banna, the group sought to combine religious teachings with political activism with social welfare programs. Early on, the Brotherhood concentrated on winning over its primary base with simple social services including pharmacies, hospitals, and schools.
Following the Arab Spring demonstrations in 2011, member Mohammed Morsi became president and its political branch gained seats in Egypt’s parliament, therefore marking a turning point in the political ascent of the Brotherhood. That success was fleeting, though. After Morsi resigned from office in 2013, the Brotherhood was severely suppressed. Many of its leaders were imprisoned, hence the group had to run under ground.
Dimensions and Effect
The Muslim Brotherhood claims hundreds of thousands of members as well as millions of supporters and sympathizers all over Europe. The Brotherhood is the biggest opposition movement in Egypt despite major obstacles in its own nation, exceeding other political groups like the liberal Wafd party.
Messaging and Technology
Effective media outreach and communication have long been recognized by the Brotherhood as vital for preserving and increasing its influence. Former Grand Dragon of the Texas Ku Klux Klan Louis Beam pioneered the use of advanced technologies for far-right terrorism in the 1980s. Beam developed the idea of “leaderless resistance,” in which loosely linked cells function on their own yet exchange ideas and money.
Difficulties and Corrections
The Brotherhood’s networks in Europe have expanded dramatically even if their membership is still somewhat tiny in relation to their wider base of followers. Their vision of Islam is easily available since they have dominated the Islamic debate in many countries. Social media’s emergence has dramatically sped the Brotherhood’s capacity for message distribution, member recruitment, and long-distance connections building.
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Western Extremism and Social Media
Long aware of the value of media and communications, violent far-right radicals To appeal to a bigger audience in the 1980s, they started using desktop computers and digital technologies. Using technology to further far-right extremism, Louis Beam underlined the transforming ability of digital tools in ideological propagation. Extremists find several benefits on social media, including improved security, quick access to knowledge, and the possibility to create close relationships across large distances. These forums enable recruiting and support radicals in developing a feeling of community.
Transformational Terrorist Activities
Social media has transformed the industry of violent extremism by enabling radicals to rapidly spread to all over world audiences. Faster recruitment and more influence follow from their quick and effective dissemination of their ideas. Driven by a strong awareness of the part media and technology play in ideological dissemination, the Muslim Brotherhood has seen its influence spread throughout continents. Social internet keeps changing the terrain of radicalism and recruiting, allowing the Brotherhood as well as far-right radicals to grow globally in influence.
