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A French report reveals the Muslim Brotherhood’s infiltration strategy in Europe

Commissioned by the Élysée Palace during a special Defense Council held in January 2024, a report on the Muslim Brotherhood’s strategy of infiltration (entryism) in France was prepared by the Ministries of the Interior and Foreign Affairs. Under the supervision of diplomat Pascal Gouyette and Prefect François Courtade, a group of senior civil servants—tasked in April 2024—visited four European countries and ten French departments, interviewed over 200 individuals (including intelligence officers, religious leaders, researchers, elected officials, and diplomats), and submitted a report to the authorities in July 2024.According to the Ministry of the Interior, the report “highlights a serious threat, characterized by a double discourse combining insularity, concealment, and apparent respect for the rules, with the aim of replacing national unity with new forms of allegiance that break away from the republican tradition.”Ten months later, the government—at President Macron’s request to formulate “proposals commensurate with the seriousness of the findings”—decided to publish a “redacted version” of the report (to protect sources, as is standard when declassifying documents from “Secret Défense” status).The report was described as “damning” by Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau. Excerpts:

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