Wednesday 4 March @ 13:00-16:00 CET

On Wednesday, ECR MEP Bert-Jan Ruissen will host a conference on the growing threat of the Muslim Brotherhood.

The primary aim of this conference is to convene policymakers, experts, and stakeholders in the European Parliament to examine the multifaceted threat posed by the Muslim Brotherhood and its affiliates to European societies, democratic institutions, and security. The conference will begin with an act of remembrance dedicated to countless individuals who have been killed, displaced, or endured profound suffering at the hands of those espousing the Jihadist ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood. Yezidi genocide survivor and former Hamas captive Fawziya Saydo, kidnapped at just 11 years old, will speak during the commemoration. Israeli blacksmith Yaron Bob, known for his transformative ‘Rockets into Roses’ will present an artwork specially commissioned for the European Parliament.

The event will be hosted together with MEP Tomáš Zdechovský (EPP).

When: Wednesday @ 13:00-16:00

Where: SPAAK 1A2

Keynote speakers:

• Hamad Alhosani, Director of the Political Islam Studies Department at TRENDS Research & Advisory, will share research on its ideological networks.
• His Excellency Imam M. Tawhidi, a renowned Muslim theologian and peace advocate (known as the ‘Imam of Peace’) and governing member of the Global Imams Council offers perspectives on eradicating extremist ideologies linked to the Brotherhood.
• Dr Florence Bergaud-Blackler, a CNRS research fellow and author of key works on Islamist networks, provides in-depth analysis of Brotherist influences in Europe.
• Dr Tommaso Virgili, Senior Policy Advisor at the AJC Transatlantic Institute and co-author of reports unmasking the Brotherhood, addresses radicalisation and policy responses.
• Dr Charles Asher Small, Founding Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP), examines connections between antisemitism and the Brotherhood’s agendas.

Their collective insights promise to illuminate strategies for safeguarding democratic values.