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The Muslim Brotherhood in the USA: Social Service or Taqiyya?

  • March 19, 2011
Private: Lorenzo Vidino

Senior Fellow, FPRI


On May 19, 2011, Lorenzo Vidino delivered the 2011 Templeton Lecture on Religion and World Affairs.

Lorenzo VidinoIn his book, The New Muslim Brotherhood in the West, Lorenzo Vidino examines a network of multifunctional and richly funded organizations in Europe and North America that trace their origins back to the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist movements. Are these organizations positive forces encouraging integration or modern-day Trojan horses, feigning moderation while radicalizing Western Muslims.

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