Ban on Qaradawi urged by French commission into Islamist radicalisation Capture by Muslim Brotherhood of elite institutions and grassroots organisations across France aids radicalisation

(National-UAE) A French commission of inquiry has called for the leading Muslim Brotherhood ideologue Yusuf Al Qaradawi and his supporters to be barred from France, as it puts forward recommendations to reduce the group’s influence.

The 44 recommendations in the report on Islamist radicalisation, presented to the French Senate, addressed the Muslim Brotherhood’s strategy of infiltration to control organisations, societies and even state-funded institutions such as schools.

The second-largest faith in France was not the focus of the report. It said it insisted on making a distinction from the ideology of “l’islamisme” as its central challenge.

“Islamist radicalisation is driven in particular by a political project, ‘Islamism,’ supported by states, groups or individuals,” it said.

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