European Institute of Human Sciences (IESH)

Group accused of being front for Islamist organisation opens in Britain despite French concerns Nigel Farage called for the banning of the Muslim Brotherhood

September 8, 2025 Lewis Henderson

(GB News) The Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations (FEMYSO) has been accused of being a key player in the launch of Islamist organisation [the] Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in the UK. The French Ministry of Interior (FMI) previously raised concerns […]

France dissolves European Institute of Human Sciences over radical Islam accusations

September 3, 2025 Ghita Zine

(Yabiladi) The European Institute of Human Sciences (IESH), which trains imams in France, has been dissolved by the Council of Ministers at the request of Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau. Announcing the decision on Wednesday, Retailleau hailed it as a step against “the […]

French Islamic school shuts after raid as Macron takes hard line on Muslim Brotherhood IESH has seen its assets frozen and hard drives taken

July 9, 2025 Sunniva Rose

(National-UAE) France’s European Institute of Social Sciences (IESH), historically linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, has voluntarily disbanded after government accusations of alleged terrorism links and illicit financing, an insider has told the National. The announcement comes as President Emmanuel Macron intensifies his […]

Macron moves to shut down suspected Muslim Brotherhood institutions in France French president under pressure from political allies to toughen his stance on group

July 7, 2025 Sunniva Rose

(National-UAE) The French government on Monday said it would take new measures to tackle the Muslim Brotherhood’s influence in France, including the disbanding of endowment funds and a new asset-freeze mechanism. An official 74-page report on the Muslim Brotherhood “required more ambitious […]

France freezes assets of Islamic institute suspected of Muslim Brotherhood ties

June 19, 2025 Gwendydd Vaillié

(Yabiladi) The French government has taken decisive action. In an order signed on June 16, the Ministries of the Interior and Economy froze the assets of the European Institute of Human Sciences (IESH), located in Saint-Léger-de-Fougeret in the Nièvre region. According to […]

Nectar Trust ramps up funds for Islamic schools in France despite Macron’s policies Arm of Qatar Charity investing £12m in nine centres across Europe

May 18, 2021 Nicky Harley

(National-UAE) A British-based charity is on track to spend more than £12 million ($17m) on creating nine Islamic institutions across Europe despite growing legal obstacles to foreign funding. The Nectar Trust, which is the UK arm of Qatar Charity, has funded the […]

British government asked to account for rise in Muslim Brotherhood activity MP Andrew Rosindell calls for international action to stop the group exploiting coronavirus downturn

April 29, 2020 Thomas Harding

(National-UAE) A senior British politician has demanded international action to prevent extremists taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis to “exploit” vulnerable people. Andrew Rosindell has raised his concerns at the highest level of British government, asking ministers to answer questions over the […]

Qatari charity head gives millions to European Muslim Brotherhood-linked bodies Some of the money has gone to groups linked to a hate preacher banned in the UK

June 29, 2019 Nicky Harley

(National-UAE) The head of a Qatari charity that founded a website instructing Muslims to hate Jews and Christians is behind more than £28.2 million (Dh131.4 m) in donations given to a UK benevolent fund. Some of the money has recently been given […]

Leaked docs show Qatari charity funds MB, Tariq Ramadan in Europe

April 5, 2019 John Rossomando

(IPT) Tariq Ramadan, grandson of Muslim Brotherhood founder Hasan al-Banna, received €35,000 — roughly $39,290 — per month from the Qatar Foundation as a “consultant,” documents obtained by French journalists Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot show, the Swiss newspaper Tribune de Genve […]