In an age when our nation’s Judeo-Christian foundation is under relentless assault by Islamic expansionists, we cannot afford to continue tolerating the intolerable. Scripture commands us to “expose the fruitless deeds of darkness” (Ephesians 5:11). Today, one of the clearest threats to American liberty and biblical truth is the stealthy advance of the Muslim Brotherhood right here in the United States. This is not some distant Middle Eastern problem. It is a domestic network of influence, funded for decades by foreign money and now largely sustained by American dollars, that seeks to “destroy Western civilization from within” — in their own documented words.¹
The Muslim Brotherhood does not march under a single banner in America. Instead, it operates through a web of seemingly respectable organizations — the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Muslim American Society (MAS), and others — many of which trace their roots directly to the Brotherhood’s “civilizational jihad.” Court records from the landmark Holy Land Foundation terrorism-financing trial (2007–2009) laid this out in devastating detail. The FBI seized a 1991 “Explanatory Memorandum” written by a senior Muslim Brotherhood leader that named 29 U.S. groups as part of their “settlement process” to establish an Islamic presence and support global jihad.²
The Early Flood of Gulf Money: Saudi Arabia Built the Infrastructure
For decades, the Muslim Brotherhood’s American foothold was bankrolled by petrodollars from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states. The SAAR Foundation (named after Saudi billionaire Sulaiman al-Rajhi) funneled massive sums into U.S. real estate, businesses, and Islamic centers. Raided in 2002 as part of Operation Green Quest, SAAR and its network of interlocking nonprofits were tied to the Muslim Brotherhood and suspected terror financing.³
This foreign “seed money” built mosques, schools, and organizations that now claim to be purely “American Muslim” institutions. The North American Islamic Trust (NAIT) and other early Muslim Brotherhood linked entities received millions from Saudi sources through the Muslim World League and similar fronts. Post-9/11 scrutiny and shifting Saudi policy slowed this pipeline, but the infrastructure remains.
Today’s Funding: American Pockets + Qatari Billions
While groups like CAIR loudly insist their money comes mostly from U.S. donors, the reality is more troubling. Domestic zakat (charitable giving), banquets, and online appeals do play a role. Yet substantial foreign influence persists — especially from Qatar, the Muslim Brotherhood’s most reliable state patron.
Qatar has poured tens of billions into American universities, often unreported as required by law. Cornell alone has received over $1.95 billion directly (with additional billions tied to affiliated projects); Texas A&M, Georgetown, and others have taken hundreds of millions to billions more. This is not neutral philanthropy. It is strategic influence, shaping curricula, faculty hires, and campus culture in ways that align with Muslim Brotherhood ideology and anti-Western narratives. Analysts at the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) and others have documented how this funding correlates with surging antisemitism and pro-jihad activism on campuses.⁴
Turkey has also emerged as a player, with state-linked entities such as Turkish Airlines sponsoring CAIR events and activities.⁵ Meanwhile, CAIR itself was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land case, with federal prosecutors establishing its ties to the Muslim Brotherhood’s Hamas-support network.⁶
The U.S. Government Finally Wakes Up
Thank God for recent accountability. In January 2026, the Trump administration’s Treasury and State Departments designated key Muslim Brotherhood branches (Egyptian, Jordanian, and Lebanese) as terrorist organizations or specially designated global terrorists for their material support to Hamas. Texas had already acted in November 2025, designating the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR under state law. These are overdue steps. For too long, political correctness and foreign lobbying protected this network while American Christians and Jews faced rising threats.
A Call to Christian Vigilance
This is spiritual warfare manifesting in the natural realm. The Muslim Brotherhood’s “Explanatory Memorandum” openly called for “eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within” by “sabotaging its miserable house.” We are seeing the fruit: campus chaos, eroded national security, and a creeping erosion of the biblical values that built this republic.
The Muslim Brotherhood’s network was not “built” in America by accident. It was planted with foreign money, watered with deception, and now thrives in the soil of our own generosity. But we serve a greater King. Let us stand firm, expose the darkness, and trust that “greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4). Stay informed. Stay prayerful. Stay vigilant. Take action.
¹ Mohamed Akram, “An Explanatory Memorandum on the General Strategic Goal for the Group in North America,” May 22, 1991, Investigative Project on Terrorism, https://www.investigativeproject.org/document/20-an-explanatory-memorandum-on-the-general.
² Ibid.; “List of Unindicted Co-Conspirators and/or Joint Venturers,” U.S. v. Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, et al., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Investigative Project on Terrorism, https://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/case_docs/423.pdf.
³ “U.S. Trails Va. Muslim Money, Ties,” Investigative Project on Terrorism, Oct. 7, 2002, https://www.investigativeproject.org/164/us-trails-va-muslim-money-ties-clues-raise-questions-about-t.
⁴ “New Research Reveals Qatari Proxies Funneling Billions of Dollars into Cornell,” Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy, April 2, 2024, https://isgap.org/post/2024/04/new-research-reveals-qatari-proxies-funneling-billions-of-dollars-into-cornell-including-via-unreported-funds/; “Qatar pumps billions into universities to help Muslim Brotherhood weaken US,” New York Post, Nov. 21, 2025, https://nypost.com/2025/11/21/us-news/qatar-pumps-billions-into-universities-to-help-muslim-brotherhood-weaken-us/.
⁵ “Foreign Lines of Influence,” Network Contagion Research Institute, Dec. 5, 2025, https://networkcontagion.us/wp-content/uploads/Foreign-Lines-of-Influence.pdf.
⁶ “List of Unindicted Co-Conspirators,” U.S. v. Holy Land Foundation (see footnote 2); “CAIR’s Familiar Dance: Denial and Deflection,” George Washington University Program on Extremism, Oct. 2, 2025, https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs5746/files/2025-10/CAIR%E2%80%99s%20Familiar%20Dance.pdf.
