Emirati analyst Salem Al-Ketbi warns that the Islamist movement uses liberal rhetoric to conceal its rejection of borders, institutions and the nation-state.
The Muslim Brotherhood presents itself very differently in Western countries than it does in the Middle East, Emirati political analyst Salem Al-Ketbi said.
According to Al-Ketbi, the organization speaks in the West about democracy, pluralism and individual freedoms, portraying itself as a moderate political alternative. But once it gains influence, political access or a media platform, he argued, its deeper ideology becomes clear.
Al-Ketbi said the Muslim Brotherhood does not truly support the nation-state, its institutions or internationally recognized borders. Instead, it views the entire world as one potential state under its control.