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Egyptian Mufti warns Britain on threat from Muslim Brotherhood

Grand Mufti of Egypt Shawki Allam, in a visit to London, made the government's case about the ongoing threat from the Brotherhood..
Mufti Allam

Egypt has recently stepped up efforts to clamp down on the Muslim Brotherhood and its members in Britain. Grand Mufti of Egypt Shawki Allam warned the British House of Commons on May 17 of the danger posed by members of the Muslim Brotherhood on British soil.

At the House of Commons, Allam distributed a report highlighting the abuses committed by the Muslim Brotherhood. He tried to prove the Brotherhood’s use of violence and its association with jihadi organizations such as the Islamic State (IS). He detailed the most prominent cases that Brotherhood members are facing in Egyptian courts.

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