Islamism in the West: Answers and Sources

The Muslim Brotherhood, the parent movement of much of Sunni Islamism, was founded in 1928 in which country?

1. Saudi Arabia
2. Egypt (correct)
3. Pakistan
4. Turkey

Answer: Egypt. Hassan al-Banna founded the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt in 1928.

Source: Yehudit Barsky on Islamist Antisemitism in the West (September 18, 2023)
https://www.meforum.org/yehudit-barsky-on-islamist-antisemitism-in

"the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna"

In which year was the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) founded?

1. 1979
2. 1988
3. 1994 (correct)
4. 2001

Answer: 1994. CAIR was founded in 1994.

Source: Susannah Johnston: Locally and Nationally, Your Taxes Are Funding Pro-Hamas Islamists (October 11, 2023)
https://www.meforum.org/susannah-johnston-locally-and-nationally-your

"the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), founded in 1994"

CAIR was founded by three leaders of which now-defunct organization?

1. Hizb ut-Tahrir
2. The Muslim Students Association
3. The Nation of Islam
4. The Islamic Association for Palestine (correct)

Answer: The Islamic Association for Palestine. Citing the Anti-Defamation League, MEF notes CAIR's three founders were leaders of the Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP), which the U.S. government once described as part of Hamas's propaganda apparatus.

Source: Pro-Hamas Islamists Celebrate, and Gather in London, in the Wake of Israel Slaughter (October 7, 2023)
https://www.meforum.org/pro-hamas-islamists-celebrate-and-gather-in

"by three leaders of the Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP)"

In 2008, federal prosecutors listed CAIR as an unindicted co-conspirator in which terrorism-financing trial?

1. The Holy Land Foundation trial (correct)
2. The Benevolence International trial
3. The Lackawanna Six trial
4. The Fort Dix trial

Answer: The Holy Land Foundation trial. Prosecutors named CAIR an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation prosecution, which concerned money funneled to Hamas.

Source: Islamist Suspended from, then Reinstated to Maryland Hate Crimes Commission (December 8, 2023)
https://www.meforum.org/islamist-suspended-from-then-reinstated-to

"federal prosecutors listed CAIR as an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation prosecution"

On November 18, 2025, the governor of which U.S. state designated CAIR a foreign terrorist organization and transnational criminal organization under state law?

1. Florida
2. Texas (correct)
3. Oklahoma
4. Tennessee

Answer: Texas. Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued the designation. CAIR disputes it, and as of July 2026 the litigation was continuing in federal court.

Source: The Waqf Maneuver: The Secret Restructuring of CAIR's Real Estate (July 21, 2026)
https://www.meforum.org/mef-reports/the-waqf-maneuver-the-secret-restructuring-of-cairs-real-estate

"On November 18, 2025, the governor of Texas designated CAIR a foreign terrorist organization and transnational criminal organization under state law"

Which European country has banned both Hamas and Samidoun, a group linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine?

1. Ireland
2. Spain
3. Germany (correct)
4. Norway

Answer: Germany. Germany has banned both Hamas and Samidoun.

Source: ‘No-Go Zones’ for Jews in Stuttgart (January 5, 2025)
https://www.meforum.org/mef-observer/no-go-zones-for-jews-in-stuttgart

"Germany has banned both Hamas and Samidoun, which is linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine"

Which country designated the Muslim American Society (MAS) a terrorist organization in 2014?

1. Egypt
2. Israel
3. Austria
4. The United Arab Emirates (correct)

Answer: The United Arab Emirates. The UAE designated MAS in 2014. Federal prosecutors had said in 2004 that MAS was founded as the overt arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in America.

Source: New York State Funds Islamist Hatred of Jews, Christians, Promotes Enslaving Women and Children (September 27, 2023)
https://www.meforum.org/new-york-state-funds-islamist-hatred-of-jews

"The UAE designated MAS as a terror organization in 2014."

Operation Luxor, the November 2020 police operation against Muslim Brotherhood-linked activists, took place in which country?

1. Austria (correct)
2. France
3. Belgium
4. Denmark

Answer: Austria. Austrian law enforcement ran Operation Luxor in November 2020, arresting Brotherhood-linked activists and seizing funds.

Source: U.K. Islamists Celebrate October 7 by Accusing West of Waging 'War on Humanity' (October 23, 2024)
https://www.meforum.org/fwi/fwi-news/cage-international-exploits-anniversary-of-hamas-massacre-to-attack-western-democracies

"the Austrian government’s November 2020 Operation Luxor"

In January 2024, the United Kingdom banned which Islamist group for promoting and encouraging terrorism?

1. The Muslim Association of Britain
2. Hizb ut-Tahrir (correct)
3. MEND
4. CAGE

Answer: Hizb ut-Tahrir. Britain banned Hizb ut-Tahrir in January 2024, citing its praise of the October 7 attacks.

Source: Sharia Finance Industry a Symptom of Britain's Expanding Islamist Ecosystem (December 23, 2024)
https://www.meforum.org/fwi/fwi-research/sharia-finance-industry-a-symptom-of-britains-expanding-islamist-ecosystem

"Hizb ut-Tahrir was banned in January 2024"

Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), an international Islamic charity, is headquartered in which city?

1. London
2. Istanbul
3. Birmingham (correct)
4. Doha

Answer: Birmingham. Islamic Relief Worldwide is headquartered in Birmingham, England.

Source: Charity Under Scrutiny for Zakat Practices Responds to Critic (April 12, 2022)
https://www.meforum.org/fwi/fwi-research/fwi-islamist-dissent/charity-under-scrutiny-for-zakat-practices-responds-to-critic

"Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW), a charity headquartered in Birmingham, England"