The Muslim Brotherhood, or Ikhwan, has engaged in terrorism, assassinations, and anti-Western, anti-Semitic rhetoric and violence for almost a century-yet few Americans realize how powerful they really are. While we focus on al Qaeda, Hamas, and Hezbollah, it's actually the Muslim Brotherhood, the world's oldest, most influential, and most anti-American Islamist group, that has become the preeminent voice and power in the Muslim world.
Hiding behind a cloak of respectability and expensive Western suits, the Muslim Brotherhood is installing vehemently anti-American governments and power structures throughout the Middle East and the world, as we sit back and cheer for the "democracy" of the Arab Spring.
In his new book, The Brotherhood: America's Next Great Enemy, Erick Stakelbeck teaches us the frightening truth about this dangerous group, from his first-hand experiences investigating the Brotherhood for eleven years, interviewing its members and visiting its mosques and enclaves.
In The Brotherhood, Stakelbeck:
Reveals how the Obama administration has put the Brotherhood on the threshold of power at every turn
Examines the alarming ramifications for America, Europe and Israel of the Brotherhood's rapid rise
Warns against the West's-particularly the Left's-shortsighted, naïve and deadly embrace of the Ikhwan and
Traces the group from its violent roots to its current strategy of "stealth jihad"
Whether it's an unrestrained President Obama using a second term to transform America and the world, or a newly minted President Romney trying to find his way, the issue of the Muslim Brotherhood's growing global clout will remain on the front burner of American national security challenges. Revealing and disconcerting, The Brotherhood is a must-read for every American hoping to remain in a free America.
The Muslim Brotherhood, or Ikhwan, has engaged in terrorism, assassinations, and anti-Western, anti-Semitic rhetoric and violence for almost a century-yet few Americans realize how powerful they really are. While we focus on al Qaeda, Hamas, and Hezbollah, it's actually the Muslim Brotherhood, the world's oldest, most influential, and most anti-American Islamist group, that has become the preeminent voice and power in the Muslim world.
Hiding behind a cloak of respectability and expensive Western suits, the Muslim Brotherhood is installing vehemently anti-American governments and power structures throughout the Middle East and the world, as we sit back and cheer for the "democracy" of the Arab Spring.
In his new book, The Brotherhood: America's Next Great Enemy, Erick Stakelbeck teaches us the frightening truth about this dangerous group, from his first-hand experiences investigating the Brotherhood for eleven years, interviewing its members and visiting its mosques and enclaves.
In The Brotherhood, Stakelbeck:
Reveals how the Obama administration has put the Brotherhood on the threshold of power at every turn
Examines the alarming ramifications for America, Europe and Israel of the Brotherhood's rapid rise
Warns against the West's-particularly the Left's-shortsighted, naïve and deadly embrace of the Ikhwan and
Traces the group from its violent roots to its current strategy of "stealth jihad"
With Middle Eastern unrest only growing hotter, and saber-rattling at the West only growing louder, the Muslim Brotherhood's growing global clout will remain on the front burner of American national security challenges. Revealing and disconcerting, The Brotherhood is a must-read for every American hoping to remain in a free America.
Stakelbeck is a correspondent and terrorism analyst for CBN News. He covers the global war on terror, U.S. national security, the Middle East and the growth of radical Islam at home and abroad for the network's Washington, D.C. bureau. He's host of the weekly CBN program, Stakelbeck on Terror-the only show on American television devoted solely to the Islamic terrorist threat and the Middle East. Stakelbeck is a frequent fill-in host and contributor on Glenn Beck's GBTV network, and appears regularly on Michael Savage's The Savage Nation.
Stakelbeck has worked as a senior writer and analyst at the Investigative Project on Terrorism, a counterterrorism think tank founded by terrorism expert Steven Emerson. His articles on Islamic extremism, global terrorism and national security have appeared in the Wall Street Journal Europe, Weekly Standard, Washington Times, New York Post,Jerusalem Post, and National Review Online, among other publications.
Stakelbeck has delivered addresses at events for Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the International Israel Allies Caucus Foundation, the Jewish Institute for National security Affairs (JINSA), the Values Voter Summit and the Faith and Freedom Coalition, among others, on terrorism and Middle East-related issues.
Stakelbeck is a graduate of Holy Family University in Philadelphia. His popular blog, "Stakelbeck on Terror," can be found at CBN News.com