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Tunisia developed one of the world’s most severe jihadist recruitment problems after the 2011 Arab Spring revolution in the country. Thousands of Tunisians traveled to Syria, Iraq and Libya to join jihadist groups, with UN-linked estimates putting the number Tunisian Jihadis fighting abroad as high as 6,000 at one point.
The explosion of Islamism occurred as Qatar became one of post-revolution Tunisia’s most influential foreign partners, pouring substantial money into the country and developing close relations with the Islamist Ennahda movement. Qatar says its Friendship Fund alone provided a $97 million development grant, alongside other investments and financial assistance.
Ennahda has deep ideological roots in the Muslim Brotherhood tradition. Its precursor movement was heavily influenced by Egyptian Brotherhood literature and developed ties with the Egyptian Brotherhood, while the founder Rached Ghannouchi has acknowledged being influenced by Muslim Brotherhood ideologues, including the movement’s founder Hassan al-Banna.
The Muslim Brotherhood is designated as a terrorist organization and banned in many countries in the Middle East and Gulf, such as in the UAE, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Continue reading Qatar is the biggest sponsor of jihad terrorism in the Middle East