Sergio Altuna
@altuna.bsky.social
Mostly Islamism. North Africa & Sahel. Narratives and counternarratives. Senior Research Fellow at GWU Program on Extremism
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Senior Research Fellow Dr. Sergio Altuna Galan (@altuna.bsky.social) sat down with Dr. Djallil Lounnas to discuss recent gains by JNIM in Mali and the Sahel more broadly. You can watch his interview here 👇
Is Bamako on the Brink of a Jihadist Takeover?
YouTube video by Program on Extremism at GWU
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November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Senior Research Fellow Dr. Sergio Altuna Galan (@altuna.bsky.social) sat down with Dr. Djallil Lounnas to discuss recent gains by JNIM in Mali and the Sahel more broadly. You can watch his interview here 👇
On Nov. 1, federal prosecutors charged two men in an alleged ISIS-inspired plot in #Michigan. The criminal complaint says the suspects regularly shared content from Ahmad Musa Jibril and even sought guidance from his father regarding the planned attack.
November 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
On Nov. 1, federal prosecutors charged two men in an alleged ISIS-inspired plot in #Michigan. The criminal complaint says the suspects regularly shared content from Ahmad Musa Jibril and even sought guidance from his father regarding the planned attack.
Sirios frente a marroquíes por el control del islam institucional en España.
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Sirios frente a marroquíes por el control islámico de España: "Mohamed VI necesita saber qué se dice en las mezquitas, quién está contra él y quién no"
Algunos expertos, sobre todo las mujeres, abrieron mucho los ojos cuando vieron a Mohamed el Ghaidouni, presidente de UCIDCAT, la Unión de Comunidades islámicas de Cataluña,...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Sirios frente a marroquíes por el control del islam institucional en España.
www.elmundo.es/cronica/2025...
www.elmundo.es/cronica/2025...
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📄 New report by senior researchers @altuna.bsky.social & David Zimmermann:
American cleric Ahmad Musa Jibril has become one of the most influential extremist agitators online—merging Salafi authority, legal training, and digital reach to radicalize audiences across borders.
American cleric Ahmad Musa Jibril has become one of the most influential extremist agitators online—merging Salafi authority, legal training, and digital reach to radicalize audiences across borders.
October 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
📄 New report by senior researchers @altuna.bsky.social & David Zimmermann:
American cleric Ahmad Musa Jibril has become one of the most influential extremist agitators online—merging Salafi authority, legal training, and digital reach to radicalize audiences across borders.
American cleric Ahmad Musa Jibril has become one of the most influential extremist agitators online—merging Salafi authority, legal training, and digital reach to radicalize audiences across borders.
In 2014 @csns-uk.bsky.social listed him among top clerics followed by Westerners travelling to Syria.
In 2018 A. Meleagrou-Hitchens examined his trajectory in the US Salafi scene.
Our latest analyzes how his discourse fuels radicalization & legitimizes violence.
extremism.gwu.edu/legitimizing...
In 2018 A. Meleagrou-Hitchens examined his trajectory in the US Salafi scene.
Our latest analyzes how his discourse fuels radicalization & legitimizes violence.
extremism.gwu.edu/legitimizing...
Legitimizing Jihad: Ahmad Musa Jibril at the Boundaries of Law and Radicalism | Program on Extremism | The George Washington University
Authored by Sergio Altuna and David Zimmermann
extremism.gwu.edu
October 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
In 2014 @csns-uk.bsky.social listed him among top clerics followed by Westerners travelling to Syria.
In 2018 A. Meleagrou-Hitchens examined his trajectory in the US Salafi scene.
Our latest analyzes how his discourse fuels radicalization & legitimizes violence.
extremism.gwu.edu/legitimizing...
In 2018 A. Meleagrou-Hitchens examined his trajectory in the US Salafi scene.
Our latest analyzes how his discourse fuels radicalization & legitimizes violence.
extremism.gwu.edu/legitimizing...
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Jibril normalizes armed jihad, elevates martyrdom as an ideal, rejects civic participation, prescribes social isolation, and brands the U.S. an enemy of Islam—creating an insulated milieu that lowers the threshold to mobilization.
Legitimizing Jihad: Ahmad Musa Jibril at the Boundaries of Law and Radicalism | Program on Extremism | The George Washington University
Authored by Sergio Altuna and David Zimmermann
extremism.gwu.edu
October 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Jibril normalizes armed jihad, elevates martyrdom as an ideal, rejects civic participation, prescribes social isolation, and brands the U.S. an enemy of Islam—creating an insulated milieu that lowers the threshold to mobilization.
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As detailed in this extensive report by @gwupoe.bsky.social Director Vidino and Senior Researcher
@altuna.bsky.social, the IESH is part of the broad pan-European network of organizations created and managed by the Muslim Brotherhood to expand its influence.
@altuna.bsky.social, the IESH is part of the broad pan-European network of organizations created and managed by the Muslim Brotherhood to expand its influence.
The Muslim Brotherhood's Pan-European Structure | Program on Extremism | The George Washington University
Authored by Lorenzo Vidino and Sergio Altuna
extremism.gwu.edu
September 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
As detailed in this extensive report by @gwupoe.bsky.social Director Vidino and Senior Researcher
@altuna.bsky.social, the IESH is part of the broad pan-European network of organizations created and managed by the Muslim Brotherhood to expand its influence.
@altuna.bsky.social, the IESH is part of the broad pan-European network of organizations created and managed by the Muslim Brotherhood to expand its influence.
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The European Institute of Human Sciences (IESH) has been dissolved by the Council of Ministers.
This step follows the release earlier this year of a report on Islamist infiltration, which warned of a threat to national cohesion posed by Muslim Brotherhood networks in France.
This step follows the release earlier this year of a report on Islamist infiltration, which warned of a threat to national cohesion posed by Muslim Brotherhood networks in France.
September 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The European Institute of Human Sciences (IESH) has been dissolved by the Council of Ministers.
This step follows the release earlier this year of a report on Islamist infiltration, which warned of a threat to national cohesion posed by Muslim Brotherhood networks in France.
This step follows the release earlier this year of a report on Islamist infiltration, which warned of a threat to national cohesion posed by Muslim Brotherhood networks in France.
Se acaba de publicar mi última tribuna en @elmundo.es.web.brid.gy
"Es hora de hablar del islamismo en España"
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"Es hora de hablar del islamismo en España"
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Es hora de hablar del islamismo en España
Hace unas semanas se presentó en Francia un informe detallado sobre la implantación y el alcance de las actividades desarrolladas por la Hermandad Musulmana en el país. Dicho...
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August 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Se acaba de publicar mi última tribuna en @elmundo.es.web.brid.gy
"Es hora de hablar del islamismo en España"
www.elmundo.es/opinion/2025...
"Es hora de hablar del islamismo en España"
www.elmundo.es/opinion/2025...
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The recording of yesterday’s event "Contemporary Salafism in the West" featuring Dr. Meleagrou-Hitchens, Professor M. Ali Adraoui and yours truly is available on YouTube.
If you missed it or want to watch it again, check it out in
@gwupoe.bsky.social's channel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRWu...
If you missed it or want to watch it again, check it out in
@gwupoe.bsky.social's channel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRWu...
Contemporary Salafism in the West
YouTube video by Program on Extremism at GWU
www.youtube.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The recording of yesterday’s event "Contemporary Salafism in the West" featuring Dr. Meleagrou-Hitchens, Professor M. Ali Adraoui and yours truly is available on YouTube.
If you missed it or want to watch it again, check it out in
@gwupoe.bsky.social's channel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRWu...
If you missed it or want to watch it again, check it out in
@gwupoe.bsky.social's channel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRWu...
The recording of yesterday’s event "Contemporary Salafism in the West" featuring Dr. Meleagrou-Hitchens, Professor M. Ali Adraoui and yours truly is available on YouTube.
If you missed it or want to watch it again, check it out in
@gwupoe.bsky.social's channel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRWu...
If you missed it or want to watch it again, check it out in
@gwupoe.bsky.social's channel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRWu...
Contemporary Salafism in the West
YouTube video by Program on Extremism at GWU
www.youtube.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The recording of yesterday’s event "Contemporary Salafism in the West" featuring Dr. Meleagrou-Hitchens, Professor M. Ali Adraoui and yours truly is available on YouTube.
If you missed it or want to watch it again, check it out in
@gwupoe.bsky.social's channel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRWu...
If you missed it or want to watch it again, check it out in
@gwupoe.bsky.social's channel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRWu...
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Got 15 minutes?
🎙️ As tensions with Iran rise, our experts Lara Burns and @altuna.bsky.social examine Iran's footprint on U.S. soil - drawing from our 2024 report on Iranian activities inside the U.S.
🎧 youtu.be/T1aE_rCtaEo
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🎙️ As tensions with Iran rise, our experts Lara Burns and @altuna.bsky.social examine Iran's footprint on U.S. soil - drawing from our 2024 report on Iranian activities inside the U.S.
🎧 youtu.be/T1aE_rCtaEo
📄 extremism.gwu.edu/propaganda-p...
15 minutes on Iran
YouTube video by Program on Extremism at GWU
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June 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Got 15 minutes?
🎙️ As tensions with Iran rise, our experts Lara Burns and @altuna.bsky.social examine Iran's footprint on U.S. soil - drawing from our 2024 report on Iranian activities inside the U.S.
🎧 youtu.be/T1aE_rCtaEo
📄 extremism.gwu.edu/propaganda-p...
🎙️ As tensions with Iran rise, our experts Lara Burns and @altuna.bsky.social examine Iran's footprint on U.S. soil - drawing from our 2024 report on Iranian activities inside the U.S.
🎧 youtu.be/T1aE_rCtaEo
📄 extremism.gwu.edu/propaganda-p...
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As detailed in this extensive report by @gwupoe.bsky.social Director Lorenzo Vidino and Senior Researcher @altuna.bsky.social, the IESH is part of the broad pan-European network of organizations created and managed by the Muslim Brotherhood to expand its influence.
extremism.gwu.edu/muslim-broth...
extremism.gwu.edu/muslim-broth...
The Muslim Brotherhood's Pan-European Structure | Program on Extremism | The George Washington University
Authored by Lorenzo Vidino and Sergio Altuna
extremism.gwu.edu
June 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
As detailed in this extensive report by @gwupoe.bsky.social Director Lorenzo Vidino and Senior Researcher @altuna.bsky.social, the IESH is part of the broad pan-European network of organizations created and managed by the Muslim Brotherhood to expand its influence.
extremism.gwu.edu/muslim-broth...
extremism.gwu.edu/muslim-broth...
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🏛️ The French government has moved to dissolve IESH - which the organization is formally contesting, as outlined in their statement below
June 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🏛️ The French government has moved to dissolve IESH - which the organization is formally contesting, as outlined in their statement below
Join us next Tuesday for a deep dive into Salafism and its impact on Western societies.
You still have time to register ⬇️
You still have time to register ⬇️
🚨 NEW EVENT
What is Salafism, and how is it shaping Western societies?
Join us for a deep dive into one of the most discussed movements in Islam today.
🗓️ 1 July 2025 | 🕙 10am ET
📍Online
What is Salafism, and how is it shaping Western societies?
Join us for a deep dive into one of the most discussed movements in Islam today.
🗓️ 1 July 2025 | 🕙 10am ET
📍Online
Contemporary Salafism in the West | Program on Extremism | The George Washington University
Featuring Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, Mohamed-Ali Adraoui, Sergio Altuna Galán; moderated by Jennifer Baker, Senior Research Fellow.
extremism.gwu.edu
June 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Join us next Tuesday for a deep dive into Salafism and its impact on Western societies.
You still have time to register ⬇️
You still have time to register ⬇️
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🚨 NEW EVENT
What is Salafism, and how is it shaping Western societies?
Join us for a deep dive into one of the most discussed movements in Islam today.
🗓️ 1 July 2025 | 🕙 10am ET
📍Online
What is Salafism, and how is it shaping Western societies?
Join us for a deep dive into one of the most discussed movements in Islam today.
🗓️ 1 July 2025 | 🕙 10am ET
📍Online
Contemporary Salafism in the West | Program on Extremism | The George Washington University
Featuring Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, Mohamed-Ali Adraoui, Sergio Altuna Galán; moderated by Jennifer Baker, Senior Research Fellow.
extremism.gwu.edu
June 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🚨 NEW EVENT
What is Salafism, and how is it shaping Western societies?
Join us for a deep dive into one of the most discussed movements in Islam today.
🗓️ 1 July 2025 | 🕙 10am ET
📍Online
What is Salafism, and how is it shaping Western societies?
Join us for a deep dive into one of the most discussed movements in Islam today.
🗓️ 1 July 2025 | 🕙 10am ET
📍Online
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But the warning isn’t new — Sergio Altuna and Lorenzo Vidino detailed the group's influence in Spain back in 2022. Their findings are more relevant than ever.
La Hermandad Musulmana en España: activismo comunitario, política y terrorismo
Hoy en día, la Hermandad Musulmana en España dista mucho de ser un movimiento granítico y homogéneo.
www.realinstitutoelcano.org
June 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
But the warning isn’t new — Sergio Altuna and Lorenzo Vidino detailed the group's influence in Spain back in 2022. Their findings are more relevant than ever.
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France is now sounding the alarm on the Muslim Brotherhood, calling it a strategic threat.
Our Senior Research Fellow @altuna.bsky.social explains the risks in El Confidencial, based on years of research.
Our Senior Research Fellow @altuna.bsky.social explains the risks in El Confidencial, based on years of research.
Francia reporta que los Hermanos Musulmanes son un riesgo. Este español ya te lo había contado
Un informe gubernamental sostiene que esta organización islamista supone una "amenaza a la cohesión nacional". Un estudio pionero del investigador Sergio Altuna que pasó desapercibido en 2022 había llegado a las mismas conclusiones
www.elconfidencial.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
France is now sounding the alarm on the Muslim Brotherhood, calling it a strategic threat.
Our Senior Research Fellow @altuna.bsky.social explains the risks in El Confidencial, based on years of research.
Our Senior Research Fellow @altuna.bsky.social explains the risks in El Confidencial, based on years of research.
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En #SierraDelta Contra #SDContra43 @sergimoyano.bsky.social habla acerca de "Operación Apolo" (@librosdelko.com) sobre el secuestro de Luis Suñer.
Y @altuna.bsky.social analiza cómo el islamismo radical instrumentaliza el deporte para atraer a jóvenes.
www.ivoox.com/sd-contra-43...
Y @altuna.bsky.social analiza cómo el islamismo radical instrumentaliza el deporte para atraer a jóvenes.
www.ivoox.com/sd-contra-43...
June 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
En #SierraDelta Contra #SDContra43 @sergimoyano.bsky.social habla acerca de "Operación Apolo" (@librosdelko.com) sobre el secuestro de Luis Suñer.
Y @altuna.bsky.social analiza cómo el islamismo radical instrumentaliza el deporte para atraer a jóvenes.
www.ivoox.com/sd-contra-43...
Y @altuna.bsky.social analiza cómo el islamismo radical instrumentaliza el deporte para atraer a jóvenes.
www.ivoox.com/sd-contra-43...
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French daily Le Point publishes a lengthy confidential educational manual created and internally circulated by the UOIF—now Musulmans de France—the main public organization of the French Brotherhood milieu.
www.lepoint.fr/societe/frer...
www.lepoint.fr/societe/frer...
Frères Musulmans : le manuel confidentiel « L’Académie des Talents » en intégralité
Le Point met à disposition les 177 pages de cet ouvrage confidentiel, destiné à la formation politique et religieuse des futurs cadres des Frères musulmans.
www.lepoint.fr
June 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
French daily Le Point publishes a lengthy confidential educational manual created and internally circulated by the UOIF—now Musulmans de France—the main public organization of the French Brotherhood milieu.
www.lepoint.fr/societe/frer...
www.lepoint.fr/societe/frer...
Reposted by Sergio Altuna
The recording of yesterday’s event "Somalia’s Jihadist Chessboard," is now available on YouTube.
If you missed it or want to watch it again, check it out here ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rt_...
If you missed it or want to watch it again, check it out here ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rt_...
Somalia’s Jihadist Chessboard
YouTube video by Program on Extremism at GWU
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May 29, 2025 at 6:25 AM
The recording of yesterday’s event "Somalia’s Jihadist Chessboard," is now available on YouTube.
If you missed it or want to watch it again, check it out here ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rt_...
If you missed it or want to watch it again, check it out here ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rt_...
Reposted by Sergio Altuna
🚨 TOMORROW — Don’t miss our expert panel on Somalia’s evolving jihadist landscape.
From Al-Shabaab’s offensive to ISIS's growing footprint, hear top voices break it down.
🕚11am ET |📍Online
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From Al-Shabaab’s offensive to ISIS's growing footprint, hear top voices break it down.
🕚11am ET |📍Online
🔗Register
Somalia’s Jihadist Chessboard | Program on Extremism | The George Washington University
Featuring Brig. Gen Zakia Hussen Ahmed, Dr. Daisy Muibu, and Professor Stig Jarle Hansen; moderated by Senior Research Fellow Dr. Sergio Altuna.
extremism.gwu.edu
May 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
🚨 TOMORROW — Don’t miss our expert panel on Somalia’s evolving jihadist landscape.
From Al-Shabaab’s offensive to ISIS's growing footprint, hear top voices break it down.
🕚11am ET |📍Online
🔗Register
From Al-Shabaab’s offensive to ISIS's growing footprint, hear top voices break it down.
🕚11am ET |📍Online
🔗Register
This timely event on Somalia's jihadist landscape is happening tomorrow.
You still have time to register. Don’t miss out 👇!
You still have time to register. Don’t miss out 👇!
🚨 NEW EVENT
Somalia’s jihadist landscape is rapidly evolving—and the stakes are rising.
Join us for a high-level panel on the growing threat from Al-Shabaab & ISIS-Somalia, and what it means for the region and beyond.
🗓️ May 28 | 🕚 11am ET
📍 Online
extremism.gwu.edu/somalias-jih...
Somalia’s jihadist landscape is rapidly evolving—and the stakes are rising.
Join us for a high-level panel on the growing threat from Al-Shabaab & ISIS-Somalia, and what it means for the region and beyond.
🗓️ May 28 | 🕚 11am ET
📍 Online
extremism.gwu.edu/somalias-jih...
Somalia’s Jihadist Chessboard | Program on Extremism | The George Washington University
Featuring Brig. Gen Zakia Hussen Ahmed, Dr. Daisy Muibu, and Professor Stig Jarle Hansen; moderated by Senior Research Fellow Dr. Sergio Altuna.
extremism.gwu.edu
May 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This timely event on Somalia's jihadist landscape is happening tomorrow.
You still have time to register. Don’t miss out 👇!
You still have time to register. Don’t miss out 👇!
Al hilo del informe francés sobre los riesgos para la cohesión social derivados de la penetración de la Hermandad Musulmana, el Dir. del @gwupoe.bsky.social y yo publicamos un reciente informe sobre el fenómeno en España, alcanzando conclusiones similares
www.realinstitutoelcano.org/documento-de...
www.realinstitutoelcano.org/documento-de...
La Hermandad Musulmana en España: activismo comunitario, política y terrorismo
Hoy en día, la Hermandad Musulmana en España dista mucho de ser un movimiento granítico y homogéneo.
www.realinstitutoelcano.org
May 23, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Al hilo del informe francés sobre los riesgos para la cohesión social derivados de la penetración de la Hermandad Musulmana, el Dir. del @gwupoe.bsky.social y yo publicamos un reciente informe sobre el fenómeno en España, alcanzando conclusiones similares
www.realinstitutoelcano.org/documento-de...
www.realinstitutoelcano.org/documento-de...