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Sergio Altuna
@altuna.bsky.social
Mostly Islamism. North Africa & Sahel. Narratives and counternarratives. Senior Research Fellow at GWU Program on Extremism
Coincidentally, last week we published a research paper warning about Ahmad Musa Jibril, showing how his extremist views and theological legitimation can act as a catalyst—creating moral permission and lowering hesitation among susceptible actors.
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
November 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Reposted by Sergio Altuna
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
Reposted by Sergio Altuna
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.
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
Reposted by Sergio Altuna
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...
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
Reposted by Sergio Altuna
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
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_...
Somalia’s Jihadist Chessboard
YouTube video by Program on Extremism at GWU
www.youtube.com
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_...
Somalia’s Jihadist Chessboard
YouTube video by Program on Extremism at GWU
www.youtube.com
May 29, 2025 at 6:25 AM