Oct 9, 12:02 PM
Blindness as Policy: How the European Left Protects Political Islam
A European Parliament motion targeting Muslim Brotherhood entryism exposes the progressive establishment's refusal to defend secular democracy.
When the European Parliament voted on a resolution to counter Islamist infiltration, one might have expected broad consensus across the political spectrum. Protecting democratic institutions, freedom of expression, and gender equality from totalitarian religious ideologies ought to be a baseline requirement for any European lawmaker. Yet, when motion B10-0424/2026 was put to the floor, the voting board revealed a telling ideological schism.
The resolution passed with 381 out of 536 votes cast, driven by the European People's Party and conservative factions. It calls for a unified EU strategy to counter entryism—the systematic subversion of democratic structures—by the Muslim Brotherhood and its network of front organisations. Beyond urging an assessment of whether these groups should be added to the EU terrorist list, the text demands a strict audit of past funding and an immediate halt to taxpayer money reaching groups that weaponise European tolerance against open societies.
Remarkable was not the passage of the motion, but the fierce opposition it encountered from progressive benches. German Social Democrats, Greens, and The Left voted almost en masse against the measure. Every present German SPD and Green representative chose to reject the resolution, demonstrating a curious unwillingness to confront the quiet, persistent erosion of secular governance.
This voting behavior underscores a deep intellectual paralysis within the European political establishment. While Brussels institutions routinely preach about defending rule of law, they have simultaneously permitted groups linked to radical networks to lobby in parliamentary corridors. Organizations such as the Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations have received thousands of euros from public coffers, despite well-documented connections to the Muslim Brotherhood.
During the debate, Belgian MEP Assita Kanko warned that political Islamists operate with long-term patience, leveraging institutional naivety to build influence. Following the vote, EPP MEP Monika Hohlmeier summarized the objective: “With today's resolution, the European Parliament makes it clear: a free Europe does not fund those who systematically infiltrate, reject, and fight it. The EU Commission and member states must consistently combat Islamist influence by Muslim Brotherhood networks.”
Whether the European Commission possesses the political will to enforce these measures remains dubious. A bureaucratic machine accustomed to distributing funds without rigorous oversight will not reform overnight. Yet, for Germany's ruling left, this vote leaves a troubling record: when forced to choose between defending secular democracy and maintaining ideological comfort zones, deliberate blindness continues to prevail.
Written by Andreas Hofer andreas.hofer@alpineweekly.com
