Quote:Report alleges Qatar invested billions in U.S. schools to promote Islamist ideologies

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Cornell University is highlighted as a major recipient, reportedly receiving nearly $10 billion

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An explosive report from the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP), cited by the New York Post, claims that Qatar has invested roughly $20 billion in American schools and universities as part of a strategy to promote Islamist ideologies.
ISGAP says the funding aligns with the objectives of the Muslim Brotherhood and represents a deliberate influence campaign on U.S. campuses.
According to Dr. Charles Asher Small, executive director of ISGAP, the Qatari ruling family maintains close ideological ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and leverages its financial resources to promote their worldview. 
The report notes that much of this support flows through the Qatar Foundation, which funds universities, schools, and cultural institutions across the United States.

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Cornell University is highlighted as a major recipient, reportedly receiving nearly $10 billion. The institution has recently faced controversy over its handling of antisemitic incidents following the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, including the arrest of a student for making death threats against Jews and the suspension of a history professor who described the Hamas attack as “exhilarating” during an anti-Israel rally.
In November, Cornell announced an agreement with the Trump administration to retain over $250 million in federal funding, effectively ending several investigations into allegations of racial discrimination and antisemitism.




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The report also points to the Qatar Foundation’s support for campus organizations such as the Muslim Students Association (MSA) and Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), which ISGAP describes as particularly effective in spreading the goals of the Muslim Brotherhood among university students.

Quote:The Muslim Brotherhood has long eschewed jihadist violence, opting instead for something more insidious: Tamkeen (Arabic for “empowerment” or “entrenchment”), which is the Muslim Brotherhood’s primary strategy designed to overcome Western culture and obtain dominance. It’s methods include:


Institutional penetration: Establishing presence in civil society organizations, education systems, legal advocacy, and cultural institutions.
Community consolidation: Building authority within Muslim communities through religious leadership, social services, and grassroots networks.
Discourse normalization: Shaping public narratives to align with Islamist values, often through media, academia, and religious platforms.
This approach, often described as nonviolent strategic entryism, aims for long-term transformation rather than short-term upheaval. Entryism itself is a sub-strategy that sees members of one group join another—usually a larger or more influential one—to change its policies, leadership, or ideology from within. It often involves infiltration, sometimes covert, to steer the host organization toward the entryists’ agenda.