What's behind Mohammed Bin Zayed's war against religiously inspired opposition groups like the Muslim Brotherhood?
During the last decade, the UAE under the command of Abu Dhabi’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, has emerged as one of the most powerful countries in the Middle East.
In Yemen, while ostensibly fighting Houthi rebels to reinstate the government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the UAE is alsoinvolved in a clandestine campaign of assassinations targeting members of the Muslim Brotherhood affiliated Islah party. Its official list of terrorist organisations includes charities and civil society groups, which reject ties to the Muslim Brotherhood but are nevertheless accused by the Emiratis of having links to the group.
The phobia, Krieg explained, stemmed from a perception that religious political groups were beyond the control of the autocrats that ran their countries. Mohammed bin Zayed is said to have told US officials that the Muslim Brotherhood could take over Dubai if elections were held. Yet another cable describes how soldiers identified as Muslim Brotherhood sympathisers were put through a “reverse brainwashing” programme to rid them of their inclinations.
“The realisation in 2011 that many of the ministries in the UAE were staffed with al-Islah members that would primarily show loyalty to the group and its principles, was a shock for MbZ,” said Krieg, referring to the Emirati affiliate of the Brotherhood.
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