Their book, "Qatar Papers," brought to light the emirate's funding of 140 initiatives encompassing mosques, Islamic centres, and schools across Europe and France. A significant number of these initiatives were linked to the Muslim Brotherhood
This investigation conducted for Orient XXI constitutes an unprecedented decryption of the lobbying, as discreet as it effective, carried out by one of France’s key partners. An idealised self-image coupled with a systematic vilification of Qatar, accused of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, supposedly a terrorist organisation, the courting of French MPs … the Emirates deploy a multifarious strategy with an eye to strengthening their position on the international scene. The decision was (.)
After nine years of presence in Mali, the French army retired proud of the work accomplished. They indeed bravely fought the jihadists. (.) [Voltaire Network]