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UAE blacklists 8 UK-based Muslim groups operating freely in Britain

Emirates enforces strict measures against entities linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, triggering financial and legal repercussions

UAE Blacklists 11 Individuals and 8 UK-Based Organizations Over Terror Links

The United Arab Emirates has blacklisted 11 individuals and eight UK-based organisations, accusing them of links to the Muslim Brotherhood, an organisation the UAE considers a terrorist organisation, state news agency WAM reported.

The UAE cabinet’s announcement triggers immediate legal and financial repercussions for those associated with the listed entities. Under the UAE’s counter-terrorism measures, individuals and organisations face travel bans, asset freezes and strict financial restrictions. Emirati citizens and businesses are prohibited from providing any financial support to those on the blacklist.

The organisations placed on the terror list are: Cambridge Education and Training Centre Limited, IMA6INE Limited, Wembley Tree Limited, Waslaforall, Future Graduates Limited, Yas for Investment and Real Estate, Holdco UK Properties Limited and Nafel Capital.

The incident occurs as the UK deals with mounting public indignation over a grooming gang scandal involving British-Pakistani males taking advantage of young, defenseless women. Calls for a thorough probe into institutional flaws have been made nationwide in response to the crimes, which include sexual assault and manipulation. Billionaire Elon Musk has accused UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of complicity, heightening political tensions.

Real estate, education, and media creation are among the sectors that the Muslim-majority UAE has blacklisted UK companies in, according to The Telegraph. A large number of the companies’ directors and senior executives are Emirati nationals, according to company forum records.

For decades, the United Kingdom has maintained its own listings of “prohibited organizations.” Among the more than 75 organizations on the current list are Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan and the Wagner Group of Russia. It is illegal to join or support an organization once it is listed, and doing so carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison. There are comparable systems in place in dozens of other nations to combat terrorist organizations.

The Muslim Brotherhood is notably neither prohibited nor regarded as a terrorist organization in the United Kingdom.

UK extremist groups under the scanner:

The move is a re-examination of the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in the UK. The Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) was labeled an extremist organization in August by then-Communities Secretary Michael Gove, who said that the group’s “Islamic orientation” was damaging and polarizing. The goal of Gove’s strategy was to formally label the MAB and related organizations as extremists in order to prevent them from receiving government support and financing.

In response, the MAB denied any links to the Muslim Brotherhood, saying “the Muslim Association of Britain is a British organisation operating only within the British Isles. It is not affiliated with or a member of the Muslim Brotherhood”.

Gove’s stance echoed former Prime Minister David Cameron’s 2015 review, which, while it stopped short of banning the brotherhood, flagged links with it as a “potential indicator of extremism”.

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