US EditionUAE limiting students coming to UK over Muslim Brotherhood concerns: Report
The UAE cites Islamist radicalisation fears linked to the Muslim Brotherhood and has cut state scholarships, causing a 27% drop in Emirati student UK study visas in 2025.
- The United Arab Emirates government is restricting federal funding for citizens to study at British universities over fears Islamist groups are radicalising campuses, officials told The Times.
- Amid long-standing concerns about Islamist influence, Emirati officials have pressed Western democracies about the Muslim Brotherhood, warning it spreads extremism across Europe and proscribing it as a terrorist group.
- Grant programmes administered by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Foreign Affairs fund UAE-funded students at University of Central Lancashire, University of Manchester, University of Leeds, King’s College London and University College London, covering tuition, living costs, travel and health insurance.
- The UAE says it will still fund students who study outside the UK and is not imposing a blanket ban, allowing wealthier Emirati families to self-fund London universities.
- International responses include US designations of some offshoots and French policy moves, as President Macron ordered proposals last year and one Middle East expert called Emiratis `obsessed` with the Muslim Brotherhood and their `bogeyman`.
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The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has restricted the funding of scholarships for its citizens wishing to study in the United Kingdom, in the face of fear of possible Islamist radicalization, the Financial Times reported, citing three sources familiar with the matter.
United Arab Emirates cuts state funding for citizens studying in U.K. over fears of Muslim Brotherhood on campuses
The United Arab Emirates has removed state funding for citizens who want to study in the United Kingdom over fears of campus Islamist radicalization there driven by the Muslim Brotherhood. The move to formally exclude British universities from eligibility for state-funded UAE scholarship programs appears to date to last summer, and it had been informally implemented even before that, but it has come to light now after British officials inquired …
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UAE Cuts State Funding for Students Studying in UK Over Fears of Islamist Radicalization on British Campuses
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed via Wikimedia Commons The United Arab Emirates has withdrawn state funding from British universities, citing concerns about the risk of Islamist radicalization on UK campuses—a step that sharply contrasts with the approach taken by many globalist-controlled governments across the Western world. According to officials familiar with the decision, Abu Dhabi has concluded that the UK’s academic environment poses unacceptable…
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