Turkey-Based Muslim Brotherhood Leader Tareq Al-Suwaidan – Banned from the U.S. for Terror Links – Recounts How He Founded the Arab Muslim Association and Al-Salam Mosque in Tulsa

In a September 20, 2024, episode of the Safi Bros podcast on YouTube, Turkey-based Kuwaiti Islamic scholar and Muslim Brotherhood leader Dr. Tareq Al-Suwaidan opened up about his time in the United States. He discussed his role in founding the Arab Muslim Association (AMA) and how he navigated significant pushback, a strategy he later learned from his mentor, the late Sheikh Dr. Yousuf Al-Qaradawi, the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood (for more on Al-Suwaidan's ties to Al-Qaradawi, see MEMRI TV clip no. 10117). Al-Suwaidan also shared insights into his experience establishing the Al-Salam Mosque in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was active for several years.

Al-Suwaidan was dismissed as the director of the Saudi Al-Risala TV in 2013 after publicly declaring his affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood. Notably, Al-Suwaidan was an unindicted co-conspirator in the case against the Holy Land Foundation for funding Hamas terrorism and has been banned from entering multiple countries, including the United States and Belgium, due to his ties to terrorism and antisemitic views.