🇪🇸 Islamist networks of the Muslim Brotherhood are aiming to turn Spain back into Al-Andalus, as it was called during Muslim rule for centuries before the Christian reconquest.
Security experts warn that Spain, under Far-Left Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, is currently a hotbed of Islamist influence.
Counterterrorism experts, like J. M. Zuloaga, describe the Muslim Brotherhood group as a "hidden danger" that uses a medium-to-long-term strategy to infiltrate Spanish society through a network of institutions rather than a formal organization.
One example of regional Islamist influence has been identified in Catalonia, where the group is accused of exploiting legal loopholes to establish influence over the local Muslim community.
According to most analysts, the ultimate ambition of the Muslim Brotherhood is to establish a global Islamic caliphate where Spain is one of the regions with its old Muslim name, Al-Andalus.
A 2026 report from Israel's Ministry of Diaspora notes that the Brotherhood has built an extensive network in Spain and other European nations that mirrors its activities in the Middle East, often under a façade of moderation to gain public funding and political legitimacy.
For this reason, Spanish authorities find it difficult to prosecute and curb Islamist influence covertly operated by the Muslim Brotherhood.
Thus, it is unsurprising to see Spain's cordial relations with the Islamic regime in Iran, as well as the thousands of Spaniards who show solidarity for Islamist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.
The specific focus on Spain comes from the fact that Spain was once under Muslim rule for centuries as part of various Islamic caliphates and states, before the Christian Iberians reconquered the Iberian Peninsula and expelled Muslim dynasties from their lands in a centuries-long struggle known as the Reconquista.
And now, Spain under Pedro Sánchez is a key focal point for the Muslim Brotherhood's long-term Islamist expansion in Europe.