Devorah Margolin

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This sounds impressive until you realise that Syria only scored 10/100 and remains classified as “not free”. Hardly surprising given the lack of a genuine national dialogue, party formation laws, transitional justice or even a semblance of separation of powers freedomhouse.org/country/syria/…

The ISIS Detention Facilities Crisis We sat down with @DevorahMargolin, senior fellow at @WashInstitute, to discuss the latest developments in northern Syria as the situation in ISIS detention facilities has gone from bad to worse. Thousands are now missing following the emptying of Al-Hol camp, and core questions about the international community’s response and willingness to repatriate their citizens remain unanswered. We covered Dr. Margolin’s piece for @WashInstitute: "Caught in the Crossfire: Islamic State Detention Sites at Risk" washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysi… See also her latest analysis with @Joana_Cook for @ForeignPolicy: "From Bad to Worse in Northeast Syria" foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/25/syr… Follow CounterCheck on Substack, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, for more content: @countercheckpodcast" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">substack.com/@countercheckp… open.spotify.com/show/4BgVkjDda… podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cou… @CounterCheckPodcast" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@CounterCheckP…

🚨 MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MOLE INSIDE THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT? Meet Jomana Qaddour - the Senior Syria Advisor at the U.S. State Department, helping shape America’s policy toward Syria after the fall of Assad. But her background raises serious national security questions and a need for better vetting at the US State Department. Qaddour was educated at the Islamic School of Greater Kansas City, run by Hamed Ghazali, a Muslim Brotherhood operative we previously exposed who is named in the Brotherhood’s infamous 1991 “Explanatory Memorandum.” That document openly described the Brotherhood’s mission in America as: 👉 “Civilization Jihad” - sabotaging Western civilization from within. And Ghazali’s specialty? Tarbiyah. A systematic indoctrination program developed by Muslim Brotherhood founder Hasan al-Banna designed to groom generations of Muslims to advance an Islamic political order. The slogan behind the doctrine: • Allah is our objective • The Qur’an is our law • Jihad is our way • Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope This isn’t ancient history. This ideology has been embedded for decades in Brotherhood schools, mosques, and activist networks across the West. And the connections don’t stop there. 📌 Jomana’s father, Jihad Qaddour: • Served 12 years as Treasurer of the Muslim American Society (MAS) • Founder of the Islamic Society of Wichita • MAS is widely documented as a Muslim Brotherhood-derived organization in the U.S. 📌 Jomana Qaddour herself: • Spoke at MAS Freedom Foundation events • Participated in a “Viva Palestina” fundraiser alongside activist Mahdi Bray • Later moved through a pipeline of progressive national security networks • Advised the Clinton, Buttigieg, and Biden campaigns Today? She is helping guide U.S. foreign policy toward Syria - including engagement with the new Damascus government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani), the former head of the al-Qaeda-aligned Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) who was previously wanted by the US Government for $10 million dollars. A jihadi in a suit is still a jihadi. Let that sink in. A woman shaped by networks tied to Muslim Brotherhood institutions is now sitting inside the U.S. State Department advising America on the Middle East. This is exactly the type of institutional infiltration the Brotherhood described decades ago. Not bombs or armies. Influence. Access. Policy. 🚨 America deserves answers. • Who vetted these connections? • Did security clearance investigators examine these ties? • Why are individuals linked to Brotherhood networks shaping U.S. foreign policy? The American people were promised transparency. Instead, we keep discovering Brotherhood networks buried deep inside the institutions of our own government. @LauraLoomer and I have been warning about the Islamification of our government and the need for better vetting of US government employees and candidates for office. The State Department @StateDept MUST investigate Jomana Qaddour and explain to the American people how someone like this was ever allowed to work at the US State Department. Congress must investigate immediately. Alert @marcorubio See here: rairfoundation.com/muslim-brother…

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