French Minister Accuses Benzema Of Muslim Brotherhood

File photo - French football player Karim Benzema is seen dancing the traditional ‘aardha’, sometimes also known as the sword dance’, as he celebrates with his club ‘Al-Ittihad’, the Saudi National Day (September 23), in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on September 27, 2023. Benzema is wearing traditional Saudi clothes : a ghutra or keffieh on his head, a white dishdasha or thobe. 2022 Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema finds himself mired in political controversy amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Speaking to French outlet CNews on Monday, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin accused Benzema of having connections to the Muslim Brotherhood, a religious and political group which France considers a terrorist organization. In the televised interview, Darmanin said: “We have closed 1,100 Islamist establishments. And in recent weeks, I’ve been particularly interested, Mr. Benzema is linked, we all know it, notoriously with the Muslim Brotherhood. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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