It’s impossible to understand the UAE’s obsession with the MB threat without knowing the history. Al-Islah, the Emirati movement linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, gained influence in education and professional circles before the UAE began restricting it in the 1990s. During the 2011 Arab Spring, around 130 Emiratis, including al-Islah members, petitioned for an elected legislature. Oh no, democracy! A major crackdown followed, culminating in the UAE94 trial, where 94 people were accused of plo