International Affairs

A Mosque in Munich: Nazis, the CIA, and the Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in the West

Ian Johnson

About the Program

Wall Street Journal reporter Ian Johnson chronicles the history of ex-Soviet Muslims who were used for anti-communist purposes by the Nazis and then the CIA.  He spoke at the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC.     

About the Authors

Ian Johnson

Ian Johnson, former Berlin bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for his reporting on the Falun Gong, while he was the paper's Beijing correspondent.  He is the author of Wild Grass: Three Stories of Change in Modern China.  For more, visit: ian-johnson.com.           


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A Mosque in Munich: Nazis, the CIA, and the Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in the West

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  • Monday, July 19th at 5:30am (ET)
  • Sunday, June 20th at 1:30am (ET)
  • Saturday, June 19th at 12pm (ET)
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