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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defends remarks on Arab scientific and literary output

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Islamism Muslim Brotherhood Arab world Nobel Prize

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is defending controversial remarks made during a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he stated that Arabs do not produce science, win Nobel Prizes, or produce literature.

In a lengthy post on X, Kennedy argued that his comments were not a critique of Arabs or Islam, but rather an attack on Islamism, which he described as a toxic ideology promoted by the Muslim Brotherhood. He attributed the perceived lack of scientific and intellectual output in Arab nations to the influence of this political movement.

The remarks have drawn sharp criticism from political figures and media commentators. Senator Chris Murphy described the comments as part of a coordinated campaign to delegitimize Muslim Americans, while commentator Joe Scarborough accused Kennedy of lurching toward bigotry. Critics also pointed to several Arab and Arab-descended individuals who have won major international awards, such as Nobel laureates Ahmed Zewail, Naguib Mahfouz, and Omar Yaghi, to contradict Kennedy’s assertions.

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Abdul El-Sayed · Al-Azhar · Chris Murphy · Donald Trump · Joe Scarborough · Mike Rogers · Muslim Brotherhood · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · United States · United States Senate

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RFK Jr. Claims Arabs ‘Don’t Produce Science’ Or Literature, Because White Nationalists Are Running The US [octobergallery.com]
RFK Jr. defends remarks about Arabs in lengthy social media post [offthepress.com]
RFK Jr. Claims Arabs ‘Don’t Produce Science’ Or Literature, Because White Nationalists Are Running The US [themorninghustle.com]
Bobby The Bigot [first-draft.com]
Kennedy Defends Claim Arabs Don't Win Nobel Prizes [www.joemygod.com]
RFK Jr. Fires Back at Media Critics in Sweeping Defense of Islam Remarks [WATCH] [www.lifezette.com]
Scarborough Accuses RFK Jr. of 'Lurching to Bigotry,' 'Disgracing' His 'Extraordinary' Dad [newsbusters.org]
‘A Very, Very Dark Place’: Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy Responds to RFK Jr.'s Sweeping Claims About Arabs [thenerdstash.com]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr Leftist mainstream media outlets piled on this week to express outrage at my observation...dearth of scientific output from the world's 22 Arab nations [freerepublic.com]
Opinion | Disparaging Muslims is Republicans' despicable and desperate gambit [www.ms.now]