A Muslim scholar who was forced to flee Egypt after criticizing Hamas’ October 7 attacks is now warning America’s far left that its deepening alliance with Islamist extremism could end the same way Iran’s did in 1979 — with a radical Islamic regime seizing power after partnering with leftist factions, only to eliminate them once power was secured.

Dalia Ziada, a Middle East scholar and Washington, D.C.-based coordinator at the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy, relocated to the United States after facing threats on her life in Egypt. She says she is now witnessing troubling and familiar dynamics taking shape on American soil.

“For five or seven years now, we have been seeing some kind of a ‘sinful marriage’ between the radical left and the radical Islamism, the groups that hate Western liberal democracies and desire to destroy them,” Ziada told Fox News Digital. Her warning comes as global networks of anti-Israel activist groups mobilize coordinated “Nakba 78” protests across the United States and dozens of nations worldwide.

The ‘Red–Green Alliance’ and the Palestinian Cause

Ziada argues that Islamist movements — including groups tied to the Muslim Brotherhood — have for years deliberately weaponized the Palestinian cause as a mobilization tool to build alliances with other activist movements in the West, a phenomenon some analysts have described as a “red–green alliance.”

She further contends that Islamist movements have increasingly targeted Jewish communities in the West, which she described as a vital “pillar” supporting liberal democratic systems. By undermining those communities and institutions, Ziada argues, these alliances strike at the structural foundations of Western governance itself.

Lessons from the 1979 Iranian Revolution

Ziada’s most chilling warning draws a direct parallel to the events of the 1979 Iranian Revolution. She argues that what is unfolding in the West today mirrors exactly what leftist and communist factions experienced in Iran — alliances forged in opposition, followed by betrayal.

“We saw this exactly happening in Iran in the 1970s. The Islamists used the left because the legitimacy of the left is stronger, because they don’t come from a religious background,” she explained. “They allied the communists there, made them believe that we all are going to change Iran and make it a better place. And how it ended in 1979 — the Islamists took over the country and the first group they sacrificed was the communists, the leftists in Iran.”

The Nakba 78 Protests and the Language of Delegitimization

Ziada says the current weekend protests follow a now-familiar pattern of anti-Israel demonstrations she describes as “very well organized worldwide.” She anticipates demonstrators will frame Israel using terms such as “apartheid” and “genocide” — language she argues reflects a coordinated global messaging infrastructure built for delegitimization rather than genuine advocacy.

Notably, Ziada argues that the term “Nakba” itself — meaning “catastrophe” — has been stripped of its original historical context. She contends it was initially used, in part, to criticize Arab leaders for rejecting a proposed Palestinian state. That nuance, she says, is almost entirely absent from modern protest movements, which have repurposed the term as a symbol of opposition to Israel’s very existence.

“I wouldn’t say it’s kind of a bureau — but they all agree on one thing, which is destroying the United States or weakening the Western world,” she said.

“I Have Seen My Native Egypt Destroyed by These Groups”

Ziada’s warnings carry the weight of personal experience. She was forced to flee Egypt for speaking out against Hamas’ October 7 attacks — a reminder that the ideological forces she describes are not abstract. She has watched them consume communities, dismantle institutions, and silence dissidents across the Middle East.

“I have seen my native Egypt being destroyed by these groups, by these people, and I’ve seen the entire Middle East actually falling under this,” she said. “And I don’t want to see the United States — the country that has given me my education, has given me my career, has given me a refuge when these radicals tried to kill me — I don’t want to see it being destroyed by the same bad guys.”

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