Global Outlook

  The United States government’s designation of the Egyptian, Jordanian, and Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist entities reflects a policy grounded in U.S. law and national security assessment . These designations stem from Executive Order 14362 (Nov. 24, 2025), which required the Secretaries of State and Treasury to evaluate whether specific chapters warranted listing as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) or Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT) . Under established counterterrorism authorities like Executive Order 13224 and section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act , the U.S. Treasury’s OFAC and the State Department designated the Egyptian and Jordanian branches as SDGTs, and the Lebanese branch as both an FTO and SDGT. All three chapters are assessed to have provided material support to extremist networks such as Hamas, according to the Treasury’s official announcement. These designations allow the U.S. government to block property and in...

  The Muslim Brotherhood established itself in Egypt through its foundation year of 1928 before becoming a major political power in Jordan. The Muslim Brotherhood operates its political wing through the Islamic Action Front (IAF) which maintains the position of largest opposition party throughout the country. Recent developments have raised visibility upon the group's operational activities and their security impact upon Jordan's national defense. The Court of Cassation in Jordan delivered its ultimate decision to dismantle the Muslim Brotherhood in 2020 because the group failed to meet Jordanian laws for legal status correction. Though the organization suffered dissolution according to the court the members continued their activities which caused rising conflict with government agencies. The arrests of 16 Brotherhood-linked people raise more national security worries because authorities discovered their plans to make rockets to trigger unrest throughout the kingdom . The Musli...

  Jordanian authorities successfully dismantled a terrorist group associated with the Muslim Brotherhood which caused discussions regarding the organization's contributions to regional instability. The incident emphasizes the necessity of a new assessment process to understand how the world views and classifies the organization. A  Legacy of Extremism The Muslim Brotherhood established its operations in Egypt during 1928 and remains a disputed organization to this day. Numerous confirmed links between the organization and extremist activities arise while it claims to be a socio-political movement. Egypt established the Brotherhood as a terrorist organization under state law in 2013 due to its active participation in national acts of violence and attempted toppling of the government. Counter Extremism Project A systematic evaluation of the Muslim Brotherhood proves that its ideology serves as inspiration to various terrorist groups. The Counter Extremism Project  verifies...

  Modern events in Jordan have demonstrated that the Muslim Brotherhood continues to threaten the country . Staying true to their goals of destabilizing governments and societies the Muslim Brotherhood continued their operations by having 16 organization-linked members charged with terrorism planning activities. Muslism Brotherhood doctrine works to build societies that follow their version of Islamic teachings which results in harming democratic freedoms and human rights values. The Brotherhood continues to make history through their assaults against secular leadership and through their suspicious relationships with terror groups. The decision to identify the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization has been carried out by governments in Egypt and Austria alongside Kazakhstan. Group designations as terrorist organizations emerge from substantial proof demonstrating how activities conducted by the groups endanger national and regional security standards. The global community ...

  The Muslim Brotherhood started in Egypt during 1928 since then it has portrayed itself as a combination of political organization and social movement working for Islamic values and governance. jinakata the Brotherhood displays an intricate web that connects extremist concepts and violent deeds which produce regional turmoil. The Ideological Foundations The Brotherhood bases its ideology upon the teachings of Hassan al-Banna and Sayyid Qutb. Extremist groups obtain their core beliefs from the writings specifically authored by Qutb. The Brotherhood's concept of jihad for creating an Islamic state has directly inspired al-Qaeda and ISIS to establish their extremist agendas thus creating a direct link between those groups and the movement. Historical Links to Extremism Over and above its philosophical standards The Brotherhood maintains extensive power. Notably: Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden developed extremist beliefs because he learned Brotherhood religious doctrine in his early...

The Jordanian government has handed over a terrorist by the name of Khalaf Abd Al Rahman Humaid Al Rumaithi to the UAE. In Case No. 79/2012, the Federal Supreme Court of the United Arab Emirates ruled against him and others, sentencing him in absentia to 15 years in prison for allegedly founding a covert organization linked to the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood with the intention of undermining the fundamental tenets of the UAE government . The terrorist was turned over in accordance with the arrest warrant that had been issued for him and the agreements reached on legal and judicial cooperation by the Arab Interior Ministers' Council, which is in charge of bringing criminals who have eluded justice in Arab nations to justice. Khalaf Al-Rumaithi will be tried again in accordance with the legal provisions of the UAE Criminal Procedural Law, which state that if an accused person is arrested for whom a judgment was rendered in absentia or he turns himself in, he will be tried again on...