The Muslim Brotherhood Still Isn’t a Terrorist Organization

Naming it one will only bolster repression in the Middle East and the United States.

Egyptians stand behind the defendants’ cage during their trial after the army overthrew Egypt’s ousted Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi. December 10, 2025, 4:00 PM

Trump’s Second Term

Ongoing reports and analysis

On Nov. 24, the Trump administration issued an executive order beginning the process of designating certain branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations. The executive order offered scant evidence or rationale for the designation. Taken together, the basis amounted to some incendiary rhetoric by Jordanian and Egyptian Brotherhood leaders after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks and the minor role allegedly played

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