Editing Muslim Brotherhood (section)

==Foreign relations==
[[File:Map of countries that ban Muslim Brotherhood.svg|thumb|300px|Countries that ban Muslim Brotherhood, {{as of|August 2021|lc=y}}]]
On 29 June 2011, as the Brotherhood's political power became more apparent and solidified following the Egyptian revolution of 2011, the United States announced that it would reopen formal diplomatic channels with the group, with whom it had suspended communication as a result of suspected terrorist activity. The next day, the Brotherhood's leadership announced that they welcomed the diplomatic overture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/egypt-s-muslim-brotherhood-welcomes-idea-of-u-s-contacts-1.370446|title=Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Welcomes Idea of U.S. Contacts|date=30 June 2011|newspaper=[[Haaretz]]|agency=[[Reuters]]|access-date=30 June 2011|archive-date=3 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703074330/http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/egypt-s-muslim-brotherhood-welcomes-idea-of-u-s-contacts-1.370446|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2014, Brotherhood leaders were expelled from [[Qatar]]. ''The New York Times'' reported: "Although the Brotherhood's views are not nearly as conservative as the puritanical, authoritarian version of Islamic law enforced in Saudi Arabia, the Saudis and other gulf monarchies fear the group because of its broad organization, its mainstream appeal and its calls for elections".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/world/middleeast/bowing-to-pressure-qatar-asks-some-muslim-brotherhood-leaders-to-leave.html?action=click&contentCollection=Middle%20East&region=Footer&module=MoreInSection&pgtype=article|title=Muslim Brotherhood Says Qatar Ousted Its Members|work=The New York Times|date=13 September 2014|access-date=22 February 2017|archive-date=22 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722030342/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/world/middleeast/bowing-to-pressure-qatar-asks-some-muslim-brotherhood-leaders-to-leave.html?action=click&contentCollection=Middle%20East&region=Footer&module=MoreInSection&pgtype=article|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Designation as a terrorist organization===
Countries and organizations below have officially listed the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization.
* Russia&nbsp;– 12 February 2003<ref name="base.consultant.ru"/>
* Kazakhstan&nbsp;– 15 March 2005<ref>{{Cite web|title=Republic of Kazakhstan – АТЦ СНГ|url=https://www.eng.cisatc.org/1289/134/160/206|access-date=2020-10-11|website=eng.cisatc.org|archive-date=6 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906135835/https://www.eng.cisatc.org/1289/134/160/206|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Tajikistan&nbsp;– 30 March 2006<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Commonwealth of Independent States Anti-terrorism Center |url=https://www.eng.cisatc.org/1289/134/160/1268 |date=2011–2020 |access-date=28 August 2020 |archive-date=2 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402123143/https://www.eng.cisatc.org/1289/134/160/1268 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Charges brought against 70 suspected Muslim Brotherhood members in Tajikistan |url=https://en.fergana.news/news/114369/ |date=21 January 2020 |access-date=28 August 2020 |archive-date=18 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218151602/https://en.fergana.news/news/114369/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Collective Security Treaty Organization]] (CSTO)&nbsp;– 7 May 2009<ref>{{cite web |title=خريطة حظر "الإرهابية"..مصر والسعودية وسوريا وروسيا و6 دول بمنظمة "الأمن الجماعى" تصنف "الإخوان" كتنظيم إرهابى.. وبريطانيا وكندا وفرنسا والإمارات والكويت فى الطريق |url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2014/4/6/خريطة-حظر-"الإرهابية"-مصر-والسعودية-وسوريا-وروسيا-و6-دول-بمنظمة/1597700 |website=YOUM 7 |language=ar |date=6 April 2014}}</ref>
* Syria&nbsp;– 21 October 2013<ref name="SyriaTerror">{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/assad-says-factors-not-in-place-for-syria-peace-talks.aspx?pageID=238&nID=56611&NewsCatID=352|publisher=[[Hurriyet]] (AFP)|title=Assad says 'factors not in place' for Syria peace talks|access-date=26 December 2013|date=21 October 2013|archive-date=18 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218151814/https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/assad-says-factors-not-in-place-for-syria-peace-talks-56611|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=7 دول اعتبرت الإخوان "جماعة إرهابية" |url=https://alwafd.news/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1/1059666-7-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%C2%AB%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9%C2%BB |website=alwafd.news |language=ar |access-date=13 August 2018 |archive-date=22 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922135624/https://alwafd.news/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1/1059666-7-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%C2%AB%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9%C2%BB |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Egypt&nbsp;– 25 December 2013<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-explosion-brotherhood-idUSBRE9BO08H20131225|author=Shadia Nasralla|work=Reuters|title=Egypt designates Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group|access-date=26 December 2013|date=25 December 2013|archive-date=27 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227024638/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/25/us-egypt-explosion-brotherhood-idUSBRE9BO08H20131225|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/25/world/africa/egypt-muslim-brotherhood-terrorism/|author1=Salma Abdelaziz|author2=Steve Almasy|name-list-style=amp|publisher=CNN|title=Egypt's interim Cabinet officially labels Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group|access-date=26 December 2013|date=25 December 2013|archive-date=26 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726123339/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/25/world/africa/egypt-muslim-brotherhood-terrorism/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Saudi Arabia&nbsp;– 7 March 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/03/07/Saudi-Arabia-declares-Muslim-Brotherhood-terrorist-group.html|author1=Staff Writer|author2=Al Arabiya News|publisher=Al Arabiya News|title=Saudi Arabia declares MB a terrorist group|access-date=7 March 2014|date=7 March 2014|archive-date=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307004915/http://english.alarabiya.net/en/news/middle-east/2014/03/07/saudi-arabia-declares-muslim-brotherhood-terrorist-group.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Bahrain&nbsp;– 21 March 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/609752|agency=Bahrain News Agency|title=Bahrain backs Saudi Arabia, UAE, Foreign Minister says|access-date=23 March 2016|date=21 March 2014|archive-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074045/http://www.bna.bh/portal/en/news/609752|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://aa.com.tr/en/archive/bahrain-fm-reiterates-stance-on-muslim-brotherhood/172889|publisher=Anadolu Agency|title=Bahrain FM reiterates stance on Muslim Brotherhood|access-date=23 March 2016|date=21 March 2014|archive-date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404204700/http://aa.com.tr/en/archive/bahrain-fm-reiterates-stance-on-muslim-brotherhood/172889|url-status=live}}</ref>
* United Arab Emirates&nbsp;– 15 November 2014<ref name="Alaa Shahine and Glen Carey, Bloomberg News"/>

[[Libya]]'s [[Tobruk]]-based [[House of Representatives (Libya)|House of Representatives]] also designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group on 14 May 2019.<ref name="Egypt Today">{{cite web|access-date=2019-05-20|title=Libyan parl't votes to ban Muslim Brotherhood, designates it 'terrorist group'|url=http://www.egypttoday.com/Article/2/70401/Libyan-parl-t-votes-to-ban-Muslim-Brotherhood-designates-it|website=[[Egypt Today]]|date=14 May 2019|first=Walaa|last=Ali|archive-date=18 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518071321/http://www.egypttoday.com/Article/2/70401/Libyan-parl-t-votes-to-ban-Muslim-Brotherhood-designates-it|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Outside the Middle East====
In February 2003, the [[Supreme Court of Russia]] banned the Muslim Brotherhood, labelling it as a terrorist organization, and accusing the group of supporting Islamist rebels who want to create an [[Caucasus Emirate|Islamic state in the North Caucasus]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icwa.in/pdfs/Russiareaction.pdf|title=Russia's Reaction on the Egypt Crisis|publisher=Indian Council of World Affairs|date=29 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227064432/http://www.icwa.in/pdfs/Russiareaction.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=What next for Egypt and Russia?|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/4/0/69942/Opinion/What-next-for-Egypt-and-Russia.aspx|author=Hicham Mourad|newspaper=[[Al-Ahram]]|date=23 April 2013|access-date=26 December 2013|archive-date=27 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227025051/http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/4/0/69942/Opinion/What-next-for-Egypt-and-Russia.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

In an interview published on 1 March 2014, the [[Aga Khan IV]] spoke well of the Muslim Brotherhood – praising the way they "act in civil society".<ref>{{cite news|title=Aga Khan: 'Without a doubt, I am seriously worried' about the world|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/aga-khan-without-a-doubt-i-am-seriously-worried-about-the-world/article17185492/|last=Stack house|first=John|publisher=The Globe and Mail|date=1 March 2014|access-date=7 July 2021|archive-date=17 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617221114/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/news/world/aga-khan-without-a-doubt-i-am-seriously-worried-about-the-world/article17185492/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2017, during his confirmation hearing, the former [[United States Secretary of State|U.S. Secretary of State]], [[Rex Tillerson]], referred to the Muslim Brotherhood, along with [[Al-Qaeda]], as an agent of radical Islam—a characterization that [[Human Rights Watch]] member [[Sarah Leah Whitson]] criticized on social media, disseminating a statement from the HRW Washington director saying that the conflation of the group with violent extremists was inaccurate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.middleeastobserver.org/2017/01/12/us-bill-calling-for-designating-muslim-brotherhood-as-a-terrorist-organization |title=US bill calling for designating Muslim Brotherhood as a 'terrorist organization' |date=12 January 2017 |website=Middle East Observer |access-date=23 February 2017 |archive-date=26 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226141212/https://www.middleeastobserver.org/2017/01/12/us-bill-calling-for-designating-muslim-brotherhood-as-a-terrorist-organization/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The following month, ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that the administration of U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] was considering an order designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization.<ref name="nyt-Baker"/><ref name="WSJ-Solomon">{{cite news |last1=Schwartz |first1=Felicia |last2=Solomon |first2=Jay |date=8 February 2017 |title=U.S. Weighs Terror Label on Iran Revolutionary Guard, Muslim Brotherhood |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-weighs-terror-label-on-iran-revolutionary-guard-muslim-brotherhood-1486576392 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=23 February 2017 |archive-date=22 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222182616/https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-weighs-terror-label-on-iran-revolutionary-guard-muslim-brotherhood-1486576392 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Muslim Brotherhood was criticized by Secretary Tillerson.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pintak |first=Lawrence |date=22 February 2017 |title=The Trump Administration's Islamophobic Holy Grail |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/02/22/the-trump-administrations-islamophobic-holy-grail/ |newspaper=Foreign Policy |access-date=10 March 2017 |archive-date=10 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310074557/https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/02/22/the-trump-administrations-islamophobic-holy-grail/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The terrorist designation for the Muslim Brotherhood is opposed by Human Rights Watch and ''The New York Times'', both liberal-leaning institutions.<ref>{{cite news |last=Harvard |first=Sarah |date=12 February 2017 |title=Trump's plan to declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terror group is about going after American Muslims |url=https://mic.com/articles/168012/trumps-plan-to-declare-the-muslim-brotherhood-a-terror-group-is-about-going-after-american-muslims#.MZF3wI2qY |newspaper=[[Mic (media company)|Mic]] |access-date=23 February 2017 |archive-date=1 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301051246/https://mic.com/articles/168012/trumps-plan-to-declare-the-muslim-brotherhood-a-terror-group-is-about-going-after-american-muslims#.MZF3wI2qY |url-status=live }}</ref> The potential terrorist designation was criticized, in particular, by Human Rights Watch member Laura Pitter.<ref name="WSJ-Solomon" /> ''The New York Times'' set forth its opposition in an editorial that claimed that the Muslim Brotherhood is a collection of movements, and argued that the organization as a whole does not merit the terrorist designation: "While the Brotherhood calls for a society governed by Islamic law, it renounced violence decades ago, has supported elections and has become a political and social organization".<ref name="NYT-ed">{{cite news |newspaper=The New York Times |date=9 February 2017 |title=All of Islam Isn't the Enemy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/opinion/all-of-islam-isnt-the-enemy.html |access-date=23 February 2017 |archive-date=23 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223100115/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/opinion/all-of-islam-isnt-the-enemy.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization is opposed by the [[Brennan Center for Justice]], [[Amnesty International]], [[Human Rights Watch]], [[Council on American–Islamic Relations|Council on American-Islamic Relations]] and [[American Civil Liberties Union]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Mathias |first=Christopher |date=24 February 2017 |title=Muslim Brotherhood Terror Designation Will Lead To 'Witch-Hunt,' Rights Groups Say |url=https://huffingtonpost.com/entry/muslim-brotherhood-terror-designation-letter_us_58b03effe4b0780bac28758b |newspaper=HuffPost |access-date=12 December 2019 |archive-date=10 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210110923/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/muslim-brotherhood-terror-designation-letter_us_58b03effe4b0780bac28758b |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Human Rights Watch]] and its director [[Kenneth Roth]] oppose proposals to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/02/08/us-dont-target-muslim-brotherhood |title=US: Don't Target Muslim Brotherhood |last=Roth |first=Kenneth |date=8 February 2017 |publisher=Human Rights Watch |location=Washington, DC |access-date=10 February 2017 |archive-date=8 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208215240/https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/02/08/us-dont-target-muslim-brotherhood |url-status=live }}</ref>

Gehad El-Haddad, a Muslim Brotherhood member, denied that terrorism was practiced by the Muslim Brotherhood in an editorial published by ''The New York Times''.<ref>{{cite news |last=El-Haddad |first=Gehad |date=22 February 2017 |title=I Am a Member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Not a Terrorist |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/opinion/i-am-a-member-of-the-muslim-brotherhood-not-a-terrorist.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=24 February 2017 |archive-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115125543/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/opinion/i-am-a-member-of-the-muslim-brotherhood-not-a-terrorist.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In a report by the [[Carnegie Middle East Center]], Nathan Brown and Michele Dunne argued that "designating the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization may actually backfire," writing: "The sweeping measure to declare the Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization now being contemplated not only does not accord with the facts, but is also more likely to undermine than achieve its ostensible purpose and could result in collateral damage affecting other U.S. policy goals. The greatest damage might be in the realm of public diplomacy, as using a broad brush to paint all Muslim Brotherhood organizations as terrorists would be understood by many Muslims around the world as a declaration of war against non-violent political Islamists—and indeed against Islam itself."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/67771?lang=en |title=Black Label |last1=Brown |first1=Nathan |last2=Dunne |first2=Michele |date=25 January 2017 |publisher=Carnegie Middle East Center |access-date=16 February 2017 |archive-date=16 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216221224/http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/67771?lang=en |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt avoids directly implicating itself materially in terrorism while it supports terrorism with words and encourages it, according to [[WINEP]] fellow Eric Trager, who advocated pushing them into a corner instead of designating them due to issues with materially connecting them to terrorism other than with their words.<ref>{{cite news |last=Trager |first=Eric |date=9 February 2017 |title=The U.S. Should Be Wary About Overplaying Its Hand |url=https://www.thecipherbrief.com/article/middle-east/us-should-be-wary-about-overplaying-its-hand-1089 |newspaper=The Cipher Brief |access-date=12 February 2017 |archive-date=13 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213090407/https://www.thecipherbrief.com/article/middle-east/us-should-be-wary-about-overplaying-its-hand-1089 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The editorial boards of ''[[The New York Times]]'' and ''[[The Washington Post]]'' oppose designation of the group as a terrorist organization.<ref name="NYT-ed"/><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Washington Post |publisher=Editorial Board |date=9 February 2017 |title=A terrorism label that would hurt more than help |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-terrorism-label-that-would-hurt-more-than-help/2017/02/09/35978c90-ee35-11e6-b4ff-ac2cf509efe5_story.html |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214040049/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-terrorism-label-that-would-hurt-more-than-help/2017/02/09/35978c90-ee35-11e6-b4ff-ac2cf509efe5_story.html |archive-date=14 February 2017 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Civil rights lawyer and adjunct professor of law [[Arjun Singh Sethi]] wrote that the push to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization was based on anti-Islamic [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]], noting that "Two previous U.S. administrations concluded that it does not engage in terrorism, as did a recent report by the British government."<ref>{{cite news |last=Sethi |first=Arjun Singh |date=8 February 2017 |title=Calling the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group would hurt all American Muslims |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/02/08/calling-the-muslim-brotherhood-a-terrorist-group-would-hurt-all-american-muslims/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=10 February 2017 |archive-date=28 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328070152/https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/02/08/calling-the-muslim-brotherhood-a-terrorist-group-would-hurt-all-american-muslims/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Ishaan Tharoor of ''The Washington Post'' condemned the movement to designate the Brotherhood as a terrorist group.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tharoor |first=Ishaan |date=10 February 2017 |title=Why listing the Muslim Brotherhood as a terror group is a bad idea |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/02/10/why-listing-the-muslim-brotherhood-as-a-terror-group-is-a-bad-idea/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=11 February 2017 |archive-date=10 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210154922/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/02/10/why-listing-the-muslim-brotherhood-as-a-terror-group-is-a-bad-idea/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) intelligence report from January 2017 warned that designation of the Brotherhood as a terrorist organization "may fuel extremism" and harm relations with U.S. allies. The report noted that the Brotherhood had "rejected violence as a matter of official policy and opposed al-Qa'ida and ISIS" and that while "a minority of MB [Muslim Brotherhood] members have engaged in violence, most often in response to harsh regime repression, perceived foreign occupation, or civil conflicts", designation of the organization as a terrorist group would prompt concern from U.S. allies in the Middle East "that such a step could destabilize their internal politics, feed extremist narratives, and anger Muslims worldwide." The CIA analysis stated: "MB groups enjoy widespread support across the Near East-North Africa region and many Arabs and Muslims worldwide would view an MB designation as an affront to their core religious and societal values. Moreover, a US designation would probably weaken MB leaders' arguments against violence and provide ISIS and al-Qa'ida additional grist for propaganda to win followers and support, particularly for attacks against US interests."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hounshell |first1=Blake |last2=Toosi |first2=Nahal |date=8 February 2017 |title=CIA Memo: Designating Muslim Brotherhood Could 'Fuel Extremism' |url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/cia-memo-designating-muslim-brotherhood-could-fuel-extremism-214757 |magazine=Politico Magazine |access-date=10 February 2017 |archive-date=10 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210025029/http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/cia-memo-designating-muslim-brotherhood-could-fuel-extremism-214757 |url-status=live }}</ref>

An article in ''[[The Atlantic]]'' against designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization was written by Shadi Hamid.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hamid |first=Shadi |date=12 February 2017 |title=The Muslim Brotherhood and the Question of Terrorism |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/02/muslim-brotherhood-designation/516390/ |newspaper=The Atlantic |access-date=15 February 2017 |archive-date=16 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216102030/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/02/muslim-brotherhood-designation/516390/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Relationship to diplomatic crises in Qatar===
{{see also|Foreign relations of Qatar}}

[[Qatar]]'s relationship with Muslim Brotherhood has been a persistent point of contention between Qatar and other Arab states, including [[Saudi Arabia]], the [[United Arab Emirates]] (UAE), [[Bahrain]], and [[Egypt]], which view the Brotherhood as a serious threat to social stability in those countries.<ref name="TragerQatar">{{cite web|first=Eric|last=Trager|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/07/muslim-brotherhood-qatar/532380/|title=The Muslim Brotherhood Is the Root of the Qatar Crisis|publisher=The Atlantic|date=2 July 2017|access-date=17 July 2017|archive-date=2 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702104933/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/07/muslim-brotherhood-qatar/532380/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Following the [[2013 Egyptian coup d'état|overthrow]] of Mohamed Morsi in July 2013, Qatar allowed some Brotherhood members who fled Egypt to live in the country. The Qatar-based [[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]] "housed them in a five-star Doha hotel and granted them regular airtime for promoting their cause"; the station also broadcast protests against the post-Brotherhood authorities in Egypt by the Brotherhood, "and in some cases allegedly paid Muslim Brothers for the footage."<ref name="TragerQatar" /> Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain said that Qatar had violated the [[Gulf Cooperation Council]] rule against interference in the internal affairs of other members, and in March 2014 all three countries withdrew their ambassadors from Qatar. After two months of diplomatic tensions the issue was resolved, with Brotherhood leaders departing from [[Doha]] later in 2014.<ref name="TragerQatar" />

However, "from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the UAE's standpoint, Qatar never lived up to the 2014 agreement and continued to serve as the nexus of the Brotherhood's regional networks."<ref name="TragerQatar" /> This led to the 2017 [[Qatar diplomatic crisis]], which is viewed as being precipitated in large part by a conflict over the Muslim Brotherhood. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt made 13 demands of the government of [[Qatar]], six of which reflect the group's opposition to Qatar's relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood and demand that the country cut ties to the Brotherhood.<ref name="TragerQatar" />