FEDERALhearing transcript

Congressional Hearing on the Muslim Brotherhood

Original title: THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD'S GLOBAL THREAT

January 1, 2018

national security foreign policy terrorism Muslim Brotherhood Middle East

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The Frame

What this does

This hearing explored the potential for a formal U.S. government designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, which would impact U.S. foreign policy and international relations.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

U.S. State Department

The department is responsible for the potential designation of foreign terrorist organizations.

U.S. Treasury Department

The department may be involved in the implementation of sanctions or terror designations.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2018.

What's next

Next step not available in the current record.

Summary

The House Subcommittee on National Security held a hearing on July 11, 2018, to examine the activities and ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood. The hearing focused on the potential designation of the organization as a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. government.

Key Facts

The hearing was held on July 11, 2018, by the Subcommittee on National Security.
The primary topic was whether the Muslim Brotherhood should be designated as a foreign terrorist organization.
The subcommittee discussed the history of the Muslim Brotherhood, founded in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna.
The hearing included testimony from four expert witnesses regarding the organization's ideology and global activities.
The chairman noted that the Trump administration was considering how to approach the terror designation of the group.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of this hearing?

The hearing was held to examine the global threat posed by the Muslim Brotherhood and to discuss the potential for the U.S. government to designate it as a foreign terrorist organization.

Who testified at the hearing?

The witnesses included Hillel Fradkin (Hudson Institute), Jonathan Schanzer (Foundation for Defense of Democracies), M. Zuhdi Jasser (American Islamic Forum for Democracy), and Daniel Benjamin (Dartmouth College).

Why It Matters

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Discoveries

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Change in Executive Branch Stance

The chairman explicitly noted a shift from the Obama administration's policy toward the Muslim Brotherhood to the Trump administration's approach.

Muslim Brotherhood

Connected Entities

organizationMuslim Brotherhood“Subject of the hearing”Map →

personM. Zuhdi Jasser“Witness, President & Founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy”Map →

personJonathan Schanzer“Witness, Senior Vice President at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies”Map →

personRon DeSantis“Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security”Map →

personHillel Fradkin“Witness, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute”Map →

personHassan al-Banna“Founder of the Muslim Brotherhood”Map →

personDaniel Benjamin“Witness, Director of the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understandin”Map →

Sources

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www.govinfo.gov

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