The Muslim Brotherhood in 2025… A Year of Decline and International Constriction
In 2025, the Muslim Brotherhood appeared to be entering its final chapter, as mounting internal and external pressures pushed it onto a path of decline.
While the main organization and its branches in London, Egypt, and Turkey were sinking into fragmentation and internal disputes, European capitals and international security agencies tightened their grip on its networks and its media and financial arms. From Germany and France to Sweden and Switzerland, judicial investigations and security operations monitored every move, placing the group under strict surveillance.
Meanwhile, an expanding international effort—from Europe to the United States and Jordan—moved toward designating some of the group’s branches as terrorist organizations, seizing assets, and banning activities. These measures exposed the transnational network and weakened its long-standing influence in Muslim communities and political circles.
Thus, 2025 became a decisive turning point for the Muslim Brotherhood, as investigations, trials, and bans showed that Europe and the world now recognized the perceived threat and that the organization’s political and ideological era was nearing its end.
The noose tightens around the Brotherhood worldwide
What happened in 2025?
In April 2025, Jordan delivered a “crushing” blow to the Brotherhood by declaring it a banned organization, transferring its assets to the judiciary, and closing several premises shared with the Islamic Action Front Party. Several members belonging to both entities were prosecuted.
Interior Minister Mazen Al-Faraya stated that any activity linked to the group was illegal and punishable by law, announcing the acceleration of the committee responsible for dissolving the organization and confiscating its properties.
These developments came days after the arrest of 16 individuals accused of manufacturing missiles and drones to “spread chaos and conduct acts of sabotage” within the kingdom.
Egypt… A firmly closed door
After the Jordanian decision, the Brotherhood tried to promote the idea of possible reconciliation with Egypt, but security sources denied any such prospects, affirming that the organization “no longer exists” in Egypt and that reconciliation claims were unfounded.
Faced with this firm stance, the organization—designated terrorist in Egypt—resorted to spreading rumors, though each claim was quickly debunked by Egyptian authorities.
Europe and the Muslim Brotherhood
In 2025, the Brotherhood faced unprecedented setbacks in Europe.
In France, President Emmanuel Macron instructed his government to develop measures to counter the influence of the group and the spread of political Islam, following reports warning of a threat to national cohesion. Security assessments indicated that 7% of Muslim prayer spaces were linked to the organization.
In June, France dissolved the European Institute of Human Sciences (IESH), described as the oldest imam-training center in the country, due to alleged links with the Brotherhood.
In Germany, the AfD filed an urgent parliamentary inquiry about government funding to projects linked to the organization, especially the CLAIM association. The Interior Ministry also established a permanent advisory council on combating political Islam.
Authorities banned the online-focused “Muslim Interaktiv” organization and conducted raids to gather evidence.
In Sweden, a journalistic investigation revealed a security probe into a network of imams and associations linked to the group, suspected of embezzlement and tax debts amounting to millions, including within schools and childcare institutions.
In Switzerland, MP Jacqueline de Quattro called for a parliamentary report on the presence and influence of political Islamist networks, particularly Brotherhood-linked groups.
In Austria, the exposure of a Brotherhood spy within the domestic intelligence service intensified calls to ban the group’s affiliated organizations.
In Ireland, parliamentary pressure mounted for an investigation, following the closure of Dublin’s largest Islamic cultural center months earlier.
In Belgium, renewed intelligence alerts reopened debate about associations suspected of promoting Brotherhood-inspired ideology.
The United States and the Brotherhood
In November 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing an assessment of whether certain Brotherhood branches—specifically in Lebanon, Egypt, and Jordan—should be designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
Such a designation would allow:
- freezing of assets in the United States
• barring entry of members
• confiscation of funds linked to designated branches
• prosecution of individuals affiliated with the organization
