In Muslim-majority countries like Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, banning the Muslim Brotherhood isn’t about outlawing a single organization, it’s about surgically suppressing the political dimension of Islam.
If any US administration can be persuaded to declare Islam a political ideology rather than a religion, it is this current one. No question this is a most worthy idea. It would debilitate the flow of funds to nefarious causes as those vehicles would become taxable. The question is what motivation or political will would exist eventually to risk great national and international backlash.
"Italy does not formally recognize Islam as a religion. While there are a substantial number of Muslims in Italy, and Islam is the second-largest religion in the country, it has not been officially recognized by the Italian state. This lack of recognition means that Islamic institutions and communities face limitations in terms of public funding, legal recognition of Islamic weddings, and access to religious holidays"
"While the US Federal Government did not completely ban communism, the Communist Control Act of 1954 outlawed the Communist Party of the United States and prohibited members of communist organizations from holding certain positions. However, the act was not fully enforced and some parts were later deemed unconstitutional by the courts."
This is what they should be teaching at the universities
If any US administration can be persuaded to declare Islam a political ideology rather than a religion, it is this current one. No question this is a most worthy idea. It would debilitate the flow of funds to nefarious causes as those vehicles would become taxable. The question is what motivation or political will would exist eventually to risk great national and international backlash.
New ruling, I wonder why --
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I agree. Nevertheless, declaring the Muslim Brotherhood a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) in the USA will definitely be a step forward.
"Italy does not formally recognize Islam as a religion. While there are a substantial number of Muslims in Italy, and Islam is the second-largest religion in the country, it has not been officially recognized by the Italian state. This lack of recognition means that Islamic institutions and communities face limitations in terms of public funding, legal recognition of Islamic weddings, and access to religious holidays"
"While the US Federal Government did not completely ban communism, the Communist Control Act of 1954 outlawed the Communist Party of the United States and prohibited members of communist organizations from holding certain positions. However, the act was not fully enforced and some parts were later deemed unconstitutional by the courts."