Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan

Jordan population: 9,903,802

Capital: Amman   Current President: Jordan's King Abdullah II 

History of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood

The Muslim Brotherhood was established in Jordan in 1942. The Brotherhood was not only strongly influenced by the ideas of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, but also members of the IKWAN in Egypt who were given security in Jordan after Gamal Abdel Nasser 's crackdown on the organization after a failed assassination attempt in 1952 (Luck, 2016).

Like the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood was created to work on societal and
political issues through the prism of Islamic-based activism. Because of their extensive social activism, they gained
popular support amongst Jordanians. Throughout the decades, the brotherhood in Jordan did what gave rise to
the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood: they capitalized on the ability to connect with Jordanian civil society, and offer
an extensive range of social services (Luck, 2016)

The Muslim Brotherhood and King Abdullah II

While King Hussein of Jordan allowed the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood more space, the government under King Abdullah II strengthened its position on the nation's Brotherhood. After the fall of Hussein in 1999, King Abdullah II suspended any appointment to cast a ballot until 2003 due to occasions in Palestine, And moreover, in 2001, the fear attacks on the United States. In the lower parliamentary decisions of 2003, the Jordan Muslim Brotherhood continued to hold 17 seats (out of an imaginable 110 seats) (Stemmann, 2008).

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The role of Islam has historically been one of the greatest elements of the Brotherhood platform in Jordan. The organization was structured historically on its political Islamist message. In recent months (2016), however, the Jordanian Brotherhood has reduced Islam's presence in its message. For example, during a rally in September 2016 in West Amman, "Gone were the green flags emblazoned with crossing swords. Instead, young men waved white banners with the word “reform” written across them. Christians and women took center stage, and Islam was not mentioned once. Many in the crowd
swayed to nationalist pop music and Bedouin folk songs” (Luck, 2016).

Citation
Luck, T. (2016). The reinvention of Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood involves women–and Christians. The Washington Post. September 20, 2016. URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/a-rebranded-muslim-brotherhood-attempts-a-comeback-in-jordan/2016/09/19/b9be80a6-7deb-11e6-ad0e-ab0d12c779b1_story.html

Stemmann, J.J.E. (2008). Islamic Activism in Jordan. Athena Intelligence Journal, Vol. 3, No. 3, pages 7-19. URL: https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/91064/Vol%203%20-%20No%203%20-%20Art%20A.pdf