As a student activist in Sudan under Brotherhood rule, I learned what it meant to hold views the regime considered unforgivable. Calling for democracy, liberalism, and secularism carried the constant threat of imprisonment, torture, or death. So, when U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated the Sudanese Islamic Movement (SIM) and its armed wing, the al-Baraa Bin Malik Brigade, as terrorist organizations last week, I recognized what the designation finally acknowledges. But the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood is not a product of the conflict that erupted in April 2023. It is the architect of the political order that made that conflict inevitable. Understanding how the Brotherhood evolved from an ideological movement into a military force; and why the United States finally acted; requires tracing a lineage that stretches back over seven decades. …
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/sudans-hidden-war-how-the-muslim-brotherhood-hijacked-the-army