Muslim Brotherhood
transnational Sunni Islamist organization / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Society of the Muslim Brothers (Arabic: جماعة الإخوان المسلمين Jamāʿat al-Ikhwān al-Muslimīn), better known as the Muslim Brotherhood (الإخوان المسلمون al-Ikhwān al-Muslimūn) is a transnational Sunni Islamist organization founded in Egypt by Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna in 1928.[27] Al-Banna's teachings spread far beyond Egypt, influencing today various Islamist movements from charitable organizations to political parties.[28]
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Muslim Brotherhood جماعة الاخوان المسلمين | |
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Leader | Mohammed Badie |
Spokesperson | Gehad El-Haddad |
Founder | Hassan al-Banna |
Founded | 22 March 1928; 96 years ago (1928-03-22) Ismailia, Kingdom of Egypt |
Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt (historical) Unclear (present) |
Ideology | Pan-Islamism[1] Sunni Islamism[2] Neo-Sufism[3] Qutbism[4][5] Religious conservatism[6] Salafism[7][8] Anti-imperialism[9][10] Social conservatism[11] Anti-Zionism[12] Anti-communism[13] |
Political position | Right-wing[14][15] |
Allies | State allies:
Non-state allies:
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Designated as a terrorist group by | Full organisation:
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