Muslim Brotherhood

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The Muslim Brotherhood is a transnational Sunni Islamist organization founded in Egypt in 1928, known for its influential role in Middle Eastern politics and advocacy of governance based on Islamic principles.

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instanceOf Islamist organization
religious-political movement
transnational organization
activeIn Egypt
Europe (diaspora networks)
Jordan
Kuwait
North America (diaspora networks)
linked to: North America

Palestinian territories
Qatar
Sudan
Syria
Tunisia (through influenced movements)
Yemen
bannedIn Egypt (post-2013 coup)
linked to: Egypt

Russia
Saudi Arabia
Syria (for long periods)
linked to: Syria

United Arab Emirates
corePrinciple Islamic governance
combination of religious preaching and political activism
gradual Islamization of society
implementation of Sharia in public life
countryOfOrigin Egypt
designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy Egyptian government (post-2013)
linked to: Egyptian government

Russia
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
foundedBy Hassan al-Banna
goal Islamization of society through education and social work
establishment of a state governed by Islamic principles
hasPart Freedom and Justice Party
Iraqi Islamic Party (influenced branch)
Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood

Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood

Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood

Syrian Muslim Brotherhood
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood

Tunisian Islamic Tendency Movement (early influence)
Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood
hasPublication various newspapers and magazines in Arabic
headquartersLocation Cairo
historicalEvent election of Mohamed Morsi as Egyptian president in 2012
formation of the Freedom and Justice Party in Egypt after 2011
participation in Egyptian parliamentary elections in the 2000s
removal of Mohamed Morsi in 2013 military coup
severe repression under Gamal Abdel Nasser in Egypt
ideology Islamism
political Islam
inception 1928
influenced Hamas
Islamist political parties in North Africa
Jamaat-e-Islami (ideological parallels)
linked to: Islamism

various Sunni Islamist movements in the Middle East
knownFor combining social services with political activism
establishing schools, charities, and clinics
opposition to secular Arab nationalist regimes
participation in parliamentary politics in several countries
role in the 2011 Egyptian revolution
leadershipTitle Supreme Guide
legalStatus varies by country
motto Islam is the solution
notableLeader Hassan al-Banna
Mahdi Akef
Mohamed Badie
Mustafa Mashhur
Omar al-Tilmisani
Sayyid Qutb
notableMember Khairat el-Shater
Mohamed Morsi
Rashid al-Ghannushi (influenced by)
opposedBy secular Arab nationalist movements
some Salafi and jihadist groups
various authoritarian regimes in the Middle East
organizationalStructure hierarchical with a Supreme Guide
politicalPosition religious conservative
right-wing to far-right (in many contexts)
socially conservative
positionOnDemocracy supports electoral politics within an Islamic framework
positionOnViolence has had militant offshoots and periods of confrontation with regimes
officially emphasizes gradual, non-violent change in many periods
religion Sunni Islam
slogan Jihad is our way (historical slogan)
The Qur’an is our constitution

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Egyptian Revolution of 2011 hasParticipant Muslim Brotherhood
National Democratic Party (Egypt) opposedBy Muslim Brotherhood
2013 Egyptian coup d'état participant Muslim Brotherhood
Mohamed Morsi memberOf Muslim Brotherhood
Hamas originatedFrom Muslim Brotherhood
January 25 Uprising participant Muslim Brotherhood supporters
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood
Muslim Brotherhood hasPart Syrian Muslim Brotherhood
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood
Muslim Brotherhood hasPart Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood
Muslim Brotherhood hasPart Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherhood
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood
Muslim Brotherhood hasPart Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood
Friday of Anger hasParticipant Muslim Brotherhood supporters
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood
Islamist groups hasComponent Muslim Brotherhood–inspired groups
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood
Islam in Egypt hasImportantOrganization Muslim Brotherhood
Tamarod petition campaign opposed Muslim Brotherhood government in Egypt
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood
Tamarod petition campaign criticizedBy Muslim Brotherhood
National Salvation Front (Egypt) opposedTo Muslim Brotherhood government in Egypt
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood
Freedom and Justice Party affiliation Muslim Brotherhood
Freedom and Justice Party foundedBy Muslim Brotherhood
Rabaa al-Adawiya Square associatedWith Muslim Brotherhood
Sinai insurgency opponent Muslim Brotherhood (accused by Egyptian state of links)
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood
Naglaa Ali Mahmoud politicalAffiliation Muslim Brotherhood (through family ties)
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood
Naglaa Ali Mahmoud associatedWith Muslim Brotherhood
Islamism associatedWith Muslim Brotherhood
Hamas Charter mentionsOrganization Muslim Brotherhood
Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya originatedFrom Muslim Brotherhood in Palestine
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood
Sheikh Ahmed Yassin associatedWith Muslim Brotherhood (Palestinian branch)
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood
Jamiat-e Islami influencedBy Muslim Brotherhood
Milli Görüş influencedBy Muslim Brotherhood