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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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ
Hassan al-Banna → founded → Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
Hassan al-Banna → politicalMovement → Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
Iraqi Islamic Party (influenced branch) → basedOnPrinciplesOf → Muslim Brotherhood ideology ⓘ
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood
Omar al-Tilmisani → affiliation → Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
Omar al-Tilmisani → organizationLed → Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood
Mustafa Mashhur → organization → Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
Mohamed Badie → memberOf → Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
Mohamed Badie → politicalAlignment → Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood → partOf → Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
subject linked to: Supreme Guide
Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood → usedBy → Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
subject linked to: Supreme Guide
Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood → hasAuthorityOver → Guidance Bureau of the Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
subject linked to: Supreme Guide
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood
Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood → partOf → Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood → transnationalAffiliation → Muslim Brotherhood network ⓘ
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood