Muslim Brotherhood
Egyptian political movement
The Muslim Brotherhood is a transnational Sunni Islamic organization founded in Egypt in 1928, advocating for the implementation of Islamic principles in government and society.
It has spawned affiliated movements across the Middle East and beyond, with varying degrees of political influence and legitimacy depending on the country.
Some governments designate it as a terrorist organization while others have allowed it to participate in electoral politics.
The Muslim Brotherhood won Egypt's first post-revolution elections before being ousted by the military.
Egyptian capital city
- 1928A calendar year
- Tahrir SquareCentral Cairo public space
- MubarakEgyptian president, overthrown 2011
- NasserEgyptian leader, 1956-1970
Sadat · Arab Spring · coup · constitution · referendum · parliament · crackdown · exile
Muslim religious legal code
- caliphateIslamic successor-led government
- gradualismPhilosophy of incremental change
- social conservatismIdeology favoring established moral standards
- revivalReturn after decline
Main divisions of text
- branchesLimbs of trees
- cellsBasic biological units
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- membershipState of belonging
oath · secrecy · discipline · network · federation · affiliates · Hamas · recruitment
Intimidation through targeted violence
- extremismIdeology beyond accepted norms
- designatedOfficially selected beforehand
- bannedOfficially disallowed
- outlawedForbidden by law
sanctions · radicalization · infiltration · violence · assassination · sectarianism · repression · persecution
Cairo
Egyptian capital city
- 1928A calendar year
- Tahrir SquareCentral Cairo public space
- MubarakEgyptian president, overthrown 2011
Nasser · Sadat · Arab Spring · coup · constitution · referendum · parliament · crackdown · exile · underground
Sharia
Muslim religious legal code
- caliphateIslamic successor-led government
- gradualismPhilosophy of incremental change
- social conservatismIdeology favoring established moral standards
chapters
Main divisions of text
membership · oath · secrecy · discipline · network · federation · affiliates · Hamas · recruitment · indoctrination
terrorism
Intimidation through targeted violence
- extremismIdeology beyond accepted norms
- designatedOfficially selected beforehand
- bannedOfficially disallowed
outlawed · sanctions · radicalization · infiltration · violence · assassination · sectarianism · repression · persecution · crackdown
schools
Places of learning
- clinicsOutpatient treatment facilities
- hospitalsInstitutions treating the sick
- mosquesMuslim houses of worship
welfare · charity · grassroots · outreach · education · services · poor · community · mutual aid · philanthropy
- Islamist PartiesHamas, MMA
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- Arab HistoryArab Spring, Arab League, Nasser, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Baath Party
- Arab SpringTahrir Square, uprising, Mubarak, demonstrations, protesters
- Modern EgyptGamal Abdel Nasser, Nasser, Suez Canal, Anwar Sadat, Mubarak
- Modern Middle EastArab Spring, ISIS, Iraq War, Taliban, Hamas
Muslim Brotherhoodsecularism
Separation of faith, state
secular humanism · liberal democracy · communism · socialist parties · communist parties
brothers, brotherly, brotherhood, Muslim, Muslims, brotherhoods, Islamist, Islamism