The Islamic Group ( ar, الجماعة الإسلامية , rtl=yes ) is a

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Islamist political party in Lebanon. Jamaa Islamiya was founded in 1964 as the Lebanese branch of the

Muslim Brotherhood The Society of the Muslim Brothers ( ar, جماعة الإخوان المسلمين'' ''), better known as the Muslim Brotherhood ( ', is a transnational Sunni Islamist organization founded in Egypt by Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan ...

. In fact, it was established by young members of 'Ibad al Rahman (or the Worshipers of the Merciful). Its origins, as documented by Nizar Hamzeh, go back to the height of

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's efforts at Arab unity in the mid-1960s. It supports the idea of establishing a legal order in Lebanon that is based on Islamic shari'a. As a local branch it closely follows the doctrines of the Muslim Brotherhood. Fathi Yakan was the group's grandfather and main ideologue who is a veteran Islamist scholar and preacher from

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. Its ex-leader is Ibrahim Al-Masri, who succeeded its former leader Faisal Mawlawi due to sickness. Lately, it entered the

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beside the Future Movement in Beirut's 3rd electoral district. Currently they have 1 seat in the

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.Gary C. Gambil
"ISLAMIST GROUPS IN LEBANON"
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'', 2007, 11.

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External links

Islamic Group official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Islamic Group 1964 establishments in Lebanon Conservative parties in Lebanon Islamic political parties in Lebanon March 14 Alliance Muslim Brotherhood Political parties established in 1964 Political parties in Lebanon Islamic organizations established in 1964

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