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French report warns of spread of Muslim Brotherhood ideology • May 20, 2025, 4:38 PM ET (Le Monde)
Inside Dublin Islamic centre: pressure on ‘senior official’ to step down amid claims over staff links to banned group • May 3, 2025, 5:58 AM ET (Irish Times)
Jordan bans the Muslim Brotherhood in a move that threatens its largest opposition party • Apr. 23, 2025, 1:38 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Society of the Muslim Brothers • al-Ikhwān al-Muslimūn
Date 1928 - present
Areas Of Involvement Islam • modernization • Hadith • secularism • Westernization
Related People Khaled Meshaal • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Hassan al-Banna • Ḥasan al-Turābī • Mohamed Morsi • Sayyid Quṭb

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