Islamic Group (Lebanon)
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islamic-group-lebanon-170-3107744
title:
Islamic Group (Lebanon)
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The Islamic Group is a Sunni Islamist political party in Lebanon. Jamaa Islamiya was founded in 1964 as the Lebanese branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. In fact, it was established by young members of 'Ibad al Rahman. Its origins, as documented by Nizar Hamzeh, go back to the height of Gamal Abdel Nasser'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
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Sunni Islamist political party in Lebanon
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Group_(Lebanon)
date created:
2007-08-13T13:23:40Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T23:06:15Z
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