The Society of the Muslim Brothers, better known simply as the Muslim Brotherhood, is a radical Sunni Islamist terrorist organization founded in Egypt in 1928.
They have cells all across the Middle East as well as in portions of Africa, including Egypt, Yemen, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Iraq, and Qatar, among others.
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The Muslim Brotherhood is a religious and political group founded on the belief that Islam is not simply a religion, but a way of life. It advocates a move away from secularism, and a return to the rules of the Quran as a basis for healthy families, communities, and states.
The movement officially rejects the use of violent means to secure its goals. However, offshoots of the group have been linked to attacks in the past, and critics blame the Brotherhood for sparking troubles elsewhere in the Middle East. Many consider it the forerunner of modern militant Islamism.