Majma? Al-Islami, Al-
MAJMAʿ AL-ISLAMI, AL-
Muslim charity organization ("Islamic Collective") sponsored by the Muslim Brotherhood, started in the Gaza Strip in 1973 by Sheikh Ahmed Yasin who later became the spiritual leader of HAMAS.
SEE ALSO Gaza Strip;HAMAS;Muslim Brotherhood.
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