Founding of Muslim Brotherhood

The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in March 1928 in Ismailia, Egypt, by the schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna. It began as a religious, social and educational movement that built schools, clinics and charities, and it called for a society guided by Islamic principles. It grew rapidly in Egypt and spread to other Arab countries, and became involved in politics, at times in opposition to the government and in clashes with it. It was banned in Egypt several times, most notably under Gamal Abdel Nasser. After the 2011 revolution its candidate Mohamed Morsi was elected president in 2012, but he was removed by the army in 2013, and the group was again suppressed. The movement is viewed very differently in various countries, and several governments have designated it a terrorist organization.

Open on the timeline