Mujama al-Islamiya

The Mujama al-Islamiya ("Islamic Centre") is an Islamic charity which was established in 1973 in Gaza by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin , who had been involved with the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood , as the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. Mujama started to offer clinics, blood banks, day care, medical treatment, meals and youth clubs. Mujama plays an important role for providing social care to the people, particularly those living in refugee camps. It also extended financial aid and scholarships to young people who wanted to study in Saudi Arabia and the West. Mujama al-Islamiya was recognized by Israel in 1979 as a charity, allowing the organization to set up the Islamic University in Gaza (IUG) and build mosques , clubs, schools, and a library in Gaza, besides other social services. In the late 1970s and 1980s, Mujama al-Islamiya are reported to have coerced urban educated women in Gaza to wear Islamic dress or hijab . In 1984, the Israeli military raided a mosque and found a cache of weapons. Sheikh Yassin and others were jailed for secretly stockpiling weapons, but he was released in 1985 as part of the Jibril Agreement . He continued to expand Mujama's reach across Gaza.

Islamic charity established in 1973 The Mujama al-Islamiya ("Islamic Centre") is an Islamic charity which was established in 1973 in Gaza by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin , who had been involved with the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood , as the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. Mujama started to offer clinics, blood banks, day care, medical treatment, meals and youth clubs. Mujama plays an important role for providing social care to the people, particularly those living in refugee camps. It also extended financial aid and scholarships to young people who wanted to study in Saudi Arabia and the West. Mujama al-Islamiya was recognized by Israel in 1979 as a charity, allowing the organization to set up the Islamic University in Gaza (IUG) and build mosques , clubs, schools, and a library in Gaza, besides other social services. In the late 1970s and 1980s, Mujama al-Islamiya are reported to have coerced urban educated women in Gaza to wear Islamic dress or hijab . In 1984, the Israeli military raided a mosque and found a cache of weapons. Sheikh Yassin and others were jailed for secretly stockpiling weapons, but he was released in 1985 as part of the Jibril Agreement . He continued to expand Mujama's reach across Gaza.

Islamic charity established in 1973 The Mujama' al-Islami ( Arabic : المجمع الإسلامي , lit. ' Islamic Centre ' ) is an Islamic charity founded in 1973 in Gaza by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin , who had been involved with the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood 's Palestinian branch. Mujama established clinics, blood banks, day cares, medical treatments, soup kitchens and youth clubs, and extended financial aid and scholarships to young people seeking to study in Saudi Arabia and the West. In 1979, Israel recognized Al-Mujama' al-Islam as a charity, allowing the organization to set up the Islamic University in Gaza (IUG) and build mosques , clubs, schools, and a library in Gaza.