Jamaat-e-Islami
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) (Urdu/Arabic/Persian: جماعت اسلامي, "Islamic Assembly") is a political party in Pakistan. It was founded in pre-partition India by Syed Ab'ul Ala Maududi in 1941. The party is often referred to just as the "Jamaat" or (particularly in newspaper headlines in Pakistan) as the JI. Members are often referred to, usually by others, as Jamaatis. The latter is also used as an adjective for certain political viewpoint or attitude. See the main article at Jamaati for further explanation.
The Jamaat is one of the largest components of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, the coalition of "religious parties" in Pakistan. The Jamaat's student wing is known as the Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba, also known as the Jamiat (pronounced "juh-mee-at") or 'IJT.' This student wing is accused for deterioration in the educational institutes of Pakistan and a promoter and source of Gun Culture and violation plus terrorism.The Jamiat also has a wing/counterpart for female students called the Islami Jamiat-e-Taalibaat.
The Jamaat is accused of links with international terrorist groups and suspects like Khalid Sheik Mohammed were caught from the houses of Jamaat-guys. [1] The party is also accused for the worsening of the political situation in the country. [2]
The Indian branch/affiliate, Jamaat-e-Islami, Hind, does not engage in active politics, but keeps its activities to philanthropy. The Jamaat and a militant affiliate, the Al-Badr, played a very controversial role in the process of the birth of Bangladesh from East Pakistan. Since that separation, in 1971, its Bangladesh branch/affiliate has become progressively more powerful there, most recently by forming a coalition government with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
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The Jamaat is often mentioned as a major Islamist party, being the largest "religious party" in one of the largest Muslim countries in the world. Topics related to the wider discussion include:
- Islamism
- Egyptian Islamic Jihad
- Mujahedeen
- Sayyid Qutb
- Hasan al-Banna
- Yusuf al-Qaradawi
- Abdullah Yusuf Azzam
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