What is the Muslim Brotherhood – explained in 30 seconds

The Muslim Brotherhood one of the Arab world’s oldest and most influential Islamist movementsThe Muslim Brotherhood is a pan-Islamist organisation that was founded in Egypt in 1928 as an Islamic political movement to counter the spread of secular and nationalist ideas. It swiftly spread through Muslim countries, becoming a major player but often operating in secret.Its founder, Egyptian schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna, believed that reviving Islamic principles in society could enable the Mus