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1973

Ahmad Yasin establishes the Islamic Center in Gaza

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📅 1973 📍 Palestine

Organizations/movement: Islamic Center (al-Mujamma‘ al-Islami); Muslim Brotherhood. Action: Yasin established an institution offering religious, social, cultural, health and sporting services. Result: Islamist community networks expanded within Gaza. Impact / interpretation: Service provision developed a political constituency distinct from secular factions. This institution preceded Hamas, which was founded in 1987; the two founding dates must not be conflated.

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Ahmad Ismail Yasin

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Islamic Center

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