(National Interest) Chris Luenen - While the Muslim Brotherhood is mainly known as an Egyptian Islamist opposition party, the Brotherhood has become a truly international force with over 70 branches worldwide and an international coordinating body known as the tanzim al-dawli. It has access to large funds through obligatory contributions from its members, from rich private donors mainly from the oil-rich Gulf states as well as from its vast business ventures. The Brotherhood has given rise to almost all jihadi groups past and present, including al-Qaeda, Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, al-Jihad, Hamas, and the ultra-radical Takfir wal-Hijra.
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