Lebanon Islamic Grouping

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Islamic grouping

Founded during the 1975 Civil War by Lebanon's Sunni mufti, Shaykh Hasan Khalid, the Islamic Grouping (At Tajammu al Islami) was a loose confederation of Sunni political and religious notables. At one time it included most former or current Sunni prime ministers, ministers, deputies, and lesser politicians. It met weekly under the chairmanship of the mufti, it issued statements on current issues, and it was responsible for nominating Sunni representatives to fill official government posts. In 1987, with politics almost moribund and in the absence of a significant militia, the Islamic Grouping by default was the most important organization of the Sunni community.

 
You can read more regarding this subject on the following websites:

Lebanon's Geography: Islamic Groups - ghazi.de
Islamism in Lebanon - Al Mashriq
List of political parties in Lebanon - Wikipedia
Why Islamic Finance is failing in Lebanon | Al Bawaba
Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya (Lebanon) - Wikipedia


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