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The '''Mujama al-Islamiya''' ("Islamic Centre") is an Islamic charity which was established in 1973 in [[Gaza City|Gaza]] by [[Sheikh Ahmed Yassin]], who had been involved with the Egyptian [[Muslim Brotherhood#Palestine|Muslim Brotherhood]], as the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. Mujama started to offer clinics, blood banks, day care, medical treatment, meals and youth clubs. Mujama plays an important role for providing social care to the people, particularly those living in refugee camps. It also extended financial aid and scholarships to young people who wanted to study in [[Saudi Arabia]] and the West.

Mujama al-Islamiya was recognized by Israel in 1979 as a charity, allowing the organization to set up the [[Islamic University in Gaza]] (IUG) and build [[mosques]], clubs, schools,<ref name="WSJ">{{cite news|last=Higgins |first=Andrew |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123275572295011847 |title=How Israel Helped to Spawn Hamas |work=The Wall Street Journal|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926212507/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123275572295011847.html|archivedate=September 26, 2009 |date=2009-01-24 |accessdate=2010-08-24}}</ref> and a library in Gaza,<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2006/mar/02/world/fg-charity2 Hamas Victory Is Built on Social Work]. [[Los Angeles Times]], March 2, 2006.</ref> besides other social services.

In the late 1970s and 1980s, Mujama al-Islamiya are reported to have coerced urban educated women in Gaza to wear Islamic dress or [[hijab]].<ref>[https://www.jstor.org/stable/3012687?seq=1 "Women and the Hijab in the Intifada", Rema Hammami] ''Middle East Report'', May–August 1990</ref>

In 1984, the Israeli military raided a mosque and found a cache of weapons. Sheikh Yassin and others were jailed for secretly stockpiling weapons, but he was released in 1985 as part of the [[Jibril Agreement]].<ref name="zuhur">{{cite web|url=https://fas.org/man/eprint/zuhur.pdf |title=HAMAS and Israel: Conflicting Strategies of Group-Based Politics |format=PDF |accessdate=11 June 2010}}</ref> He continued to expand Mujama's reach across Gaza.<ref name="WSJ"/>

==Formation of Hamas==
In 1987, during the [[First Intifada]], Yassin and six other Mujama Islamist members launched [[Hamas]], originally calling it the "paramilitary wing" of the Palestinian Muslim Brotherhood, and Yassin became its spiritual leader. He also claimed responsibility for a number of [[suicide attack]]s targeting [[Israel]]i civilians, and Hamas was designated a [[List of designated terrorist organizations|terrorist organization]].<ref name="newsbbccouk2">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2001/israel_and_the_palestinians/profiles/1695470.stm|title=Sheikh Yassin: Spiritual figurehead |accessdate=7 August 2007|date=22 March 2004|work=[[BBC Online]]}}</ref> By that time, Mujama controlled an estimated 40% of mosques in Gaza. Mujama's institutions would become crucial to Hamas's terrorist activities. They were and continue to provide cover for raising, laundering and transferring funds, facilitate the group's propaganda and recruitment efforts, provide employment for its operatives, and serve as a logistical support network.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Hamas-Politics-Charity-Terrorism-Service/dp/0300122586 Hamas: Politics, Charity, and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad] (2006) by Matthew Levitt. pp 23-25 {{ISBN|978-0300122589}}</ref>

In February 2007, [[Fatah]] militia stormed IUG and confiscated weapons and ammunition that were stored there. Palestinian television aired footage showing dozens of rocket-propelled grenade launchers, rockets, and assault rifles, as well as thousands of bullets which had been found inside the university.<ref name="nypost">"IRAN'S GAZA GOONS CAUGHT AT HELM OF BOMB FACTORY," by ANDY SOLTIS with Post Wire Services, ''New York Post'', Feb. 3, 2007 [http://www.nypost.com/seven/02032007/news/worldnews/irans_gaza_goons_worldnews_andy_soltis_with_post_wire_services.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204104632/http://www.nypost.com/seven/02032007/news/worldnews/irans_gaza_goons_worldnews_andy_soltis_with_post_wire_services.htm |date=2008-12-04 }}</ref><ref name="may18">"Gaza is hit with more Israeli airstrikes," by Steven Erlanger, ''New York Times'', Friday, May 18, 2007 [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/world/africa/18iht-mideast.5.5777660.html]</ref>

In December 2008, the university was bombed in six air strikes by the [[Israeli Air Force]] during the [[Gaza War (2008–09)|2008 Gaza War]], claiming that university facilities were being used by Hamas to develop and store weapons including [[Qassam rocket]]s used to target Israeli civilians. Hamas denied the Israeli allegation.<ref name="nypost">"IRAN'S GAZA GOONS CAUGHT AT HELM OF BOMB FACTORY," by ANDY SOLTIS with Post Wire Services, ''New York Post'', Feb. 3, 2007 [http://www.nypost.com/seven/02032007/news/worldnews/irans_gaza_goons_worldnews_andy_soltis_with_post_wire_services.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204104632/http://www.nypost.com/seven/02032007/news/worldnews/irans_gaza_goons_worldnews_andy_soltis_with_post_wire_services.htm |date=2008-12-04 }}</ref><ref>''Jerusalem Post'', Dec 29, 2008, IAF bombs Islamic University's R&D labs, By YAAKOV KATZ [http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230456522761&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The university was again targeted by air strikes during the [[2014 Israel–Gaza conflict]]. The Israeli army said it targeted a "weapon development" centre in the university.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/08/israel-strikes-university-gaza-city-20148283821707200.html |title=Israel strikes university in Gaza City|publisher=Al Jazeera|accessdate=3 June 2015}}</ref>

==Related entities==
The [[Islamic Charitable Society]] is a [[non-profit]] [[charitable organisation]] located in [[Hebron]] in the [[West Bank]]. The charity was founded in 1962 to take care of orphans and expanded through years. It is now responsible for two orphanages, three schools for boys and girls, dairy, sewing workshop, two bakeries, a large mall and a 30-apartment building.<ref>Islamic Charitable Society, [http://www.hebronorphans.blogspot.com/ Orphans Under Threat].</ref>

According to a 2006 episode of the [[BBC]]'s series:

:the Islamic Charitable Society has received funding from [[Interpal]] and is associated with [[Hamas]].<ref name=BBC-Panorama>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/07_july/30/panorama.shtml "Panorama: Faith, Hate and Charity"], ''[[Panorama (TV series)|Panorama]]'', [[BBC One]], 30 July 2006<br/>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/panorama/5234586.stm Faith, hate and charity: Transcript]</ref> Citing the [[Charity Commission for England and Wales]] and a draft report from the [[U.S. Treasury]]'s Asset Freezing Working Group, it was alleged on that the Islamic Charitable Society has "a well-documented supporting role within the Hamas infrastructure" and that it had "funded and administered educational programmes that appear tantamount to incitement and indoctrination in support of violent Hamas activity.<ref name=BBC-Panorama/>

==See also==
*[[Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development]]
*[[Islamic Association of Palestine]]
*[[InfoCom Corporation]]
*[[Interpal]]
*[[Union of Good]]

==References==
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->Ira Leviton: Fixed a typo found with Wikipedia:Typo_Team/moss.