Indian Subcontinent
The Jamaat-e-Islami (Urdu: جماعتِ اسلامی;, lit. "Islamic Party" abbreviation, JI) is a political party founded on August 26, 1941 in Lahore by Muslim theologian Abul Ala Maududi. Jamaat-e-Islami is said to be the Muslim Brotherhood in the Indian subcontinent and Muslim Brotherhood is called the Jamaat-e-Islami of the Arab world.
Jamaat-e-Islami has independent oganizations in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
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