Here's what to know about Muslim brotherhood, which Jordan has forbidden
Jordan accused the Muslim brothers of planning attacks in the country and introduced a general ban on the group on Wednesday, in a move that could close the largest opposition party of the nation, the Islamic action front, the group's political arm in Jordan.The front of the Islamic action won a support point in Parliament last year after making a campaign against the Israeli invasion of Gaza.Here more on Muslim brotherhood and on its reach through the Middle East.What is Muslim brotherhood?Muslim brotherhood is a Sunni Islamist movement founded in 1928 by Hassan Al-Banna, a school teacher in Egypt, who claimed that a religious renewal would help the Muslim world to reject colonialism and western influence.Sometimes it was contradictory for the group's attention and avoided definin...