
Jordan bans Muslim Brotherhood after arrests over attack plots
It is not clear how the ban will affect the Brotherhood's political arm, which is the largest group in parliament.
BBC News
The Society of the Muslim Brothers, better known as the Muslim Brotherhood is a transnational Sunni Islamist organization founded in Egypt by Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna in 1928. Al-Banna's teachings spread far beyond Egypt, influencing various Islamist movements from charitable organizations to political parties.
It is not clear how the ban will affect the Brotherhood's political arm, which is the largest group in parliament.