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Definition: Literally this means "Islamic societies," but is usually used to describe student groups which were formed at Egyptian universities during the early 1970s.
At the time, President Sadat encouraged them because he was hoping that they would help eliminate domination of the campuses by leftist and socialist groups loyal to the previous Nasser regime.
Also Known As: none
Alternate Spellings: jama'ah al-islamiyyah
Common Misspellings: none
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