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Why did Hassan al-Banna establish the Muslim Brotherhood in Ismailia?
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Hassan al-Banna, a schoolteacher in Ismailia, Egypt, founded the Muslim Brotherhood in 1928 as an attempt to modernize Islamic society.
Hassan al-Banna established the Muslim Brotherhood in Ismailia in 1928 while working there as a primary school teacher.12
His decision was driven by deep distress over the conditions he witnessed in the city, which was located near the Suez Canal and served as a focal point for the foreign economic and military occupation of Egypt. Motivated by a desire for the rejuvenation of Islam, al-Banna founded the organization alongside six workers from a British camp labor force to promote social welfare, education, and development in populations that had been neglected by the government.134