Young Men's Muslim Association

The Young Men's Muslim Association (Arabic: جمعية الشبان المسلمين‎) (Jam'iyyat al-Shubban al-Muslimin) was founded in Egypt in 1926. By the end of the decade it had around 15,000 members. The leader of the YMMA in Palestine was Izz al-din Qassam.[1]

YMMA, Acre, 1928

References
  1. O'Brien, Conor Cruise (1986) The Siege. The Story of Israel and Zionism. 1988 Paladin Edition. ISBN 0-586-08645-5. p.209
  • Dawisha, Adeed (2002). Arab Nationalism in the Twentieth Century: From Triumph to Despair. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-10273-2


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