The Shabiba Islamiya (, ) was a violent and clandestine Moroccan extremist Islamist group founded in 1969 by Abdelkrim Motii and Kamal Ibrahim. Its goal was the establishment of an Islamic state in Morocco. The group was active until 1985, due to a government crackdown. Founding Shabiba Islamya was founded in 1969 by Abdelkrim Motil and Kamal Ibrahim. Before leading the organization, Motil was an education ministry inspector and former militant against the French colonial regime, and Ibrahim a former teacher. The Sunni conservative movement attracted many teachers and students. It also established its own military branch. In 1972–1975, the Shabiba Islamiya experienced significant growth in Moroccan universities, filling the void left by the National Union of Moroccan Students when it was repressed. Part of the organisation's recruitment strategy was to run vacation camps where high school and university students could receive training in protest and propaganda techniques. It was officially recognized in November, 1972. Beliefs Shabiba Islamiya's declared aim was to oppose the influence of Marxist–Leninist organizations, which they viewed as detrimental to society. They also aimed to promote the Islamization of Morocco for it to become an Islamic State under Sharia law. It was a conservative Sunni movement. It was the first Islamist movement in Morocco to politically weaponise violence, though towards the end of the organization's duration, there was a significant divergence in opinion of the effectiveness of this strategy. The group was known for their opposition of leftist politics, with their primary targets were Moroccan leftists and secularists, including most famously the attacks on Omar Bendelloun and Abderrahim Meniaoui. The group was inspired by the ideas of Sayid Qutb of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. The group's leaders were particularly influenced by the concepts Qotb developed in his book Ma’alim fi al Tariq. The group's beliefs mirrored that of Qotb's beliefs about Egyptian society, as they considered Morocco to be in a state of pre-Islamic ignorance. Like Qotb, they also believed that violence was necessary in order to achieve a Moroccan Islamic State. Assassinations of Omar Benjelloun and Abderrahim Meniaoui Moroccan authorities have accused the organization of being involved in the murder of Omar Benjelloun, popular labor unionist and editor of Al Muharrir, the socialist party newspaper in Morocco and official of the Socialist Union for the Forces of Progress. Abdelkrim Motii, a leader of the Shabiba Islamiya, was fingered for the assassination that took place