The Muslim Brotherhood was formed in Egypt by Hassan al - Banna in 1928 . In the 1940s , the Brotherhood was blamed for violent attacks and it went underground in the 1950s . In the 1980s , it attempted to join the mainstream political process , but it was unsuccessful . The movement officially rejects the use of violent means to secure its goals . In 2005 , it won 1 % of the seats in parliamentary elections , running as independents .
The Muslim Brotherhood was formed in Egypt by Hassan al - Banna in 1928 . In the 1940s , the Brotherhood was blamed for violent attacks and it went underground in the 1950s . In the 1980s , it attempted to join the mainstream political process , but it was unsuccessful . In 2005 , it won 1 % of the seats in parliamentary elections , running as independents .