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Lebanon
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Founded during the 1975 Civil War by Lebanon's Sunni mufti,
Shaykh Hasan Khalid, the Islamic Grouping (At Tajammu al Islami)
was a loose confederation of Sunni political and religious
notables. At one time it included most former or current Sunni
prime ministers, ministers, deputies, and lesser politicians. It
met weekly under the chairmanship of the mufti, it issued
statements on current issues, and it was responsible for nominating
Sunni representatives to fill official government posts. In 1987,
with politics almost moribund and in the absence of a significant
militia, the Islamic Grouping by default was the most important
organization of the Sunni community.
Data as of December 1987
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