The Brotherhood claims that it seeks to instill the Qur'an and Sunnah as the "sole reference point for ... ordering the life of the Muslim family, individual, community ... and state",[4] and ultimately to reestaSince its inception in 1928 the movement has officially opposed violent means to achieve its goals, with some exceptions such as in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or to overthrow secular Ba'athist rule in Syria (see Hama massacre). This official position has been questioned, particularly by the Egyptian government who accused it of a campaign of killings in Egypt after World War II.[5]
The Brotherhood has been described as both unjustly oppressed and dangerously violent. Members are regularly arbitrarily arrested;[6][7] the regime of Hosni Mubarak has obstructed the party's attempts to field candidates in elections, with sweeping arrests or harassment of activists just before elections,[8][9] and riot police obstructing voters and blocking access to polling booths in Muslim Brotherhood strongholds.[10] However, supporters of the Brotherhood have demonstrated violence on their part in many occasions and have often clashed with supporters of other parties, specifically the NDP. Outside of Egypt, the group's political activity has been described as evolving away from modernism and reformism towards a more traditional, "rightist conversative" stance. For example, the Muslim Brotherhood party in Kuwait opposes suffrage for women.[11]blish a Caliphate or unified Muslim state.
