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Jamiat-e-Islami, is an Islamic political party in Afghanistan along the line of the Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt. It is also known as just Jamiat. It means "Islamic society" and is the oldest Islamic political party in Afghanistan. It has a communitarian ideology based on Islamic law but is also considered moderately progressive. During the Afghan Civil War Jamiat was one of the most powerful of the Mujahideen groups. It is strongest amongst ethnic Tajiks Since 1968 the official leader of Jamiat has been Burhanuddin Rabbani, although his actual power within the party has fluxed.