Imam al-Mahdi Scouts
The Imam al-Mahdi Scouts (Arabic: كشاف الإمام المهدي, Kashafat al-Imam al-Mahdi) is a youth movement that was established in Lebanon on 5 May 1985 by the political and paramilitary organization Hezbollah. It is named for Muhammad al-Mahdi.
| Imam al-Mahdi Scouts | |||
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Imam al-Mahdi old (original) logo | |||
| Arabic: كشاف الإمام المهدي | |||
| Country | Lebanon | ||
| Founded | 5 May 1985 | ||
| Membership | 100,000 | ||
| President | Dr. Bilal Naim | ||
| Affiliation | Lebanese Scouting Federation | ||
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| Website http://www.almahdiscouts.net | |||
The Imam al-Mahdi Scouts became a member of the Lebanese Scouting Federation and thus of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1998. The organization has about 100,000 members of both genders between the ages of 8-16 organized into 500 local groups.
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