| 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 (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.[1][2]
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.[1][3][4] The organization has about 100,000 members[5] of both genders between the ages of 8-16 organized into 500 local groups.
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