The International Youth Authority () (''hayyat alshubaan alealamia'') was founded in

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in 1926. By the end of the decade it had around 15,000 members. The leader of the YMMA in

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was Izz al-din Qassam. YMMA

in 29 June 2019 the name of the association was changed to "International Youth Authority".

References

* Dawisha, Adeed (2002). ''Arab Nationalism in the Twentieth Century: From Triumph to Despair''.

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