The Globe and Mail's Patrick Martin went into the blocked Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Bank to get access to the people behind the militant social and political organization Hamas.

A movement that was launched to promote Islam became an organization that battled Israel with suicide bombs, homemade rockets - and eventually democratic elections. Click the image above for part 2: From religion to revolution.

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