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Al-Rashad Union
The Al-Rashad Union ( ar, الاتحاد الرشاد) is the first Salafi political party founded in Yemen. Established in March 2012, it was officially recognized by the National Unity Government on 24 July 2012 under the patronage of the Gulf Cooperation Council and in the framework of the agreement between President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the opposition. The party aims to express a conservative Islamic voice in the country and seeks the establishment of the Shariah. Al-Rashad is also committed to democracy and to the protection of the Yemeni citizens’ rights. Currently, Abd al-Wahhab al-Ḥumayqani is the party's secretary general, and Muhammad Musa al-Amri is its president. Origins of the party The descent of a group of Yemeni Salafis in the political arena was officially announced in a three-day conference in March 2012. According to Abd al Wahhab al-Humayqani, then secretary general of the preparatory committee and later secretary-general of the party, al-Rashad would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Musa Al-Amri
Muhammad Musa al-Amri (محمد موسى العامري) (born 1 January 1965) is a Yemeni politician. He is the leader of al-Rachad party (also known as "Yemeni Rashad Union," Ittiḥād al Rashād, اتحاد الرشاد) in Yemen, and he was appointed as Minister of State on 7 November 2014 as part of Khaled Bahah's cabinet. He remained in office even after the 2014 coup carried out by the Houthis that led Bahah's government to resign on 22 January 2015. Education Muhammad was born in the village of the Beni Amer in Casablanca province, in central Yemen. He pursued his education between Yemen and Saudi Arabia, eventually returning to Yemen, where he attended Dar al-Hadith school. He earned a master's degree in Islamic law and further specialized in the subject at the Islamic University of Omdurman, in Sudan. Politics Muhammad Musa al-Amri was recently designated as the chairman of al-Rachad, the first Salafi political party in Yemen - founded in March 2012. He gained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houthi Insurgency In Yemen
The Houthi insurgency in Yemen, also known as the Houthi rebellion, the Sa'dah War, or the Sa'dah conflict, was a rebellion, military rebellion pitting Zaidiyyah, Zaidi Shia Islam, Shia Houthis (though the movement also includes Sunni Islam, Sunnis) against the Military of Yemen, Yemeni military that began in Northern Yemen and has since escalated into a Yemeni Civil War (2014–present), full-scale civil war. The conflict was sparked in 2004 by the government's attempt to arrest Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi, a Zaidi religious leader of the Houthis and a former parliamentarian on whose head the government had placed a $55,000 bounty. Initially, most of the fighting took place in Sa'dah Governorate in northwestern Yemen, but some of the fighting spread to neighbouring governorates Hajjah Governorate, Hajjah, 'Amran Governorate, 'Amran, Al Jawf Governorate, al-Jawf and the Saudi Jizan Region, province of Jizan. After the Houthi Battle of Sanaa (2014), takeover of the capital city Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |