The Islamic Centre Party ( ar, حزب الوسط الاسلامي ''Hizb al-Wasat al-Islamiy''; sometimes translated as the Islamic Centrist Party) is a
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
in
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
. The party was given official licensing by the
Jordanian government
The politics of Jordan takes place in a framework of a parliamentary monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister of Jordan is head of government, and of a multi-party system. Jordan is a constitutional monarchy based on the constitution promulgated on ...
in December 2001. With the introduction of the new political party laws the party was re-licensed in 2008.
Policies
The Islamic Centre Party seeks to promote political, economic, educational and social reforms on the basis of
Islamic law
Sharia (; ar, شريعة, sharīʿa ) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam and is based on the sacred scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and the ...
.
The party attempts to target members of the
Islamic movement. However, it is independent from
the Muslim Brotherhood
The Society of the Muslim Brothers ( ar, جماعة الإخوان المسلمين'' ''), better known as the Muslim Brotherhood ( ', is a transnational Sunni Islamist organization founded in Egypt by Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan ...
. The party supports a moderate form of Islam and criticizes extreme religious ideologies that do not support
pluralism and promote violence. The party promotes itself as an
Islamic Party
Below are lists of political parties espousing Islamic identity or political Islam in various approaches under the system of Islamic democracy. Islamic democracy refers to a political ideology that seeks to apply Islamic principles to public po ...
that is more moderate than the
Islamic Action Front.
The Islamic Centre Party advocates the strengthening of democracy in Jordan. The party promotes pluralism, the separation of powers, and the
freedom of the press. It also calls for the increasing political
role of women
A gender role, also known as a sex role, is a social role encompassing a range of behaviors and attitudes that are generally considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for a person based on that person's sex. Gender roles are usually cent ...
in Jordan. Finally, the party is adamant about the creation of a
Palestinian state
Palestine ( ar, فلسطين, Filasṭīn), officially the State of Palestine ( ar, دولة فلسطين, Dawlat Filasṭīn, label=none), is a state located in Western Asia. Officially governed by the Palestine Liberation Organization ( ...
.
Representation
The party had two members in the Jordanian Parliament from 2003–2007. As of 2009, the Party has members in municipal councils throughout Jordan.
Following the Jordanian general election in 2013, the party became the largest party in parliament.
[David Schenker. (10 March 2013)]
The Rise and Fall of Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood
Ammon News. 13 February 2014.
See also
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List of political parties in Jordan
This article lists political parties in Jordan. Jordan has 34 different political parties, but apart from the oppositional Islamic Action Front and neutral Jordanian National Youth Party, none of them play a real role because of lack of organizat ...
References
External links
Party website{{Jordanian political parties
Arab nationalism in Jordan
Arab nationalist political parties
Islamic democratic political parties
Jordanian democracy movements
Political parties in Jordan