Islamic Constitutional Movement ( ', Hadas) is a Kuwaiti Islamist political organization.
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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 ...
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History and profile
ICM was established on 31 March 1991 following the liberation of
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
from the Iraqi invasion in the
Gulf War
The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Iraq were carried out in two key phases: ...
. The group of people who started the Movement and still control it are Kuwaiti Islamists following the ideology of 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 ...
,
Bader Al-Nashi Bader Al-Nashi was the secretary general of Hadas, The Islamic Constitutional Movement in Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated i ...
was secretary general of the Movement between 2003 and July 2009. Its current secretary general is Musaed Al Saidi.National Assembly of Kuwait
The National Assembly ( ar, مجلس الأمة) is the unicameral legislature of Kuwait. The National Assembly meets in Kuwait City. Political parties are illegal in Kuwait, candidates run as independents. The National Assembly is made up of 50 ...
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Electoral history
National Assembly elections
See also
* List of Islamic political parties
References
External links
Hadas Web Site
{{Kuwaiti political parties
1991 establishments in Kuwait
Political parties established in 1991
Political parties in Kuwait
Islamic political parties
Islamism in Kuwait
Muslim Brotherhood