Amal Movement
The Amal Movement (Hope Movement) is a Lebanese political party and used to be a militant group related to followers of Shi'ism in Lebanon. It was created by Musa al-Sadr, Mostafa Chamran and Hussein el-Husseini in the year 1974 with the name "The Movement of the Deprived." The party has been led by Nabih Berri since 1980.[8]
حركة أمل | |
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| Headquarters | Beirut |
| Ideology | Lebanese nationalism[1] Multiconfessionalism[2] Traditionalist conservatism[2][3] Muslim–Christian unity[4][5] Populism[6] Anti-Zionism[7] |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| National affiliation | March 8 Alliance |
| Colors | Green, Red |
| Slogan | To struggle against oppression (Tagline)[4] |
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The Amal movement became well known from Shia protests after the disappearing of Musa al-Sadr and became popular again after Israel invaded Lebanon in 1978. The Iranian Revolution which lasted from 1978 to 1979 also made the party more popular.[9] The party is the largest Shia party in Lebanon's democracy with 14 people to represent them in the democracy, compared to Hizbullah's 13 people. The Amal movement is also allied with Hizbullah poltically.[10]
References
- ↑ Norton, Augustus Richard (1987). Amal and the Shi'a: Struggle for the Soul of Lebanon. Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0292730403.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rihani, May A. (2014). Cultures Without Borders. Author House. ISBN 9781496936462. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ Shaery-Eisenlohr, Roschanack (2011). Shi'ite Lebanon: Transnational Religion and the Making of National Identities. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231144278. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Islam Times – Imam Musa Al Sadr – his life and disappearance". Islam Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ "مركز الإمام موسى الصدر للأبحاث والدراسات :: محطات مضيئة » سيرة الإمام". www.imamsadr.net. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ↑ Ostovar, Afshon P. (2009). "Guardians of the Islamic Revolution Ideology, Politics, and the Development of Military Power in Iran (1979–2009)" (PhD Thesis). University of Michigan. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ Nicholas Blanford (2011). Warriors of God: Inside Hezbollah's Thirty-Year Struggle Against Israel. Random House. pp. 16, 32. ISBN 9781400068364.
- ↑ Sepehr Zabih (September 1982). "Aspects of Terrorism in Iran". Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. International Terrorism. 463: 84–94. doi:10.1177/0002716282463001007. JSTOR 1043613. S2CID 145391253.
- ↑ Norton, Augustus R. Hezbollah: A Short Story.
- ↑
Amal Movement Media
A poster of Amal Movement's two main figures, Nabih Berri and Musa al Sadr
Nabih Berri meeting with the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, November 13, 2006
"Lebanon's Amal and Hezbollah: The Past in the Present?". Middle East Centre. 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
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