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Political Parties In Yemen
Before the Yemeni Revolution in 2011 and the following civil war, Yemen was a one party dominant state in which the General People's Congress (GPC) held power. Legal status Yemen's Political Parties Law mandates that political parties be viable national organizations comprising at least 75 founders and 2,500 members and not restrict membership to a particular region.Country profile: Yemen (August 2008). The government provides financial support to political parties, including a stipend for newspaper p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemeni Revolution
The Yemeni revolution (or Yemeni intifada) followed the initial stages of the Tunisian revolution and occurred simultaneously with the 2011 Egyptian revolution and other Arab Spring, Arab Spring protests in the Middle East and North Africa. In its early phase, protests in Yemen were initially against unemployment, economic conditions and corruption, as well as against the government's proposals to modify constitution of Yemen, Yemen's constitution. The protesters' demands then escalated to calls for the resignation of President of Yemen, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Mass defections from the military, as well as from Saleh's government, effectively rendered much of the country outside of the government's control, and protesters vowed to defy its authority. A major demonstration of over 16,000 protesters took place in Sana'a, Sanaʽa, Yemen's capital, on 27 January. On 2 February, Saleh announced he would not run for reelection in 2013 and that he would not pass powe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nationalism
Nationalism is an idea or movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, it presupposes the existence and tends to promote the interests of a particular nation, Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: Theory, Ideology, History''. Polity, 2010. pp. 9, 25–30; especially with the aim of gaining and maintaining its sovereignty ( self-governance) over its perceived homeland to create a nation-state. It holds that each nation should govern itself, free from outside interference (self-determination), that a nation is a natural and ideal basis for a polity, and that the nation is the only rightful source of political power. It further aims to build and maintain a single national identity, based on a combination of shared social characteristics such as culture, ethnicity, geographic location, language, politics (or the government), religion, traditions and belief in a shared singular history, and to promote national unity or solidarity. There are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi
Abdulmalik Abduljalil Al-Mekhlafi (; born 19 August 1959) is a former advisor to the president of the Republic of Yemen. He formerly served as deputy prime minister and foreign minister. Early life He was born in the village of ''Husˤin'' in the Mekhlaf of Shara'b As Salam, Taiz Province on 19 August 1959. He received his early education from his grandfather Faqih Ali Radman Mekhlafi. He earned a Bachelor of law degree in 1984. In 1978 Mekhlafi worked in private journalism, especially the student corner in ''The Republic'' Newspaper. He also worked on the student program broadcast in Taiz. From 1979 to 1981 he again worked as a journalist for ''The Republic''. Politics At age fifteen he joined the Nasserist Unionist People's Organisation of Yemen. From 1977-81 he held various positions in the party. In 1981 he became a member of the group's executive leadership and supervisor of the group's official newspaper. He was elected secretary-general of the group in July 1982 at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasserist Unionist People's Organisation
The Nasserist Unionist People's Organisation (, ''Al-Tantheem Al-Wahdawi Al-Sha'abi Al-Nasseri'') is a Nasserist political party in Yemen. The party was founded in Taiz on December 25, 1965. The party was legalized in 1989. In 1993 the party held its 8th conference. The conference elected an 89-member politburo. Abdul-Malik al-Mikhlafi was elected the new general secretary of the party, replacing Abdul Ghani Thabet. Thabet was general secretary of the party 1990–1993. At the last legislative elections in 2003 the party won 1.85% of the popular vote and 3 out of 301 seats. The party has been a member of the opposition alliance known as the Joint Meeting Parties since its formation in the early 2000s. The party publishes the newspaper ''al-Wahdawi''. In 2011, the party has participated in the Yemeni uprising against President Ali Abdullah Saleh. During the civil war In the Yemeni civil war (2014–present), Yemeni Civil War, the party positioned itself strongly against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democracy
Social democracy is a Social philosophy, social, Economic ideology, economic, and political philosophy within socialism that supports Democracy, political and economic democracy and a gradualist, reformist, and democratic approach toward achieving social equality. In modern practice, social democracy has taken the form of predominantly capitalist economies, a robust welfare state, policies promoting social justice, market regulation, and a more Redistribution of income and wealth, equitable distribution of income. Social democracy maintains a commitment to Representative democracy, representative and participatory democracy. Common aims include curbing Social inequality, inequality, eliminating the oppression of Social privilege, underprivileged groups, eradicating poverty, and upholding universally accessible public services such as child care, Universal education, education, elderly care, Universal health care, health care, and workers' compensation. Economically, it support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic Socialism
Islamic socialism is a political philosophy that incorporates elements of Islam into a system of socialism. As a term, it was coined by various left-wing Muslim leaders to describe a more spiritual form of socialism. Islamic socialists believe that the teachings of the Qur'an and Muhammad, citing aspects of the religion like zakat, are not only compatible with principles of socialism, but also very supportive of them. They draw inspiration from the first Islamic state, which was established by Muhammad in the city of Medina. This blend of Islam with socialist principles was popularized as a viable form of anti-imperialism that could be widely accepted in the Muslim world. This is especially seen in the works of Egyptian writer Salama Moussa, who wrote extensively about socialism and about Egyptian nationalism against British rule. Muslim socialist leaders believe in the derivation of political legitimacy from the public, and wish to implement a government based on social we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemeni Socialist Party
The Yemeni Socialist Party (, ''al-Hizb al-Ishtiraki al-Yamani'', YSP), officially the Socialist Party Organization (), is a Social democracy, social democratic List of political parties in Yemen, political party in Yemen. A successor of Yemen's National Liberation Front (South Yemen), National Liberation Front, it was the ruling party in South Yemen until Yemeni unification in 1990. Originally Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist, the party has gradually evolved into a Social democracy, social democratic opposition party in today's unified Yemen. History Aden Emergency and NLF In 1963, against the backdrop of the previous year's North Yemen civil war, revolution in North Yemen, the Aden Emergency, local uprising against United Kingdom, British Aden Colony, occupation spread to the Aden Protectorate. The British declared a state of emergency and tried to hold on to Aden for years, but eventually Withdrawal from Aden, withdrew in 1967, marking the birth of the independent S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribalism
Tribalism is the state of being organized by, or advocating for, tribes or tribal lifestyles. Human evolution primarily occurred in small hunter-gatherer groups, as opposed to in larger and more recently settled agricultural societies or civilizations. With a negative connotation and in a political context, tribalism can also mean discriminatory behavior or attitudes towards out-groups, based on in-group loyalty. Definition The term "tribe" derives from the ancient Latin word "tribus" and can be defined to mean an extended kin group or clan with a common ancestor. A tribe can also be described as a group who share the common interest of mutual survival and preservation of a common culture. The proverb " birds of a feather flock together" describes homophily, the human tendency to form friendship networks with people of similar occupations, interests, and habits. Some tribes can be located in geographically proximate areas, like villages or bands, and although telecommunicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salafi Movement
The Salafi movement or Salafism () is a fundamentalist revival movement within Sunni Islam, originating in the late 19th century and influential in the Islamic world to this day. The name "''Salafiyya''" is a self-designation, claiming a return to the traditions of the "pious predecessors" (), the first three generations of Muslims (the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the is companions then the , and the third generation, the ), who are believed to exemplify the pure form of Islam. In practice, Salafis claim that they rely on the Qur'an, the and the (consensus) of the , giving these writings precedence over what they claim as "later religious interpretations".Bin Ali Mohamed ''Roots Of Religious Extremism, The: Understanding The Salafi Doctrine Of Al-wala' Wal Bara'' World Scientific, 2015 p. 61 The Salafi movement aimed to achieve a renewal of Muslim life, and had a major influence on many Muslim thinkers and movements across the Islamic world. Salafi Muslims oppose ' (reli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamism
Islamism is a range of religious and political ideological movements that believe that Islam should influence political systems. Its proponents believe Islam is innately political, and that Islam as a political system is superior to communism, liberal democracy, capitalism, and other alternatives in achieving a just, successful society. The advocates of Islamism, also known as "al-Islamiyyun", are usually affiliated with Islamic institutions or social mobilization movements, emphasizing the implementation of '' sharia'', pan-Islamic political unity, and the creation of Islamic states. In its original formulation, Islamism described an ideology seeking to revive Islam to its past assertiveness and glory, purifying it of foreign elements, reasserting its role into "social and political as well as personal life"; and in particular "reordering government and society in accordance with laws prescribed by Islam" (i.e. Sharia). According to at least one observer (author Robin Wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-Zionism
Anti-Zionism is opposition to Zionism. Although anti-Zionism is a heterogeneous phenomenon, all its proponents agree that the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, and the movement to create a sovereign Jewish state in the Palestine (region), region of Palestine—a region partly coinciding with the biblical Land of Israel—was flawed or unjust in some way.Mor, Shany. "On Three Anti-Zionisms." ''Israel Studies'', vol. 24, no. 2, summer 2019, pp. 206+. Gale In Context: World History. Accessed 2 Nov. 2022. Until World War II, anti-Zionism was widespread among Jews for varying reasons. Orthodox Jews opposed Zionism on religious grounds, as Jewish eschatology, preempting the Messiah, while many secular Jewish anti-Zionists identified more with ideals of the Enlightenment and saw Zionism as a reactionary ideology. Opposition to Zionism in the Jewish diaspora was surmounted only from the 1930s onward, as conditions for Jews deteriorated radically in Europe and, with the Second Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Al-Yadoumi
Mohammed Abdullah al-Yadoumi (, born 1947) is a Yemeni politician serving as chairman of Yemeni Islah Party since 2008. He previously served as an officer in Yemen's interior ministry and intelligence agency. He is considered the most powerful political leader inside the Islah party. Early life and education Al-Yadoumi was born and grew up in Taiz Governorate, but his origin traces back to Attyal District, Sanaa Governorate. He studied basic education in Egypt, then he returned to Yemen and continued his secondary education in Sana'a. He entered Police College in Egypt and graduated in 1973. He got a licentiate degree from the College of Art, Sanaa University. Career After graduation from the Police College in 1973, Al-Yadoumi worked as an officer in the Ministry of Interior, and then in the Political Security Organization, the country's main intelligence agency. He assumed many key positions and was gradually promoted to the rank of Colonel. In 1984 he suspended his wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
