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Political Parties In Kuwait ...
Political parties in Kuwait have not been legalized since independence in 1961. In practice, there are many ''de facto'' political parties: Current parties Outlawed parties See also *Politics of Kuwait *List of ruling political parties by country References {{DEFAULTSORT:Political parties in Kuwait Kuwait Political parties Political parties Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Democratic Alliance (Kuwait)
The National Democratic Alliance () is a liberal political bloc in Kuwait. History and profile Of the fifty elected members of Kuwait National Assembly in 2008, two belong to the NDA: Mohammed Al-Abduljader and Mohammed Al-Sager. MP Ali Al-Rashid originally affiliated with the NDA, but left the party on 23 November 2008. The party had around six MPs in the 50-seat Assembly in 2009. The NDA encourages the empowerment of women and 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, I ... instead of groupings based on sect or social class. As of 2010, it was mostly supported by young Kuwaitis. The NDA has also launched the TV channel Nabeeha Tahalof and publishes the daily newspaper '' Al-Jarida''. References {{Kuwaiti political parties 1992 establishments in Kuwait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musallam Al-Barrak
Musallam Al-Barrak () is a Kuwaiti politician. He was a member of the National Assembly of Kuwait, Kuwaiti National Assembly representing the Kuwait's Fourth District, fourth district. Background Born on January 30, 1956, Al-Barrak studied geography and worked in the Municipal Council before being elected to the National Assembly in 1996. Al-Barrak affiliates with the Popular Action Bloc (Kuwait), Popular Action Bloc. Al-Barrak had been elected for six consecutive terms, making him the longest-serving member of parliament. Parliamentary career Al-Barrak was a member of the opposition parliamentary group Popular Action Bloc. In the 2006 Kuwaiti parliamentary election, 2006 parliamentary election, he won re-election with over 8,000 votes, the highest total in the election and an all-time record. In the February 2012 Kuwaiti parliamentary election, February 2012 parliamentary election, Al-Barrak set a national record for the highest votes received in Kuwait elections history more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Islamic Alliance
The National Islamic Alliance () is a Shia political organization in Kuwait. Of the fifty elected members of Kuwait National Assembly in 2008, two belong to the National Islamic Alliance: Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad and Ahmed Lari. One of the main objectives of the NIA in Kuwait is to promote social justice and combat corruption in the country. The alliance has been critical of the current political system in Kuwait, which it believes is dominated by corrupt elites and does not represent the true interests of the people. The NIA has called for a number of reforms, including the establishment of an independent judiciary and the elimination of political corruption. The NIA in Kuwait has also been involved in efforts to promote religious unity and to combat extremism and sectarianism. The alliance has organized several interfaith events and has spoken out against violence and intolerance in the name of religion. See also * List of Islamic political parties Below are lists of polit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Far-right Politics
Far-right politics, often termed right-wing extremism, encompasses a range of ideologies that are marked by ultraconservatism, authoritarianism, ultranationalism, and Nativism (politics), nativism. This political spectrum situates itself on the far end of the right-wing politics, right, distinguished from more mainstream right-wing ideologies by its opposition to Liberal democracy, liberal democratic norms and emphasis on Exclusivism, exclusivist views. Far-right ideologies have historically included fascism, Nazism, and Falangism, while contemporary manifestations also incorporate neo-fascism, neo-Nazism, white supremacy, and various other movements characterized by chauvinism, xenophobia, and theocratic or reactionary beliefs. Key to the far-right worldview is the notion of societal purity, often invoking ideas of a homogeneous "national" or "ethnic" community. This view generally promotes organicism, which perceives society as a unified, natural entity under threat from D ... [...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] |
Khaled Sultan Bin Essa
Khaled Sultan bin Essa (born 1940) is a former member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, being elected several times ( most recently in 2012, though the election was invalidated). Bin Essa earned an MA in business administration and was Chairman of the Kuwait Graduates Society before being elected to the National Assembly in 2008. He belonged to the Islamic Salafi Alliance. He served as vice-speaker of the National Assembly between 2009 and 2012. Mandatory retirement age for teachers On November 28, 2008, MP Abdullah Al-Roumi joined MPs bin Essa, Hassan Johar, Musallam Al-Barrak, and Marzouq Al-Hubaini Al-Azmi in formulating a bill to extend the mandatory retirement age for Kuwaiti teaching staff at Kuwait University Kuwait University (, abbreviated as Kuniv) is a public university located in Kuwait City, Kuwait. History Kuwait University (KU), (in Arabic: جامعة الكويت), was established in October 1966 under Act N. 29/1966. The university was of ... from 65 to 70 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic Salafi Alliance
The Islamic Salafi Alliance () is a Salafi political grouping in Kuwait headed by Khaled Sultan bin Essa. It was founded in 1981. Of the fifty elected members of Kuwait National Assembly, three seats belong to the Islamic Salafi Alliance since the 2024 elections. Views The Alliance is against political parties and protests. It is critical of the House of Sabah The House of Sabah ( ''Āl Ṣabāḥ'') is the ruling family of Kuwait. History Origin The Al Sabah family originate from the Bani Utbah confederation. Prior to settling in Kuwait, the Al Sabah family were expelled from Umm Qasr in southern .... The Islamic Salafi Alliance has managed to introduce laws leading to segregation between sexes at universities, restrictions on mixed sports, dancing and live music. References {{Kuwaiti political parties Political parties in Kuwait Salafi movement Far-right political parties Political parties established in 1981 1981 establishments in Kuwait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Right-wing Politics
Right-wing politics is the range of Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideologies that view certain social orders and Social stratification, hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position based on natural law, economics, authority, property, religion, or tradition. Hierarchy and Social inequality, inequality may be seen as natural results of traditional social differences or competition in market economies. Right-wing politics are considered the counterpart to left-wing politics, and the left–right political spectrum is the most common political spectrum. The right includes social conservatives and fiscal conservatives, as well as right-libertarianism, right-libertarians. "Right" and "right-wing" have been variously used as compliments and pejoratives describing neoliberal, conservative, and fascist economic and social ideas. Positions The following positions are typically associated with right-wing politics. Anti-com ... [...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] |
Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam is the largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any Succession to Muhammad, successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr () rightfully succeeded him as the caliph of the Muslim community, being appointed at the meeting of Saqifa. This contrasts with the Succession of ʿAlī (Shia Islam), Shia view, which holds that Muhammad appointed Ali, Ali ibn Abi Talib () as his successor. Nevertheless, Sunnis revere Ali, along with Abu Bakr, Umar () and Uthman () as 'Rashidun, rightly-guided caliphs'. The term means those who observe the , the practices of Muhammad. The Quran, together with hadith (especially the Six Books) and (scholarly consensus), form the basis of all Fiqh, traditional jurisprudence within Sunni Islam. Sharia legal rulings are derived from these basic sources, in conjunction with Istislah, consideration of Maslaha, public welfare and Istihsan, jur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic Constitutional Movement
Islamic Constitutional Movement ( ', Hadas) is a Kuwaiti Islamist political organization.Scott Williamson and Nathan Brown. (20 November 2013Kuwaits muslim brotherhood under pressure ''Foreign Policy''. Retrieved 30 September 2014. Its an offshoot of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. History and profile ICM was established on 31 March 1991 following the liberation of Kuwait from the Iraqi invasion in the Gulf War. The group of people who started the Movement and still control it are Kuwaiti Islamists following the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood, most notably is Jassem Mohalhel. Bader Al-Nashi was secretary general of the Movement between 2003 and July 2009. Its current secretary general is Musaed Al Saidi. It has one member in the current National Assembly of Kuwait. Electoral history National Assembly elections See also * List of Islamic political parties Below are lists of political parties espousing Islamic identity or political Islam in various approaches und ... [...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] |
