Peoples’ Freedom Party
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Peoples’ Freedom Party حرية الشعب (Huriyat Al-shaeb) | |
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President | Ahmed Ali Samale |
Founder | Sheikh Suleiman Danistarabi |
Founded | 1970 |
Legalised | 2020 |
Banned | 1970 |
Newspaper | Al-Shaeb |
Think tank | Shura Al-Shaeb |
Youth wing | Futtuwah Al-Shaeb (males), Majlis Al-Bakr (females) |
Women's wing | Shiat-Aisha |
Shiat Al-Yad ("Party of the Hand") | trade union wing |
Shiat Al-Isa | Christian Wing |
Ideology | Islamic economics, Islamic democracy (1970-2020,2021-), social democracy, trade unionism, populism, physical force Islamism (1971-2020), Pan-Islamism, anti-imperialism, teetotalism, war on drugs, left-wing nationalism, Islamic nationalism, anti-homosexuality, Gaddafism (some factions), gun rights. |
Political position | Left wing |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
National affiliation | Islamist Coalition |
Continental affiliation | Islamist Brotherhood of Africa |
International affiliation | World Islamist League |
Slogan | "“O ye who believe! fear Allah and give up what remains of your demand for usury, if ye are indeed believers. If ye do it not, take notice of war from Allah and His Messenger" (from Surah Al-Baqara of the Qur'an) |
Anthem | Allahu Akbar (anthem) |
seats in the House of Democracy | 51.5% |
Seats in the House of Knowledge | 40.5% |
History
Founded in 1970 as a political party with connections to armed resistance groups against the dictatorship of Ahmed Danistarabi, it remained an underground movement until 2020 when it was legalised by the Sharifistani government.
Policies
It advocates left-wing economic, foreign and racial policies combined with conservative policies on law and order, drugs, alcohol, gambling, LGBT issues and gender relations. It is known for it's staunch anti-usury stance, for which it earns praise from both the left and conservative Islamists.
Controversy
Their leader Ahmed Ali Samale has gained controversy for his comments about homosexuals, transgenders, Jewish bankers, atheists and pig farmers.