Peoples’ Freedom Party
Peoples’ Freedom Party حرية الشعب (Huriyat Al-shaeb) | |
|---|---|
| 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. It always condemned "terrorist attacks, as in those attacks against random civilians, medics, retired soldiers or police officers who committed no crime and police officers whose job simply consists of directing traffic or other neutral activities and who do not provide combat services or information to the regime". Controversially they endorsed the killing of an atheist man (Yahya Ahmed) who provided support in words to the government, a move approved by Maliki jurists affiliated to them. Ideology
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.
Economic policies
Law and order policies
The Peoples’ Freedom Party supports greater funding to law enforcement and the establishment of a Police Intelligence Agency.
They are also enthusiastic supports of capital punishment advocating it's use as an option for murder (even without aggravating factors), child rape, gang rape, distribution of child pornography, glorification of the 1968-2020 regime, INCEL propaganda and selling cocaine, crack cocaine or heroin.
They also advocate for the flogging and exile of cuckoldry fetishists, saying "Sexually-motivated Dayouths, need to be punished and expelled before we become a nation of weak cucks that never wins wars!"
They advocate that citizens with no violent felony convictions (and no felony convictions at all gained after the age of 16) be allowed to own shotguns.
Currently owning a firearm requires no felony convictions "apart from those connected to just combat during the uprising or the rest of the armed struggle", even excluding those convicted of non-violent felonies as children.
They also advocate the legalisation of handguns for people with no felony convictions arguing that they are cheaper and "forcing people to buy more expensive guns hurts the poor".
Healthcare policies
They support the Danistarabi Health Service and would give it a 10.5% increase in funding.
Taxation policy
Ahmed Ali Samale said "We should tax da rich more, innit" and advocated a maximum tax rate of 60% along with reduced taxes on the working-classes. They also advocate an increase on the jizya tax for atheists ,who are banned from the military (with the exception of those who fought for the uprising) and so not conscripted saying "what they paying is nothing compared to what our lads go through".
Gender and LGBT policies
They believe that "homosexuality and transgenderism are against Islam" and support Decree 35 which prohibits a teacher or school from "promoting, glorifying or defending homosexuality". They support women's political rights and there are many women in their leadership positions. They have, however, courted controversy by proposing unlimited fines for women who dress "like whores".
Controversy
Their leader Ahmed Ali Samale has gained controversy for his comments about homosexuals, transgenders, Jewish bankers, atheists and pig farmers.