Al-Islah (Yemen)
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Yemeni Congregation for Reform
التجمع اليمني للإصلاح |
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| Chairperson | Mohammed al-Yadumi |
| Deputy Chairperson | Abdul Wahab al-Ansi |
| Founders |
Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar Abdul Majeed al-Zindani Mohammed al-Yadumi |
| Founded | 13 September 1990 |
| Headquarters | Sana'a, Yemen |
| Ideology |
Islamism Salafism Tribalism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| International affiliation | Muslim Brotherhood |
| Colours | Blue |
| House of Representatives |
46 / 301
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| Website | |
| www |
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The Yemeni Congregation for Reform, frequently called al-Islah (pronounced [alʔisˤlaːħ]; Arabic: التجمع اليمني للإصلاح at-Tajammu’u al-Yamanī lil-Iṣlāḥ), is a Yemeni Islamist party founded in 1990 by Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar, Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, Abdul Majeed al-Zindani, Mohammed al-Yadumi and Yahya Rassam. The first article of Islah basic law defines it as "a popular political organization that seeks reform of all aspects of life on the basis of islamic principles and teachings".
Islah is more of a loose coalition of tribal and religious elements than a political party. Its origins are in the Islamic Front, a Muslim Brotherhood affiliated militia funded by Saudi Arabia to combat the Marxist National Democratic Front. The Islamic Front regrouped after the unification of Yemen in 1990 under the banner of the Islah Party with considerable financial backing from Saudi Arabia. Islah has long been identified as a client of Saudi Arabia. In its official website, Islah summarizes its foreign policy agenda; one of five major goals is "strengthening our country’s relations with sister Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council." In addition, Saudi Arabia financed the so-called "scientific institutes", Wahhabi Madrasas that were informally controlled by Islah.Militant Islam arose in Yemen as a result of substantial Saudi funding.
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