Al-Murabitoun
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Independent Nasserite Movement (Al-Mourabitoun)
حركة الناصريين المستقلين-المرابطون |
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The movement's emblem with the slogan: What is taken by force can only be recovered by force.
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| Leader | Ibrahim Kulaylat |
| Founder | Ibrahim Kulaylat |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Headquarters | Beirut, Lebanon |
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Arab nationalism Nasserism Anti-imperialism Pan-Arabism Arab Socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
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| www.almourabitoun.com | |
The Independent Nasserite Movement – INM (Arabic: حركة الناصريين المستقلين-المرابطون, translit. Harakat al-Nasiriyin al-Mustaqillin) or simply Al-Murabitoun (المرابطون lit. The Steadfast), also termed variously Mouvement des Nasséristes Indépendants (MNI) in French, Independent Nasserite Organization (INO), or Movement of Independent Nasserists (MIN), is a predominantly Sunni Muslim Nasserist political party in Lebanon that is closely allied with Shia organization Hezbollah.
Initially, the Movement of Independent Nasserists was the name of the political organization, whilst "al-Murabitoun" designated their militia forces. However, this distinction between political and military wings became blurred over time (and the militia has been subsequently abolished), "the Sentinels", but also meaning "Guardians" or "Saviours" – carries historical Islamic connotations (see Almoravids).
As its name implies, the INM espoused the ideals of the late Egyptian President, Gamal Abdel Nasser, a blend of Socialism and secular pan-Arab nationalism, expressed on his party slogan 'Freedom – Unity – Socialism'. Being radically opposed to the Christian Maronite-dominated political order in Lebanon, the political goals of al-Murabitoun were to preserve the Arab and secular character of Lebanon and, in the long-term, establish a socialist political and economic system. The INM presented itself as being pragmatic in ideological terms however, and that its doctrine was based upon a fusion between materialist Marxist and liberal idealist theories. In 1979, leading party cadre Samir Sabbagh described the INM as particularly close to the Lebanese Communist Party (LCP).
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