The Al-Asalah Islamic Society (Arabic: جمعية الأصالة الإسلامية) is the main SunniSalafistpolitical party in Bahrain. The party is the political wing of the Islamic Education Society (Al-Tarbiya Al-Islamiya) which funds the party. Asalah's leader is Ghanim Al Buaneen,[1] who took over in 2005 from Adel Mouwda, who was sacked because he was perceived to be too close to Shia Islamists in the Al-Wefaq party. Asalah is most popular in the conservative bastions of Muharraq and Riffa. Asala often aligns with Al-Menbar to outvote Al-Wefaq.
Asalah seeks to promote a hardline interpretation of Islam which rejects much of Bahrain's modernism as well as encouraging religious observance. It has led opposition to US military action in Iraq and was at the forefront of demonstrations against military action in Falluja.
On the issue of women's political rights, Buaneen told the Bahrain Tribune on 18 January 2006 that the party disagrees with them having any. Buaneen said that this position reflects the party's "honesty" while other parties support women's participation only in their statements. Buaneen said: "If women make it to parliament, then we would cooperate with them, but our society wouldn’t support any woman candidates".
The party's ideology has seen it at the forefront of debate on the Bahrain's national heritage, arguing, especially during Adel Mouwda's leadership, that the country should consider the destruction of all sites that pre-date Islam. During a parliamentary debate on 17 July 2005, Asalah deputies clashed with other MPs over government plans to build a national museum to showcase the Dilmun burial mounds.[2] Adel Mouwda told MPs that the money should be invested in building houses over the burial mounds. "Housing for the living is better than the graves for the dead. We must have pride in our Islamic roots and not some ancient civilisation from another place and time, which has only given us a jar here and a bone there."
Adel Al-Mouwda's approach to the preservation of Bahrain's historic sites differs markedly with that of his successor, Ghanim Al Buaneen, who in March 2006 criticized the government for not doing enough to protect the dilapidated, but historic centre of Muharraq and demanding more government money for restoration work.[3] The less ideological approach of Buaneen towards the preservation of the Kingdom's history is a reflection of a more conciliatory attitude on his part towards modernity in general.
The party has been actively campaigning against witchcraft and has sought to introduce legislation to make the practice of sorcery and fortune telling illegal with a two-year prison sentence or BD500 fine for offenders. MP Ali Mattar, who has taken a lead, told the English language Gulf Daily News: "It's becoming more popular for people in Bahrain to turn to fortune tellers and sorcerers to find out what their future holds or to act as mediums to harm others or make people fall in love with them. There are many homes around the country that are known to be practising black magic and if you drive past them a large number of cars from around the GCC would be found parked outside."[4] However, the move has been resisted by Bahraini sorcerers who described the plan as 'unfair', with a fortune teller responding: "I can understand the MPs' feelings because there are fraudsters out there, but it's not fair for those who truly have the gift of seeing the future and dealing with the supernatural".[5]
The relationship with Bahrain's Shi'aIslamists, such as Al Wefaq, is ambiguous. Asalah's Salafist ideology sees Shias as at best misguided, which precludes full cooperation between the two parties. However, both types of fundamentalists are opponents of what they consider moral laxity and are ready to campaign together on "morality issues". The party's relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood's political wing, Al-Menbar Islamic Society, is one of competitors for Sunni Islamist voters, but, as with Al Wefaq, they are willing to informally work together to pursue particular objectives.
The party has a bad relationship with MP Jassim Al Saeedi who was rejected as a member for being 'too extreme'.
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This article is about the political party in Bahrain For the Arab singer see Asalah Nasri This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Al Asalah news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed October 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The Al Asalah Islamic Society Arabic جمعية الأصالة الإسلامية is the main Sunni Salafist political party in Bahrain The party is the political wing of the Islamic Education Society Al Tarbiya Al Islamiya which funds the party Asalah s leader is Ghanim Al Buaneen 1 who took over in 2005 from Adel Mouwda who was sacked because he was perceived to be too close to Shia Islamists in the Al Wefaq party Asalah is most popular in the conservative bastions of Muharraq and Riffa Asala often aligns with Al Menbar to outvote Al Wefaq Al Asalah Islamic Society جمعية الأصالة الإسلاميةLeaderGhanim Al BuaneenFounded5 June 2002 2002 06 05 IdeologySalafismIslamismReligionSunni IslamNational affiliationIslamic Education SocietyCouncil of Representatives0 40Shura Council0 40Websitealasalah bh orgPolitics of BahrainPolitical partiesElections Contents 1 Ideology 2 Electoral history 2 1 Council of Representatives elections 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksIdeology editAsalah seeks to promote a hardline interpretation of Islam which rejects much of Bahrain s modernism as well as encouraging religious observance It has led opposition to US military action in Iraq and was at the forefront of demonstrations against military action in Falluja On the issue of women s political rights Buaneen told the Bahrain Tribune on 18 January 2006 that the party disagrees with them having any Buaneen said that this position reflects the party s honesty while other parties support women s participation only in their statements Buaneen said If women make it to parliament then we would cooperate with them but our society wouldn t support any woman candidates The party s ideology has seen it at the forefront of debate on the Bahrain s national heritage arguing especially during Adel Mouwda s leadership that the country should consider the destruction of all sites that pre date Islam During a parliamentary debate on 17 July 2005 Asalah deputies clashed with other MPs over government plans to build a national museum to showcase the Dilmun burial mounds 2 Adel Mouwda told MPs that the money should be invested in building houses over the burial mounds Housing for the living is better than the graves for the dead We must have pride in our Islamic roots and not some ancient civilisation from another place and time which has only given us a jar here and a bone there Adel Al Mouwda s approach to the preservation of Bahrain s historic sites differs markedly with that of his successor Ghanim Al Buaneen who in March 2006 criticized the government for not doing enough to protect the dilapidated but historic centre of Muharraq and demanding more government money for restoration work 3 The less ideological approach of Buaneen towards the preservation of the Kingdom s history is a reflection of a more conciliatory attitude on his part towards modernity in general The party has been actively campaigning against witchcraft and has sought to introduce legislation to make the practice of sorcery and fortune telling illegal with a two year prison sentence or BD500 fine for offenders MP Ali Mattar who has taken a lead told the English language Gulf Daily News It s becoming more popular for people in Bahrain to turn to fortune tellers and sorcerers to find out what their future holds or to act as mediums to harm others or make people fall in love with them There are many homes around the country that are known to be practising black magic and if you drive past them a large number of cars from around the GCC would be found parked outside 4 However the move has been resisted by Bahraini sorcerers who described the plan as unfair with a fortune teller responding I can understand the MPs feelings because there are fraudsters out there but it s not fair for those who truly have the gift of seeing the future and dealing with the supernatural 5 The relationship with Bahrain s Shi a Islamists such as Al Wefaq is ambiguous Asalah s Salafist ideology sees Shias as at best misguided which precludes full cooperation between the two parties However both types of fundamentalists are opponents of what they consider moral laxity and are ready to campaign together on morality issues The party s relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood s political wing Al Menbar Islamic Society is one of competitors for Sunni Islamist voters but as with Al Wefaq they are willing to informally work together to pursue particular objectives The party has a bad relationship with MP Jassim Al Saeedi who was rejected as a member for being too extreme Electoral history editThe group won seven seats in the Bahraini Council of Representatives parliament at the 2002 election four seats at the 2006 election when three Sunni independents generally voted with Asala three seats at the 2010 election and two seat at the 2014 election It won three seats at the 2018 election Council of Representatives elections edit Election Party leader Votes Seats Position2002 Adel Mouwda 7 40 nbsp 2 nbsp 2nd2006 Ghanim Al Buaneen 5 40 nbsp 2 nbsp 3rd2010 5 277 3 40 nbsp 2 nbsp 2nd2014 2 40 nbsp 1 nbsp 1st2018 3 40 nbsp 1 nbsp 1stSee also editList of Islamic political parties List of political parties in BahrainReferences edit Election Profile Bahrain IFES Election Guide Retrieved 21 July 2012 debate Bahrain heritage to be preserved Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine Khaleej Times Online 9 March 2006 Fortune telling clamp sought Move unfair to those with the gift External links edithttp www alasalah bh org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al Asalah amp oldid 1183064624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
