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Al Asalah (Arabic: الأصالة) is the main Salafist party in Bahrain, with four MPs after 2006's general election (down from seven MPs elected in 2002). The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf Politics of Bahrain takes place in a framework of a Constitutional monarchy, with an executive appointed by the king Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Bahrain has had two Constitutions in its modern history The first one was promulgated in 1973, and the second one in 2002. The position of King of Bahrain was created in February 2002 when the then Emir of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah gave himself Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, KCMG (حمد بن عيسى آل خليفة (born December 28, 1949 in Riffa, Bahrain) In Bahrain, the Prime Minister is the Head of government of the country Khalifa ibn Salman Al Khalifah ( (born 22 November 1936) is the Prime Minister of Bahrain. The National Assembly is the name of both chambers of the Bahraini Parliament when sitting in joint session as laid out in the Constitution of 2002. The Consultative Council ( Majlis al-shura) is the name given to the Upper house of the National Assembly, the main legislative body of Bahrain The Council of Representatives ( Majlis an-nuwab) sometimes translated as the "Chamber of Deputies" is the name given to the Lower house of the Bahraini Political parties from the former Communist Left to the Islamist Right sit in parliament in Bahrain, but are known technically as Political Associations The National Assembly is Bicameral with the lower house the Chamber of Deputies, having 40 members elected in single-seat constituencies for a four year term Bahrain held parliamentary elections on 25 November 2006 for the 40-seat lower house of parliament the Chamber of Deputies as well as municipal elections Bahrain's record on human rights has been praised as one of the most progressive in the Middle East by western human rights groups and the UN with Human Rights Watch calling it "a Bahrain plays a modest moderating role in regional politics and adheres to the views of the Arab League on Middle East peace and Palestinian rights Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent The Arabic alphabet is the script used for writing several languages of Asia and Africa such as Arabic, Persian, and Urdu. Political parties from the former Communist Left to the Islamist Right sit in parliament in Bahrain, but are known technically as Political Associations The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf
The party is the political wing of the Islamic Education Society. The Islamic Education Society ( is an Islamic organization in Bahrain that follows and promotes the conservative Salafist ideology Asalah's leader is Ghanim Al Buaneen who took over in 2005 from Sheikh Adel Mouwda, who was sacked because he was perceived to be too close to Shia Islamists, Al Wefaq. Sheikh Adel Al Mouwda was the second deputy chairman of Bahrain 's parliament of 2002 the Chamber of Deputies, and the former leader of salafist party Asalah 2006 elections Bahraini parliamentary election 2006 Al Wefaq announced that it would reverse its elections boycott and participate in the 2006 parliamentary election Asalah is most popular in the conservative bastions of Muharraq and Riffa, and its supporters can be distinguished by their long beards and short thobes. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined Muharraq ( (meaning Place of Ashes is Bahrain 's second largest city and served as its capital until 1923 Ar Rifa` or Al-Riffa or Riffa (in Arabic: الرفاع is a City in the South Governorate of central Bahrain.
Asalah seeks to promote a hardine interpretation of Islam which rejects much of Bahrain's modernism as well as encouraging religious observance. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. It has led opposition in the Kingdom to US military action in Iraq and was at the forefront of demonstrations against military action in Falluja. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated
On the issue of women's political rights, Mr Al Buaneen told the Bahrain Tribune on 18 January 2006 that the party disagrees with them having any. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Mr Buaneen said that this position reflects the party's "honesty" while other parties support women’s participation only in their statements. Mr 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. A list of tourist attractions in Bahrain, a small island country in the Persian Gulf. During a 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. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Dilmun (sometimes transliterated Telmun) is a land mentioned by Mesopotamian Civilizations as a trade partner source of raw material copper and Entrepot 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 criticised the government for not doing enough to protect the dilapidated, but historic centre of Muharraq and demanding more government money for restoration work[1]. Muharraq ( (meaning Place of Ashes is Bahrain 's second largest city and served as its capital until 1923 The less ideological approach of Mr Al 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 practise sorcery and fortune telling illegal with a two year prison sentence or BD500 fine for offenders. Witchcraft, in various historical anthropological religious and mythological contexts is the use of certain kinds of Supernatural or magical powers Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is a Conceptual system that asserts human ability to control the natural world (including events objects people and Fortune-telling is the practice of predicting the future usually of an individual through mystical or supernatural means and often for commercial gain The dinar (دينار is the Currency of Bahrain. The ISO 4217 currency code is BHD 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. Ali Mohamed Mattar is a Salafist Bahraini MP who represents Asalah in the Chamber of Deputies. The Gulf Daily News is an English-language Newspaper published in the Kingdom of Bahrain by Al Hilal Group. 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. " [2] However, the move has been resisted by Bahraini sorcerers who described the plan as 'unfair', with fortune teller, Dina, 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". [3]
The relationship with Bahrain's Shia Islamists, such as Al Wefaq, is ambiguous. Islamism ( Islam + ism; Arabic: al-'islāmiyya) a set of ideologies holding that Islam is not only 2006 elections Bahraini parliamentary election 2006 Al Wefaq announced that it would reverse its elections boycott and participate in the 2006 parliamentary election 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 Muslim Brothers ( Arabic: الإخوان المسلمون al-ikhwān al-muslimūn, full title The Society of the Muslim Brothers, often simply الإخوان Al Menbar National Islamic Society ( literally "Islamic National Tribune" is the political wing of the Al Eslah Society in Bahrain, associated with the Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic
The party has a bad relationship with MP Jassim Al Saeedi who was rejected as a member for being 'too extreme'. Jassim Al Saeedi is a Bahraini Salafist MP, member of parliament representing a constituency in Riffa.
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