al-Islah

The Yemeni Assembly for Reform (Arabic التجمع اليمني للإصلاح, DMG at- Taǧammu ʿ al - Yamani li - l - Islah ), also known under the name of al - Islah or Islah, is a political party in Yemen.

Ideology

Al Islah has been described as consisting of three components. First, the political content, the Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood under the leadership of Mohammed Qahtan. Second, the tribal confederation under the late Sheikh Abdullah al -Ahmar in 2007, where his son Sadiq al -Ahmar is followed ( Sadeq's younger brother, Hamid al -Ahmar, is active in politics). The third dimension is the Yemeni mainstream Salafism, for the stands of the most prominent Sunni scholars of the country, Abdul Majeed al - Zindani.

Currently, it is in opposition to the ruling party General People's Congress. In the last parliamentary elections on April 27, 2003 al - Islah received 22.6% of votes and 46 of 301 seats in parliament. The best-known deputy of al - Islah is Tawakkul Karman, the 2011 was the first woman in the Arab world received the Nobel Peace Prize.