Amal Movement

Amal Movement
حركة أمل
AbbreviationAmal, أمل
ChairmanNabih Berri
FoundersMusa al-Sadr
Hussein el-Husseini
Mostafa Chamran[1]
Grégoire Haddad[2][3]
Ragheb Harb[4]
Founded6 July 1974
HeadquartersBeirut
Military wingLebanese Resistance Regiments (1975 – 1991)[5]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right
National affiliationMarch 8 Alliance
Colours    Green, Red
SloganTo struggle against oppression (Tagline)[9]
Parliamentary blocDevelopment and Liberation
Parliament of Lebanon
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Cabinet of Lebanon
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The Amal Movement (Arabic: حركة أمل, romanized: Ḥarakat Amal, lit. 'Hope Movement') is a Lebanese political party and former militia affiliated mainly with the Shia community of Lebanon. It was founded by Musa al-Sadr and Hussein el-Husseini in 1974 as the "Movement of the Deprived." The party has been led by Nabih Berri since 1980.[1] The Greek Catholic Archbishop of Beirut, Grégoire Haddad, as well as Mostafa Chamran, were among the founders of the movement.[2][3]

The Amal movement gained attention from Shia outcry after the disappearance of Musa al-Sadr and saw a renewal in popularity after Israel's invasion of Lebanon in 1978. The Iranian Revolution of 1978–79 also provided momentum for the party.[13] The Amal Movement is the largest predominantly Shia party in parliament, having fourteen representatives to Hezbollah's thirteen. Amal has an alliance with Hezbollah [citation needed].

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  2. ^ a b Augustus Richard Norton, Hezbollah: A Short History Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007
  3. ^ a b Hizbullah, a progressive Islamic party? - Interview with Joseph Alagha
  4. ^ Cobban, Helena "Hizbullah’s New Fact" Archived 3 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine Boston Review. Accessed February 2, 2007. Originally published in the April/May 2005 issue of Boston Review
  5. ^ Augustus R. Norton, Amal and the Shi'a: Struggle for the Soul of Lebanon (Austin and London: University of Texas Press, 1987)
  6. ^ Norton, Augustus Richard (1987). Amal and the Shi'a: Struggle for the Soul of Lebanon. Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0292730403.
  7. ^ a b Rihani, May A. (2014). Cultures Without Borders. Author House. ISBN 9781496936462. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  8. ^ Shaery-Eisenlohr, Roschanack (2011). Shi'ite Lebanon: Transnational Religion and the Making of National Identities. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231144278. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Islam Times – Imam Musa Al Sadr – his life and disappearance". Islam Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  10. ^ "مركز الإمام موسى الصدر للأبحاث والدراسات :: محطات مضيئة » سيرة الإمام". www.imamsadr.net. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  11. ^ Ostovar, Afshon P. (2009). "Guardians of the Islamic Revolution Ideology, Politics, and the Development of Military Power in Iran (1979–2009)" (PhD Thesis). University of Michigan. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  12. ^ Nicholas Blanford (2011). Warriors of God: Inside Hezbollah's Thirty-Year Struggle Against Israel. Random House. pp. 16, 32. ISBN 9781400068364.
  13. ^ Norton, Augustus R. Hezbollah: A Short Story. Princeton: Princeton UP, 2007. Print.