Umma Islamic Party

Umma Islamic Party
حزب الأمة الإسلامي
LeaderDr. Abdullah al-Salim
Founded10 February 2011
HeadquartersRiyadh
IdeologyIslamism
Reformism
Shura
Website
islamicommaparty.org

The Umma Islamic Party (Arabic: حزب الأمة الإسلامي) is a political party in Saudi Arabia that was formed on 10 February 2011 in response to the Arab Spring. Formed by a collective of opposition members including Islamists and intellectuals, the party is pro-reform and demands representation and an end to absolute monarchy in the country.[1] The party is run by a ten-member coordination committee and requested official recognition from the government as an official party.[2] On 18 February 2011, most of the party co-founders were arrested by Saudi authorities.[3] All except for Sheikh Abd al-ʽAziz al-Wuhaibi were released later in 2011, subject to travel and teaching bans, after agreeing in writing not to carry out "anti-government activity".[4]

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