Amal Movement

Amal Movement حَرَكَةُ أَمَلٍ
Abbreviation	Amal, أَمَلْ
Founded	6 July 1974
Headquarters	Beirut
Ideology	Lebanese nationalism[1] Multiconfessionalism[2] Traditionalist conservatism[2][3] Muslim–Christian unity[4][5] Populism[6] Anti-Zionism[7]
Political position	Centre-right
Religion	Shia Islam
National affiliation	March 8 Alliance
Colors	Green, Red
Slogan	To struggle against oppression (Tagline)[4]
Party flag

The Amal Movement is a Lebanese political party that used to be a militant group related to followers of Shi'ism in Lebanon. It is noted for its dedication towards the social and economic emancipation of Shi'ites in the south of Lebanon.^[8] The party was created shortly after the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil War, in which it later participated, by Musa al-Sadr, Mostafa Chamran and Hussein el-Husseini as the military wing of "The Movement of the Deprived." The party has been led by Nabih Berri since 1980.^[9]

1. ↑ 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.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Rihani, May A. (2014). Cultures Without Borders. Author House. ISBN 9781496936462. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
3. ↑ Shaery-Eisenlohr, Roschanack (2011). Shi'ite Lebanon: Transnational Religion and the Making of National Identities. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231144278. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Islam Times – Imam Musa Al Sadr – his life and disappearance". Islam Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
5. ↑ "مركز الإمام موسى الصدر للأبحاث والدراسات :: محطات مضيئة » سيرة الإمام". www.imamsadr.net. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
6. ↑ 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.
7. ↑ Nicholas Blanford (2011). Warriors of God: Inside Hezbollah's Thirty-Year Struggle Against Israel. Random House. pp. 16, 32. ISBN 9781400068364.
8. ↑ Ulrichsen, Kristian Coates (2018). "A Dictionary of Politics in the Middle East". Oxford Reference. doi:10.1093/acref/9780191835278.001.0001.
9. ↑ Sepehr Zabih (September 1982). "Aspects of Terrorism in Iran". Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. International Terrorism. 463: 84–94. doi:10.1177/0002716282463001007. JSTOR 1043613. S2CID 145391253.