Al-Asalah

Al-Asalah SC (Arabic: نادي الأصالة الرياضي‎) is a Jordanian football club based in Amman, Jordan.

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Al Asalah

The Al Asalah Islamic Society (Arabic: جمعية الأصالة الإسلامية‎) is the main Salafist political party in Bahrain, with four MPs after 2006's general election (down from seven MPs elected in 2002).

The party is the political wing of the Islamic Education Society. 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. Asalah is most popular in the conservative bastions of Muharraq and Riffa.

Ideology

Asalah seeks to promote a hardline interpretation of Islam which rejects much of Bahrain's modernism as well as encouraging religious observance. 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.

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. 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".