Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran explained

Country:Iran
Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran
Split:Freedom Movement
Spokesperson:Mohammad Bastenegar
Headquarters:Tehran, Iran
Newspaper:Iran Farda Magazine
Founder:Ezzatollah Sahabi
Legalized:Banned
Ideology:
Iranian nationalism
Post-Islamism[1]
Moderation
Islamic democracy
Social democracy
Republicanism
Nonviolence
Religion:Islam
Position:Centre-left
Website: (Unofficial)
Seats1 Title:Parliament

The Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran (Persian: شورای فعالان ملی-مذهبی ایران|Showra-ye Fa'alan-e Melli Mazhabi) or The Coalition of National-Religious Forces of Iran (Persian: ائتلاف نيروهای ملی-مذهبی ایران|E'telaf-e Niruha-ye Melli-Mazhabi) is an Iranian political group, described as "nonviolent, religious semi-opposition" with a following of mainly middle class, intellectual, representatives of technical professions, students and technocrats.

Platform

The group shares the Freedom Movement of Iran's pro-democracy stance but favors welfare-state economics, instead of a free-market model, and holds a more critical view toward the West in their foreign policy.

According to Human Rights Watch, it is a "loosely knit group of activists who favor political reform and who advocate the implementation of constitutional provisions to uphold the rule of law. The grouping, which has no formal structure, came together to contest the parliamentary elections of 2000".[2] It is also described as "a collection of liberals and social democrats with active Islamic feminists among its members".[3]

According to Taghi Rahmani, the group "believes that religion should serve civil society. It also believes that all Iranians have equal rights, and that they should be seen as equal citizens despite their different viewpoints."[4]

Electoral history

YearElectionSeatsRef
2000Parliament
2003Tehran City Council

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Shahibzadeh, Yadullah. Islamism and Post-Islamism in Iran: An Intellectual History. Springer. 2016. 9781137578259. 103.
  2. Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iran: Information on the Nehzate Melli Mazhabi, also known as the Melli Mazhabi group, the Nezehzat Melli Committee, or the National Religious Alliance (NRA), including treatment of its supporters and their friends and family members, 17 April 2003, IRN41272.E, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4db07.html [Retrieved 9 June 2017]
  3. Web site: The Islamic Republic's Failed Quest for the Spotless City. 2009. 39. 250. Azam Khatam. Middle East Research and Information Project. 10 March 2017.
  4. Web site: Iran: Activist 'Dynamic Duo' Fight for Human Rights. 27 February 2008. Farangis Najibullah. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 10 March 2017.