Free Shia Movement Explained

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Free Shia Movement
Native Name:التيار الشيعي الحرّ
Leader:Sheikh Mohammad Al Hajj Hassan
National:March 14 Alliance
Religion:Shia Islam
Country:Lebanon
Native Name Lang:ar
Website:www.chi3a.org

Free Shia Movement (Arabic: التيار الشيعي الحرّ, Al-Tayar Al-Shi'iy Al-Hurr) is a Lebanese Shi'ite political movement allied with the Lebanese opposition March 14 Alliance and opposed to mainstream Shi'ite movements allied with the March 8 Alliance, namely Hezbollah and Amal Movement.

It is headed by Sheikh Mohammad Al Hajj Hassan[1] and is opposed to the alleged political hegemony of Hezbollah and the Amal Movement on the Shi'ite community in Lebanon. It also opposed the intervention of Hezbollah in Syrian civil war.[1]

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  1. Fahd Al Zayabi Lebanon’s Shi’ites divided over Hezbollah’s role in Syria Asharq Alawsat 15 June 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2013