Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran

Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran
Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran
Spokesperson	Mohammad Bastenegar
Founder	Ezzatollah Sahabi
Founded	2000; 25 years ago
Legalized	Banned
Split from	Freedom Movement
Headquarters	Tehran, Iran
Newspaper	Iran Farda Magazine
Ideology	Religious nationalism; Iranian nationalism; Post-Islamism; Moderation; Islamic democracy; Social democracy; Republicanism; Nonviolence
Political position	Centre-left
Religion	Islam
6th Parliament	2 / 290
Website
	melimazhabi.com (Unofficial)
	Politics of Iran; Political parties; Elections;

The Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran (Persian: شورای فعالان ملی-مذهبی ایران, romanized: Showra-ye Fa'alan-e Melli Mazhabi) or The Coalition of National-Religious Forces of Iran (Persian: ائتلاف نيروهای ملی-مذهبی ایران, romanized: E'telaf-e Niruha-ye Melli-Mazhabi) is an Iranian political group, described as "nonviolent, religious semi-opposition"^[2]^: 79 with a following of mainly middle class, intellectual, representatives of technical professions, students and technocrats.^[2]^: 81

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.^[4]

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".^[5] It is also described as "a collection of liberals and social democrats with active Islamic feminists among its members".^[6]

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."^[7]

Electoral history

Year	Election	Seats	Ref
2000	Parliament	2 / 290(0.7%)
2003	Tehran City Council	0 / 15(0%)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Amir Arjomand, Said (2009), After Khomeini: Iran Under His Successors, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 99, ISBN 978-0199745760
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Buchta, Wilfried (2000), Who rules Iran?: the structure of power in the Islamic Republic, Washington DC: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, ISBN 0-944029-39-6
^ Shahibzadeh, Yadullah (2016). Islamism and Post-Islamism in Iran: An Intellectual History. Springer. p. 103. ISBN 9781137578259.
^ Mohammad Ali Kadivar (2013), "Alliances and Perception Profiles in the Iranian Reform Movement, 1997 to 2005", American Sociological Review, 78 (6), American Sociological Association: 1063–1086, doi:10.1177/0003122413508285, S2CID 13189214
^ 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]
^ Azam Khatam (2009). "The Islamic Republic's Failed Quest for the Spotless City". Middle East Research and Information Project. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
^ Farangis Najibullah (27 February 2008). "Iran: Activist 'Dynamic Duo' Fight for Human Rights". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 10 March 2017.

Muhammad Sahimi (28 June 2011). "The Nationalist-Religious Movement (Part 1: Patriots and Mosaddeghists)". Tehran Bureau. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
Muhammad Sahimi (31 March 2012). "The Nationalist-Religious Movement (Part 2: The Revolutionary Era)". Tehran Bureau. Retrieved 21 August 2015.

External links

Unofficial website, associated with the alliance

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[Oxford-1] Amir Arjomand, Said (2009), After Khomeini: Iran Under His Successors, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 99, ISBN 978-0199745760

[WINEP-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Buchta, Wilfried (2000), Who rules Iran?: the structure of power in the Islamic Republic, Washington DC: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, ISBN 0-944029-39-6

[3] Shahibzadeh, Yadullah (2016). Islamism and Post-Islamism in Iran: An Intellectual History. Springer. p. 103. ISBN 9781137578259.

[4] Mohammad Ali Kadivar (2013), "Alliances and Perception Profiles in the Iranian Reform Movement, 1997 to 2005", American Sociological Review, 78 (6), American Sociological Association: 1063–1086, doi:10.1177/0003122413508285, S2CID 13189214

[5] 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]

[6] Azam Khatam (2009). "The Islamic Republic's Failed Quest for the Spotless City". Middle East Research and Information Project. Retrieved 10 March 2017.

[7] Farangis Najibullah (27 February 2008). "Iran: Activist 'Dynamic Duo' Fight for Human Rights". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 10 March 2017.

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Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran

Platform

Electoral history

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References

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