Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society جمعية الوفاق الوطني الإسلامية
Bahrain's largest ▮▮▮ opposition political society. Won 17 of 18 contested seats in 2010 before boycotting subsequent elections over the 2011 uprising crackdown. Dissolved by court order in July 2016; its leader Ali Salman is serving a life sentence.
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society is classified as "Islamist · Shia". Shia political-religious movements, often combining a political wing with armed or paramilitary infrastructure. Spans Hezbollah and the Iraqi shia coalitions to the Houthis' Zaidi revival.
Bahrain's largest Shia opposition political society. Won 17 of 18 contested seats in 2010 before boycotting subsequent elections over the 2011 uprising crackdown. Dissolved by court order in July 2016; its leader Ali Salman is serving a life sentence.
The family: Shia political-religious movements, often combining a political wing with armed or paramilitary infrastructure. Spans Hezbollah and the Iraqi shia coalitions to the Houthis' Zaidi revival.
Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society Islamist · Shia