Free Shiite Movement
Encyclopedia
Free Shia Movement is a Lebanese
Shia 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
.
It is headed by Sheikh Mohammad Al Hajj Hassan and is opposed to the alleged political hegemony
of Hezbollah and Amal on the Shi'ite community in Lebanon.
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
Shia political movement allied with the Lebanese opposition March 14 Alliance
March 14 Alliance
The March 14 alliance , named after the date of the Cedar Revolution, is a coalition of political parties and independents in Lebanon that call for sovereignty over all Lebanese territories, led by MP Saad Hariri, younger son of Rafik Hariri, the assassinated former prime minister of Lebanon, as...
and opposed to mainstream Shi'ite movements allied with the March 8 Alliance
March 8 Alliance
The March 8 Alliance is a coalition of various political parties in Lebanon. It has been the ruling coalition since January 25, 2011 when the alliance managed to nominate Najib Mikati as the new prime minister.-History:...
, namely Hezbollah and Amal
Amal Movement
Amal Movement is short for the Lebanese Resistance Detachments the acronym for which, in Arabic, is "amal", meaning "hope."Amal was founded in 1975 as the militia wing of the Movement of the Disinherited, a Shi'a political movement founded by Musa...
.
It is headed by Sheikh Mohammad Al Hajj Hassan and is opposed to the alleged political hegemony
Hegemony
Hegemony is an indirect form of imperial dominance in which the hegemon rules sub-ordinate states by the implied means of power rather than direct military force. In Ancient Greece , hegemony denoted the politico–military dominance of a city-state over other city-states...
of Hezbollah and Amal on the Shi'ite community in Lebanon.