Islamic party

An Islamic party are those political parties that promote Islam as a political movement by running for elections in a democracy - of which there are several in the Islamic world. They are important to distinguish from militant Islamic groups that do not run for election.

There is however, much overlap, and some parties or are claimed by opponents to follow, the fringe ideology of Islamism (to the degree that this exists separate from Islam itself) that is directly confrontational with the Western world. Most do not, and some have formed mainstream governments under secular constitutions - notably in Turkey.

List of Islamic parties

• Islamic Party of Britain
• Iraqi Islamic Party
• Parti Islam Semalaysia (PAS)
• (Turkey)
• (Morocco)
• F.I.S

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External links

• "Moderate" Islamic party expected to present new line of thought - Jordan
• Landslide win for Islamic Party in Turkey
• Moroccan Islamic Party welcomes Moroccan Jews
• Islamic party wins 45 seats in Moroccan election
• Algeria frees Islamic party leaders
• Europe moves to outlaw Turkish Islamic Party
• Leader of Afghan Islamic Party prepares to return
• Tajik Islamic Party denies bin Laden link
• Malaysian Islamic Party declares Jihad against US
• Mauritian Islamic party accused of planning terror attack
• Militant Islamic party scores unexpected votes in Pakistan
• Leader of banned Algerian Islamic party in KL, claims journalist