Islamic Party Established in Finland

[Ikutiera]

An Islamic political party has been established in Finland. Currently the party only has a few dozen members but it aims to achieve the 5,000 members needed to gain a place on the official register of parties.

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[Menydh]

I thought that the number of Muslims in Finland was still small.

[Lucas Corso]

Originally Posted by Mynydd

I thought that the number of Muslims in Finland was still small.

Maybe it WAS

[3rdEye]

Originally Posted by Mynydd

I thought that the number of Muslims in Finland was still small.

55,000 according to that blog:

6.9.2007 Islamic Political Party established in Finland
Filed under: All, Finland, Politics/Politicians — Phil @ 6:50 pm

Well the Christians have a political party, I guess it’s no surprise to see the Muslims with their own. As different their religions may be, I bet their political views are nearly identical…

An Islamic political party has been established in Finland. Currently the party only has a few dozen members but it aims to achieve the 5,000 members needed to gain a place on the official register of parties. The aims of the Islamic Party include the removal of alcohol beverages from stores and achieving for muslims exemption from school curriculum subjects that they consider are opposed to islamic values.

The party’s Chairman Abdullah Tammi told YLE it aims to gain two council seats in the City of Helsinki in next year’s local elections. He added the party expected support from a large proportion of Finland’s 55,000 muslims as well as from others who shared the it’s views, for example, on the removal of alcoholic beverages from stores.

The party also intends to field candidates in general elections in 2011.

[Menydh]

Well the Christians have a political party, I guess it’s no surprise to see the Muslims with their own.

Is there such a "Christian" political party in Finland? I mean, as a religious party.

One thing to be noticed for the future is the possible establishment of a Muslim party throughout Europe, which could also help attract Europeans into Islam. I would speculate that this would bear some relation to the model of Islamic financial system proposed by the Morabitun: Finance Minister of Netherlands Encourages Islamic Banking

[Ikutiera]

The Christian Democrats is a conservative right-of-centre party. However, in many social issues such as poverty and family policy, the party is nearer to the left-of-centre views.
Ideologically the Christian Democrats represent the Christian world view in politics in Finland. The party emphasizes the Christian faith as the basis of all political work, family as the center of the society, and responsible freedom. The party opposes e.g. gay marriages, abortion, euthanasia and divorce. The Christian Democrats promote e.g. human dignity, social equality and justice in political questions.

Christian Democrats (Finland) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Carnyx]

Where's Abdullah Tammi from? I have read your Muslims come from Somalia, Irak, Turkey and Afghanistan. I wonder about the Umma. Does this religion can make up for their ethnic differences?

[Ikutiera]

Abdullah Tammi is a finnish convert to islam.
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Just in case anyone is interested in the truth regarding this, take it from people who know them. I am a Muslim and know each of these individuals shown in the picture.Before any one starts to freak out, please be aware that this is a group of about 10-15 Finns (and not over two dozen) who are almost all between the ages of 20-25. All of them are converts–with a large number of them only embracing Islam three or four years ago.
To the best of my knowledge, they did not consult with any of the Mosques or Muslim associations in Helsinki, they have virtually no support in the broader Muslim community, and most important of all, they have no idea how to successfully participate in the political process.
Despite what some here would be led to believe, the Muslims in Finland are for the most part, very apathetic when compared to some of the Muslims in other parts of Europe. Ask yourself why none of the other Muslims that have run for office and are currently serving have suggested such ridiculous ideas as removing alcohol from stores. The reason why is because, unlike these youth, they are focusing on the real concerns.
Yes, in our religion alcohol is forbidden, as is pork etc, but that is not a mandate for us to force that on a non-Muslim–especially if we are living in a non Muslim country.
Most Muslims I know would much rather support a non-Muslim political party that is for the common good of everyone, than support a small group of kids that have zero political awareness.
Comment by Rimi — Thu, Sep 6th, 2007 @ 9:48 pm

Tundra Tabloids.......: Finland\'s First Islamic Party Intends to Run For Parliament......!

[Ikutiera]

The Finns are very homogenous when it comes to religion: 84 per cent of the population belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Orthodox Church has 60 000 members, and there are also about 9 000 Roman Catholics. Other significant Christian groups in Finland include Pentecostals, who number just under 60 000, i.e. around 1 per cent of the population. Other Christian movements are represented by a few tens of thousands of members. There are more than 20 000 Muslims in Finland, and this figure is gradually growing due to immigration. 13,5 per cent of the population are not registered with any religious domination.

PISA

[Menydh]

Christian Democrats are a farse.

For one thing, they have Muslim members from Albania, Kosovo and Morocco in their International: Centrist Democrat International - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Marcus Marulus]

Now they are going to have igloo-shaped mosques, which they will have to devise how to melt...for sport....