A new Lebanese Shiite political movement, “Taharror,” born out of the October 17 protests and based on freedoms, came into being on Thursday.
Bringing together cadres and intellectuals, some of whom are well known in local circles, the movement was born out of Shiite opposition to “political Shiism.” Its aim is to combat the monopoly imposed on the Shiite community by the Amal and Hezbollah “duo.”
It groups Shiite activists, including journalist Ali el Amine.
At a press conference on Thursday, the movement defined its vision and principles.
Taharror’s vision (“to liberate oneself”), according to their political posters and press conference, is based on the finality of the Lebanese homeland and its independence within its internationally defined borders. They adhere to the principles of democracy, the values of modernism, and the culture of freedom. They are committed to the constitutional state, as defined in the Taif Agreement, and to the state as the governing body of society.
Their principles are: distinction from the Amal-Hezbollah duo, rejection of the blocking policy of political Shi’ism, rejection of organizations parallel to the state, rejection of the monopoly of the term “resistance” by a single community, and rejection of political Shi’ism overall.
