New Islamic party seeks the center

Ramallah, West Bank -- A new Palestinian movement being launched today, March 21, is aimed at the moderate middle of Muslim politics.

Wasatia -- Arabic for "moderation" -- is the first Islamic religious party to advocate a peaceful, negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a tolerant, democratic society at home.

The new party is the brainchild of political science Professor Mohammed Dajani, director of the American Studies Institute at Al-Quds University in East Jerusalem.

 

Complete article: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/03/21/MNGELOOMG51.DTL

 

Thomas Braun, Lima, Peru.