The Political Thought of Yemen’s Houthi Movement





Adel Dashela et al.

Publisherthe Washington Center for Yemeni Studies (WCYS)

2021

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DOIhttps://doi.org/chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://wcys.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Political-Thought-of-the-Houthis-.pdf(external)

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This research paper focuses on the Houthi movement in Yemen, also known as"Ansar Allah."This movement is a religious group that belongs to the Yemeni Zaydi sect, which constitutes one of the three major branches of Shi'a branch of Islam. The study seeks to answer the following questions: What is the Houthi movement? What are its religious beliefs and political ideas? Additionally, it explores the movement's relationship with the tribes of Yemen, as well as its religious and political views toward these tribes. It also examines the movement's ideology regarding restricting governance and power to the descendants of the Yemeni Hashemite family to which the movement belongs, and how it rejects modern political participation based on elections and peaceful exchange of power. The Houthi's adherence to the law of "Khums" will be examined as well. Further, it analyzes how the Houthi movement uses violence and theocratic religious theories to forcefully and violently implement its political goals.


Yemen, Houthis, political thoughts


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