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It incorporated discipline, truthfulness and social service with the objective of achieving a cohesive Muslim community. Membership was limited to Muslims, with a minimum age of 15 years. [5] In 1940, the Muslim League drew up a new constitution, setting its aims and objectives to be the same as those of Muslim League.
The Awami Muslim League was established as the Bengali alternative to the domination of the Muslim League in Pakistan. The party quickly gained massive popular support in East Pakistan , and eventually led the forces of Bengali nationalism in the struggle against West Pakistan 's military and political establishment.
Muslim National Guard, [2] or Muslim League National Guards, [3] was the name of a quasi-paramilitary organization associated All-India Muslim League that took part in the Pakistan Movement. The organisation was active in the violence that led up to the partition of India and the violence that followed it.
Since India and Pakistan gained independence in 1947, the All-India Muslim League and its successor Muslim League has seen a steady number of splits and breakaway factions. . Some of the breakaway organisations have thrived as independent parties, some have become defunct, while others have merged with the parent party or other political par
ICNA is an offshoot of the Muslim Students' Association (MSA), and was founded by immigrants from South Asia. [4] In 1971, a number of South Asian MSA members who had been involved in Islamic movements in their home countries developed an Islamic study circle (halaqa), in Montreal. This Halqa Ahbab Islami would become the predecessor of ICNA.
The present-day ISNA was founded in 1982 through a joint effort of four organizations: The Muslim Students Association of the US and Canada (The MSA), Islamic Medical Association (IMA), the Association of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS), and the Association of Muslim Scientists and Engineers (AMSE) - to create a community-oriented organization ...
The All-India Muslim League had a volunteer militia called the Muslim League National Guards (MLNG), originally headed by Siddique Ali Khan. [6] Khurshid Ahmed served as the second-in-command. [7] According to scholar Ayesha Jalal, Khurshid Anwar was appointed as the commander (Salar) of MLNG in October 1946. He was given a target of rising ...
The largest concentrations of Muslims live in the Northeast and North parts of the city, Center City, West Philadelphia, and sprawling into the nearby suburbs. Also the Muslim African American community in Philadelphia has grown exponentially over the last decade, and is often seen as a cultural hub for African American Muslims across the ...