Wiam Wahhab
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Wiam Wahhab (born 1964) is a Lebanese
politician. He is a Druze
.
A journalist, and former political advisor to Lebanese Prince Talal Arslan between 1991 and 2000, he ran unsuccessfully in the legislative elections of 1996.
Appointed as minister of the environment in October 2004 in the government of Omar Karami
, Wahhab is extremely pro-Syrian, and very hostile to the ruling majority and the March 14 alliance.
In 2006 Wahhab founded the Arab Tawhid party,, which was involved in various feuds and fights against the supporters of the Progressive Socialist Party of Walid Jumblatt
.
Wiam Wahhab is part of the National Coalition, led by Omar Karami
.
Wahhab's ideology is pro-Syrian, and he has espoused Arab nationalist viewpoints. He is against Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United States.
which Saudi women wear, and about the Saudi government, blasting the March 14 alliance of Saad Hariri
for his backing from Saudi Arabia, noting Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses such as amputations and forcing women to wear the niqab, and criticizing Wahhabism
, and Saudi Arabia's alliance with the United States.
This led allies of Wahhab like Hezbollah to distance themselves from his comments. Sunni Muslim protesters yelled "There is no God but Allah", and "Wiam, you pig: you should be chained down". An Islamist organization offered $3,500 to any person who beheaded Wahhab due to his comments on the niqab.
Wahhab was forced to apologize to Saudi women for the niqab remarks.
Wahhab has called on Egyptian protestors to destroy the Israeli embassy.
Wahhab commented on Turkey's warnings to Syria during the 2011 uprising by claiming that Syria and Bashar Al Assad were prepared to launch 100,000 rockets at Turkey if it tried to invade.
Lebanese people
The Lebanese people are a nation and ethnic group of Levantine people originating in what is today the country of Lebanon, including those who had inhabited Mount Lebanon prior to the creation of the modern Lebanese state....
politician. He is a Druze
Druze
The Druze are an esoteric, monotheistic religious community, found primarily in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan, which emerged during the 11th century from Ismailism. The Druze have an eclectic set of beliefs that incorporate several elements from Abrahamic religions, Gnosticism, Neoplatonism...
.
A journalist, and former political advisor to Lebanese Prince Talal Arslan between 1991 and 2000, he ran unsuccessfully in the legislative elections of 1996.
Appointed as minister of the environment in October 2004 in the government of Omar Karami
Omar Karami
Omar Abdul Hamid Karami was the Prime Minister of Lebanon on two separate occasions...
, Wahhab is extremely pro-Syrian, and very hostile to the ruling majority and the March 14 alliance.
In 2006 Wahhab founded the Arab Tawhid party,, which was involved in various feuds and fights against the supporters of the Progressive Socialist Party of Walid Jumblatt
Walid Jumblatt
Walid Jumblatt is a Lebanese politician and the current leader of the Progressive Socialist Party . He is the most prominent leader of Lebanon's Druze community.-Family:...
.
Wiam Wahhab is part of the National Coalition, led by Omar Karami
Omar Karami
Omar Abdul Hamid Karami was the Prime Minister of Lebanon on two separate occasions...
.
Wahhab's ideology is pro-Syrian, and he has espoused Arab nationalist viewpoints. He is against Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United States.
Controversy
During a television interview, Wahhab made disparaging comments about the NiqabNiqab
A niqab is a cloth which covers the face, worn by some Muslim women as a part of sartorial hijāb...
which Saudi women wear, and about the Saudi government, blasting the March 14 alliance of Saad Hariri
Saad Hariri
Saad-eddine Rafiq Al-Hariri is a Saudi-Lebanese billionaire who served as the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 2009 until 2011. He is the second son of Rafiq Hariri, the former Lebanese Prime Minister who was assassinated in 2005...
for his backing from Saudi Arabia, noting Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses such as amputations and forcing women to wear the niqab, and criticizing Wahhabism
Wahhabism
Wahhabism is a religious movement or a branch of Islam. It was developed by an 18th century Muslim theologian from Najd, Saudi Arabia. Ibn Abdul Al-Wahhab advocated purging Islam of what he considered to be impurities and innovations...
, and Saudi Arabia's alliance with the United States.
This led allies of Wahhab like Hezbollah to distance themselves from his comments. Sunni Muslim protesters yelled "There is no God but Allah", and "Wiam, you pig: you should be chained down". An Islamist organization offered $3,500 to any person who beheaded Wahhab due to his comments on the niqab.
Wahhab was forced to apologize to Saudi women for the niqab remarks.
Wahhab has called on Egyptian protestors to destroy the Israeli embassy.
Wahhab commented on Turkey's warnings to Syria during the 2011 uprising by claiming that Syria and Bashar Al Assad were prepared to launch 100,000 rockets at Turkey if it tried to invade.