Uamsho
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The Association for Islamic Mobilisation and Propagation | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Uamsho |
| Amir | Sheikh Farid Hadi Ahmed |
| Deputy Amir | Sheikh Azzan Khalid Hamdan |
| General Secretary | Sheikh Abdallah Said Madawa |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Zanzibar |
| Ideology | Islamic fundamentalism Pro-Zanzibar independence |
UAMSHO, popular shorthand for The Association for Islamic Mobilisation and Propagation, nicknamed The Awakening, is an Islamist separatist group legally registered in Zanzibar. Led by Farid Hadi Ahmed, Uamsho seeks independence for Zanzibar from Tanzania.
Uamsho was officially registered as JUMIKI (Jumuiya ya Uamsho na mihadhara ya kiislam in Swahili) in 2001 with the Registration no.149 under the Zanzibar government Society Act Number 6 of 1995 concerning the registration of civil society organization (non governmental organisation).[1] But the name Uamsho has become more popular than its original name.[citation needed]
According to its constitution UAMSHO has been established for the purpose of promoting love, unity and development among Islamic believers; to encourage them in matters of their religion, including the education, culture and Islamic religion to do anything that is good or that focuses on elevating and spreading Islamic religion; protecting and defending the rights of human beings in Islam as well as preserving Muslims with difficulty; protecting and defending silk and Islamic culture not to be undermined, unprotected, and assisting in solving social disasters including conflicts, disasters, and combating various disasters such as Aids, drug abuse and other social disasters as well as Zanzibar has full autonomy rather than remain under the umbrella of the Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar.[2]