The Muslim Centre Party is a political party

Political party

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 in Jordan

Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...

. The party was given official licensing by the Jordanian government

Politics of Jordan

Politics of Jordan takes place in a framework of a parliamentary monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister of Jordan is head of government, and of a multi-party system. Jordan is a constitutional monarchy based on the constitution promulgated on January 8, 1952...

 in December 2001. With the introduction of the new political party laws the party was re-licensed in 2008.

Policies

The Muslim Centre Party seeks to promote political, economic, educational and social reforms on the basis of Islamic law

Sharia

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The party attempts to target members of the Islamic movement

Islamism

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. However, it is independent from the Muslim Brotherhood

Muslim Brotherhood

The Society of the Muslim Brothers is the world's oldest and one of the largest Islamist parties, and is the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states. It was founded in 1928 in Egypt by the Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna and by the late 1940s had an...

. The party supports a moderate form of Islam and criticizes extreme religious ideologies that do not support pluralism and promote violence. The party promotes itself as an Islamic Party

Islamic party

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 that is more moderate than the Islamic Action Front

Islamic Action Front

The Islamic Action Front is a political party in Jordan. It is the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan....

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The Muslim Centre Party advocates the strengthening of democracy in Jordan. The party promotes pluralism, the separation of powers, and the freedom of the press

Freedom of the press

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. The also calls for the increasing political role of women

Gender role

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 in Jordan. Finally, the party is adamant about the creation of a Palestinian state,

Representation

The party had two members in the Jordanian Parliament from 2003-2007. As of 2009, the Party has members in municipal councils throughout Jordan.