Dokument #1139202
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
Information on the Majlis Ittehad ul
Muslemin could not be found among the sources currently available
at the DIRB in Ottawa. However, the attached section of the
Political Parties of the World which contains information on
the Majlis-Ittehad-ul-Mussalman party might be of interest.
According to the Political Parties of
the World, the Majlis-Ittehad-ul-Mussulman party, known also
under the name of the Majlis Muslim Party, is an Islamic party
whose objective is to represent the Moslem minority, particularly
in the state of Andhara Pradesh (1988, 273). This source reports
that this party has won three seats in the Andhara Pradesh state
Assembly elections of January 1983 and again won three seats (out
of 294) in further state elections in March 1985 (ibid.). The same
source indicates that in the 1984-85 Lok Sabha elections, this
party won a seat among the 42 Andhara Pradesh seats (ibid.).
Attached please also find a section of the
Islam and Islamic Groups which mentions a Muslim party named
Ittehadul Muslimeen (1992, 94). According to this source, the
Ittehadul Muslimeen is a regional Muslim organization who "made
some headway in state elections" but its appeal "remained limited
in places such as Hyderabad in Andhara Pradesh" (ibid.).
Information on the treatment of the Majlis
Ittehad ul Muslemin members by the Hindu population and the Indian
authorities could not either be found among the sources currently
available at the DIRB in Ottawa. However, please refer to Response
to Information Request IND6583.E of 25 July 1990 for information on
the harassment of Muslims by the Hindu majority in Hyderabad and
Andhara Pradesh state since 1947 and to the attached article from
Reuters on the tension reigning in Hyderabad after the riots
between Hindus and Muslims (19 Dec. 1990) .
This response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum.
Islam and Islamic Groups. 1992.
Edited by Farzana Shaikh. London: Longman Current Affairs.
Political Parties of the World.
1988. 3rd ed. Edited by Alan J. Day. Chicago: St. James Press.
Reuters. 19 December 1990. Moses
Manoharan. AM Cycle. "Hindu and Moslems Militants Turn to
Electronic Propaganda." (NEXIS)
Islam and Islamic Groups. 1992.
Edited by Farzana Shaikh. London: Longman Current Affairs.
Political Parties of the World.
1988. 3rd ed. Edited by Alan J. Day. Chicago: St. James Press.
Reuters. 19 December 1990. Moses
Manoharan. AM Cycle. "Hindu and Moslems Militants Turn to
Electronic Propaganda." (NEXIS)