Tanzeem-e-Islami

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The Tanzeem-e-Islami is an Islamic religious and political organisation based in Lahore, Pakistan. Founded in 1975 by religious scholar Dr. Israr Ahmed, it advocates the establishment of an Islamic Caliphate in Pakistan and worldwide. The Tanzeem was created after Dr. Ahmed (alleged) split from the Jamaat-e-Islami in 1957, which had (apparently) decided to enter electoral politics in Pakistan. Currently Hafiz Akif Saeed (Dr.Ahmed's middle? son) is the ameer of the Tanzeem.

According to www.sappho.dk, "in reality Tanzeem-e-Islami is a cover for the party (Jamaat-i-Islami)... Among Jamaat-e-Islami's other leaders in Denmark is the former journalist Mohamed Saddique, who was for many years a correspondent for the party's paper in Karachi, Jasarat. He has also written for the Jamaat weekly Takbeer, which is also published in Karachi but has a certain readership in Copenhagen. "Together with another local Pakistani, Farooq Rathore, who edits Tanzeem-e-Islami's Danish homepage [www.tanzeem.dk] , Tariq Askari has been leading a so-called "study circle" in Nørrebro, Copenhagen. Here it was possible to borrow practically all of Jamaat-e-Islami's publications."