| Islamic Party of Britain | |
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| Leader | David Musa Pidcock |
| Founded | September 1989 |
| Dissolved | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Milton Keynes |
| Ideology | Islamism |
| European affiliation | None |
| European Parliament Group | None |
| Official colours | Green, White |
| Website | |
| http://www.islamicparty.com | |
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The Islamic Party of Britain is a defunct political party in the United Kingdom that was active from its formation in 1989[1] until 2006. The IPB was Islamist, opposed to both capitalism and communism. David Musa Pidcock, a convert to Islam, founded and led the party.[1]
They had limited electoral success with Pidcock achieving 800 votes in the Bradford North by-election, 1990. The IPB was generally supportive of the Respect coalition with one of their leading members, home affairs spokesman Mohammad Naseem, standing for and funding the coalition.[2] The IPB published a quarterly magazine entitled Common Sense.
The party believed in equal treatment under the law regardless of an individual's status, income or ethnicity. The IPB argued that religion is the most important thing in life.[3] It called for reform of the British banking system to make it interest-free and Islamic, and for increased trade with the Islamic world.[1] At one time, the party answered questions sent in by readers.[4] It argued that homosexuality needed treatment, was not to be tolerated and that homosexuals should be put to death for a "public display of lewdness",[5] a policy that was condemned by Peter Tatchell.[2]