Gerakan Harapan Baru

Gerakan Harapan Baru

The New Hope Movement (Malay: Gerakan Harapan Baru) or simply known as GHB, is an ongoing social movement in Malaysia. The movement is launched by G18 led by former PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu at a hotel in downtown Kuala Lumpur on 13 July 2015.^[1] The G18 is the former leaders of PAS who were ousted from senior position at the party's 2015 Muktamar.

The movement would be based on the principles of inclusiveness, progressiveness and concern for the people, and committed to the real value of Islam, 'mercy to all' (rahmatan lil 'alamin) which gives protection and justice to all Malaysian. Membership of the movement is open to anyone, including non-Muslims.

Pro tem committee

The pro tempore committee of Gerakan Harapan Baru including the G18 members:

• Mohamad Sabu
• Salahuddin Ayub
• Mujahid Yusof Rawa
• Suhaizan Kaiat
• Kamaruddin Jaafar
• Ahmad Awang
• Dzulkefly Ahmad
• Mohamed Hanipa Maidin
• Khalid Samad
• Siti Mariah Mahmud
• Muhammad Muhammad Taib

Background

Nadwah Ulama Nahdah Jadidah 2015 (NUNJI 15) or in English, Convention of Scholars for Contemporary Reform 2015 was held in effort:

• to design a working framework of siyasah syariyyah and fiqh for Malaysia in a multi-races country
• to gather local and abroad scholars from wide spectrum of school of thoughts
• to seek scholarly opinions to lay the foundation of their Islamic agenda
• to ensure the resolution of convention and scholars becomes the fundamental principles in Gerakan Harapan Baru

The basis of Gerakan Harapan Baru ideologies are Syura (Consultation) and guidance from scholars and Muslim thinkers.

Takeover of Malaysian Workers' Party

On 31 August 2015, Mohamad Sabu announced GHB took over a dormant Malaysian political party, Malaysian Workers' Party after its attempt to form a new party called Parti Progresif Islam (PPI) was rejected by the Home Affairs Ministry.^[2]

See also

• Social movements

References

External links

• http://harapanbaru.net/