Houthis and the Muslim Brotherhood: similar decisions reflecting sectarianism… Details
The convergence between the Houthis and the Muslim Brotherhood in Yemen goes beyond political reconciliation to coordination, collaboration on the ground, and the adoption of similar measures.
In this context, activists in the Houthi militia, supported by Iran, called for renaming a street and a school named after Gamal Abdel Nasser in the capital Sanaa after Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, according to (Al-Montasaf News) website. They stated, “It is the right of the supporters of Hezbollah‘s leader to have one of the capital’s streets or its major schools named after him.”
In recent years, the Houthi militia failed to give a sectarian name to a school named after Gamal Abdel Nasser, due to the rejection and condemnation by Yemenis. This move is similar to the demands of the militia of the Islah Party, the branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in Yemen, after they took control of the state following February 2011, calling for the removal of Gamal Abdel Nasser’s name from streets and schools in several Yemeni provinces and replacing them with names of leaders affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, listed as terrorists in many countries. However, they failed in this attempt.
In recent years, the Houthis and the Muslim Brotherhood have replaced names of schools, universities, hospitals, and mosques with the names of their leaders, in line with their sectarian policies and orientations.
