Hussein Badr al-Din al-Houthi

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Hussein Badr al-Din al-Houthi

Hussein Badr al-Din al-Houthi

Yemeni activist

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Houthi movement
Background and origins
…representative in parliament was activist Hussein Badr al-Din al-Houthi. After leaving parliament in 1997, Hussein al-Houthi began fostering the Believing Youth, a network of Zaydī youths intended as an alternative to similar Wahhābī youth networks. The network, which offered religious education, social welfare, and a sense of camaraderie, initially received…
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…representative in parliament was activist Hussein Badr al-Din al-Houthi. After leaving parliament in 1997, Hussein al-Houthi began fostering the Believing Youth, a network of Zaydī youths intended as an alternative to similar Wahhābī youth networks. The network, which offered religious education, social welfare, and a sense of camaraderie, initially received…
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