Declaration of the Existence of the Jamahiriya

[Michael von Prussia]

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[size=4][b]In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful[/b][/size][/center]

I come before you today to announce the reformation of an alliance which has arguably been the most successful Muslim alliance yet seen: the Jamahiriya. The name of the alliance is an Arabic neologism that refers to a 'republic of the masses', a mission we wish to accomplish through democratic and accountable government. Our aim is a simple one: we wish to represent the peaceful nature of Islam in our day-to-day functioning as an alliance, while serving as a sanctuary for the Muslims of the Cyberverse, and an organization to represent their interests.

It is, therefore, with great pride that I present the First Supreme Council of the Jamahiriya, who will lead us until our first elections are held:

[indent][b]Malikhera[/b] - A long-time member and Brotherly Leader of the first Jamahiriya, Malikhera spearheaded the reformation and now joins us as part of our government.
[b]Michael von Preußen[/b] - Serving for two terms as President of the Jamahiriya in 2009, I take great pride in helping reform an alliance which I have long considered my home away from home.
[b]Tabish54[/b] - Joining the Jamahiriya for the first time, we are proud to welcome Tabish54 as a Supreme Councillor.
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In addition, our Charter:

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[b]Charter of the Jamahiriya[/b]

Preamble[/center]
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful,

We, the Muslims of the Cyberverse, united in our struggle to defend our people, religion, and culture from the hostility and oppression of our enemies; hoping that in unity we shall find the ability to strengthen our faith and our resolve; and with the intention of spreading to the world at large the word of God and of His prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him; do hereby unite in our struggle as the Jamahiriya, a free republic of the masses, and govern ourselves by this Charter:

[center]Article 1[/center]
The Jamahiriya is an organization founded on the principles of Islam and the teachings of God's Prophet Muhammad, and on the principles of popular democracy.  We strive to unite the Muslims of the Cyberverse under one banner of peace, prosperity, and piety.  In doing so, we will defend Islam and its followers from external aggression, and govern ourselves by the laws and customs established by our esteemed Prophet and his rightful successors and by the doctrines of Shari'ah.

[center]Article 2[/center]
The Jamahiriya is a peaceful alliance which seeks harmonious coexistence with those around us, of all religious beliefs and ideological persuasions.  No restriction shall be placed on admission to the Jamahiriya based solely on faith or ideology.

In our equipping of military forces, we recognize the necessity to defend ourselves from external aggression; however, we will never initiate hostility except in the defense of our members or our allies. The membership of the Jamahiriya is forbidden from taking unilateral military action.

[center]Article 3[/center]
The Government of the Jamahiriya shall be vested in a triumvirate, the Supreme Council, the membership of which shall be democratically elected from the alliance membership in elections held quarterly according to the Tabular Islamic calendar. The three members of the Supreme Council shall divide amongst themselves, following their election, duties relating to the internal, external, and martial affairs of the alliance. The first Supreme Council shall be composed of the signatories of this Charter, and the first election held within one month of the foundation of the alliance. The first Supreme Council will have no leader as described in Article 4.

[center]Article 4[/center]
Leadership of the Supreme Council shall be vested in the member who received the largest number of votes during the election of the Council. The Council leader shall assume the title Supreme Leader, and shall receive for the duration of his term extraordinary powers, as described in Articles 7 and 8 below, regarding matters put to a vote of the Supreme Council.

[center]Article 5[/center]
The governmental functions of the Jamahiriya are executed on a voluntary basis by the alliance membership, under the direction of the Supreme Council, according to the responsibilities of its members decided as described in Article 4.  Full military control of the Jamahiriya shall be placed jointly in the hands of the Supreme Council; no military action shall be taken without its prior authorization.

[center]Article 6[/center]
The Supreme Council shall decide by a vote all matters relating to legislation, diplomacy, war, peace, and any other major decisions which affect the politics, international relations, or security of the Jamahiriya.  In addition to these matters, any member of the Supreme Council may initiate a vote on any issue at any time, regardless of perceived importance.

All votes shall be opened after no less than forty-eight hours of discussion and no more than one hundred sixty-eight hours of discussion and shall remain open for a forty-eight hour period; however, a mandatory one hundred sixty-eight hour discussion period shall precede any vote proposing amendment of this Charter.  During the voting period, any member may alter his vote at his discretion.  All votes which do not propose declaration of war or amendment to this Charter shall require a majority vote to pass; votes which do propose either of these matters shall require a unanimous vote to pass.  No vote shall be valid in which less than half the members of the Supreme Council vote.

[center]Article 7[/center]
The Supreme Leader may exercise veto power over any matter voted on by the Supreme Council.  Furthermore, despite Article 6 Paragraph 2 above, the Supreme Leader may decree that the voting period on any matter be reduced in time to twenty-four hours, and may further decree that the discussion and voting periods be held concurrently.  This Article does not apply to votes proposing amendment of this Charter.

[center]Article 8[/center]
A referendum of the alliance membership shall occur on any matter relating to amendment of this Charter which has successfully passed the Supreme Council, on any matter vetoed by the Supreme Leader which would otherwise have passed the Supreme Council, excepting votes relating to declaration of war, and on any other matter which a majority of the Supreme Council deems should be put to a referendum.  Referenda shall have no discussion period, and shall be open for voting for a period of either twenty-four or forty-eight hours, at the discretion of the Supreme Leader; however, a mandatory seventy-two hour voting period shall be instituted for referenda proposing amendment of this Charter.

[center]Article 9[/center]
The flag of the Jamahiriya shall be a horizontal tricolor of red, white, and green, with the hoist three-fifths the length of the fly, at the center of which shall be placed a black emblem representing the motto of the alliance, [i]lâ ilâha illallâh, Muḥammadur rasûlullâh[/i]*, and centered vertically on the flag and horizontally in each the hoist and the fly shall be the name of the alliance in the Arabic script.

The anthem of the Jamahiriya shall be [i]Allahu Akbar[/i].

[center]Ratification

This Charter of the Jamahiriya is ratified in the name of God and his benevolent Prophet Muhammad,
may Allah honor him and grant him peace,
this the twentieth day of Dhu al-Hijjah, 1431:

[i]Malikhera

Michael von Preußen

Tabish54[/i][/center][/quote]
Finally, before I conclude, I would like to thank our protectors, [b]Regnum Invictorum[/b], for taking us under their wing. I look forward to a long and prosperous future with their alliance.

[b]On behalf of the Jamahiriya, I welcome all alliances to send diplomatic representations to our own; we will certainly do our best to reciprocate. Our forums can be found at [url=http://zetaboards.com/Jamahiriya][color=#9f0000]http://zetaboards.com/Jamahiriya[/color][/url], and our IRC channel is [url=http://jamahiriya.zxq.net/irc][color=#9f0000]#jama on irc.coldfront.net[/color][/url].

Peace be upon you all, and God's mercy and blessings.[/b]

[spoiler][size="1"][i]*There is no god but God, and Muhammad is his messenger.[/i][/size][/spoiler]

[Locke]

We'll miss you.

[President Gunn]

Glad to see this announced
o/

I am also confirming that Jamahiriya is indeed under Regnum Invictorum, aka Invicta, protection.

[Greywall]

Congrats =D

here's to a successful future for your reformed alliance.

[ShotgunWilly]

[quote name='President Gunn' timestamp='1291600194' post='2531451']
Glad to see this announced
o/

I am also confirming that Jamahiriya is indeed under Regnum Invictorum, aka Invicta, protection.
[/quote]


grr.... Nas beat me... Well, here's me re-confirming the above.

I'm glad to see this announced as well

Edited December 6, 2010 by ShotgunWilly

[Scorponok]

Good luck, my friend.

Hope this goes well for you.

o7 Meshy.

[GulagArchipelago]

Good Luck MvP. Inshallah to JAMA!

[WorldConqueror]

Good luck guys, good choice of protector. Just watch out for CCC and the United States, in case they try to pull some crazy crusades type stuff, or decide that you might possibly be attempting to have a nuclear weapon one day.

[mythicknight]

Canadian pride eh?

I shall pray for your swift destruction.

Edited December 6, 2010 by mythicknight

[Groucho Marx]

This will crash and burn.

[AnCapistan]

[quote name='Michael von Prussia' timestamp='1291600134' post='2531448']
I come before you today to announce the reformation of an alliance which has arguably been the most successful Muslim alliance yet seen: the Jamahiriya.
[/quote]

Can you name another Muslim alliance? xd

[Michael von Prussia]

[quote name='Mr Damsky' timestamp='1291601162' post='2531470']
Can you name another Muslim alliance? xd
[/quote]
Yes, though admittedly from a while back: Hizb Islam.

[Locke]

[quote name='mythicknight' timestamp='1291600996' post='2531466']I shall pray for your swift destruction.
[/quote][quote name='Emperor Marx' timestamp='1291601108' post='2531468']This will crash and burn.[/quote]
/me adds two to his list.

[quote name='Mr Damsky' timestamp='1291601162' post='2531470']
Can you name another Muslim alliance? xd
[/quote]
He probably can. That said, spending ten seconds on the wiki gave me one: http://cybernations.wikia.com/wiki/Hizb_Islam

Edited December 6, 2010 by Locke

[Kevin McDonald]

Here's hoping that this version of Jamahiriya crashes and burns even more quickly than the first version did.

[Locke]

[quote name='Kevin McDonald' timestamp='1291601627' post='2531480']
Here's hoping that this version of Jamahiriya crashes and burns even more quickly than the first version did.
[/quote]
Here's to hoping you make a fool of yourself even moreso than you did in the first DoE.

[AnCapistan]

[quote name='Michael von Prussia' timestamp='1291601291' post='2531475']
Yes, though admittedly from a while back: Hizb Islam.
[/quote]

So your alliance is more successful than an alliance who got "hammered to extinction" in less than a year.

Congrats, I guess.

[mythicknight]

[quote name='Kevin McDonald' timestamp='1291601627' post='2531480']
Here's hoping that this version of Jamahiriya crashes and burns even more quickly than the first version did.
[/quote]

They tend to self-destruct like that.

[quote name='Locke' timestamp='1291601302' post='2531476']
/me adds two to his list.

[/quote]

Is this a mailing list? Newsletter? Secret Santa? I want a pony!

[The Pansy]

/me wonders if FAN will do to these Muslims what they did to the last

[shadeslayers09]

I love you meshaal

<3 meshaal

o/ Jamahiriya

[Locke]

[quote name='mythicknight' timestamp='1291601782' post='2531485']
Is this a mailing list? Newsletter? Secret Santa? I want a pony!
[/quote]
It's not a rogue list, if that's what your asking. Just a list I like to keep around for clerical reasons.

[GulagArchipelago]

[quote name='WorldConqueror' timestamp='1291600919' post='2531464']
Good luck guys, good choice of protector. Just watch out for CCC and the United States, in case they try to pull some crazy crusades type stuff, or decide that you might possibly be attempting to have a nuclear weapon one day.
[/quote]
Contrary to popular perception, JAMA and CCC had a cordial relation in the past.

[Bernkastel]

Best of luck out there my beloved. I'll miss you dearly. :3

[Fernando12]

[quote name='WorldConqueror' timestamp='1291600919' post='2531464']
Good luck guys, good choice of protector. Just watch out for CCC and [s]the[/s] [b]The[/b] United States, in case they try to pull some crazy crusades type stuff, or decide that you might possibly be attempting to have a nuclear weapon one day.
[/quote]
First, it's The United States (capital T in The)

Second, The United States does not mind if Jamahiriya eventual develops nuclear weapons. We won't plan an imperialist crusade against them. That plan is reserved for others.

Third, congrats to Jamahiriya.

God Bless You, God Is Great
الله تبارك الله عليك هل العظمى

[WorldConqueror]

[quote name='GulagArchipelago' timestamp='1291602115' post='2531496']
Contrary to popular perception, JAMA and CCC had a cordial relation in the past.
[/quote]
[quote name='Fernando12' timestamp='1291602951' post='2531508']
First, it's The United States (capital T in The)

Second, The United States does not mind if Jamahiriya eventual develops nuclear weapons. We won't plan an imperialist crusade against them. That plan is reserved for others.

Third, congrats to Jamahiriya.

God Bless You, God Is Great
الله تبارك الله عليك هل العظمى
[/quote]
Of course, that's just what people plotting against them would say.

Don't worry guys, I'm just joking. Though I do wish sometimes that alliances with 'opposing' themes would engage in a bit of friendly rivalry, it would add a bit of spice to things. Could also help make wars more interesting, with fronts previously regarded as sideshows having their own stories and such, rather than just fighting due to treaties.

[Pingu]

Welcome back. Heartiest good wishes to the Jamahiriya. Soft drinks and water pipes for all in my pub.