History of Solidarity History of Solidarity The history of Solidarity (, pronounced ), a Polish non-governmental trade union, began on August 14, 1980, at the Lenin Shipyards (now Gdańsk Shipyards) at its founding by Lech Wałęsa and others. In the early 1980s, it became the first independent labor union in a Soviet-bloc country. Solidarity gave rise to a broad, non-violent, anti-communist social movement that, at its height, claimed some 9.4 million members. It is considered to have contributed greatly to the fall of communism. Poland's communist government attempted to destroy the union by instituting martial law in 1981, followed by several years of
Malaysian Muslim Solidarity Malaysian Muslim Solidarity Malaysian Muslim Solidarity (Malay: "Ikatan Muslimim Malaysia", often known by its acronym ISMA) is a Malaysian Islamic right-wing non-government organisation. It was established in 1997 with the name "Ikatan Siswazah Muslim Malaysia", which was later changed to "Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia" in 2005. The organization is involved with Islamic propagation activities particularly focused on the Malay and Muslim demographics in Malaysia based on their slogan "Melayu Sepakat, Islam Berdaulat" ("A United Malay [people] , A Supreme Islam"). The movement is particularly known for its vocal opposition towards what it claims to be rampant "influences of liberalism, presence of