Mauritian Solidarity Front (in French Front Solidarité Mauricien), also known by its acronym FSM is a political party in Mauritius trying to represent the island nation's sizable Muslim minority. Until 2004, the party was known as Hizbullah (Party of God) (no relation to the Lebanese party Hezbollah). The theocratic party is centered around its leader Cehl M. Fakeemeeah. In 1992, Cehl Fakeemeeah announced the formation of the Hizbullah later renamed Mauritian Solidarity Front. FSM is also considered to be the real successor of Comite Action Musulman (C.A.M.) led by Sir Abdul Razakh Mohammed in the past. In fact, since the Elections of 2000 , there was no Muslim party in Mauritius except FSM. The history of Mauritius recognise FSM as the second largest Muslim party in the history of Mauritius. Beginnings Cehl Fakeemeeah known as Cehl Meeah, was born in Mauritius in 1958. He began to teach the Qur'an to groups of children in the local mosque when he was 15. At 21, he won a scholarship to Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah where he studied Islamic jurisprudence and returned to Mauritius in 1991. When he decided to enter the political arena, and his members suggested the name Hizbullah, which could best describe his convictions. He indulged in some social activities, such as helping the poor and the needy of Plaine-Verte, Vallée Pitot and others. He also initiated free drug-detoxification programs in response to an increase in trafficking of street drugs in the Muslim areas. He has been accused on several occasions by the media to prey on the poverty of people to ramp up his popularity. History With the Comité Action Musulman winning 5 seats in the 1967 general elections, Cehl Meeah collaborated with PTr and Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate (PMSD) to win against the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM) after the 1976 general elections. In the 1982 general elections, he continued collaboration with PTr under the banner of National Alliance Party. Although The Mauritian Islamic Party won 9,334 votes during the 1982 elections and Muslim People Front won 8,233 votes during the 1995 general elections, after the year 2000, there was only Hizbullah to represent Muslims in elections. Other small Muslim parties were formed with minimal votes but afterwards were dissolved. These included the Mauritius Muslim Democratic League and the National Mauritian Muslim Rights initially Mauritian Muslim Rights in elections held in 1976 and 1983. Cehl Meeah ran for