hiː səksˈiːdᵻd nˈædɪm ˈældʒæbˈiəɹi ɪn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, ænd tˈoʊld ˈælhˈeɪæt nˈuːzpeɪpɚ ðætðə pˈɑːɹɾi plˈænd tə pɹətˈɛkt ðə jˈuːθ baɪ ɪɹˈɛktɪŋ bˈæɹɪkˌeɪdz ɐɡˈɛnst "sˌɪvɪləzˈeɪʃənəl ɐsˈɔlts".
He succeeded Nadim al-Jabiri in May 2006, and told Al-Hayat newspaper that the party planned to protect the youth by erecting barricades against "civilisational assaults".