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".
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".