Women in NUFF fought on equal terms with men and were seen as having equal standing in the movement. Meeks describes the movement as "extreme foquista" in their revolutionary ideology, embracing the foco theory of revolution of Régis Debray and Che Guevara. Political scientists have drawn connections NUFF's insurgency and the 1990 coup d'état attempt by the Jamaat al Muslimeen. Their use of violence as a tactic to challenge the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy was seen by political scientist John La Guerre as an inspiration for the Jamaat al Muslimeen. The movements also shared a connection in the person of Abdullah Omowale (formerly Andy Thomas), who was a leading figure in both the 1990 coup attempt and in NUFF's insurgency. Jennifer Jones-Kernahan (formerly Jennifer Jones) went on to serve as a United National Congress senator, government minister and ambassador to Cuba, while her husband, Jai Kernahan contested the Laventille West constituency for the People's Partnership in the 2015 Trinidad and Tobago general election.