Homeland Party (Egypt)

The Homeland Party (Arabic: حزب الوطن‎, romanized: Ḥizb al‑Watan) is an Islamist political party in Egypt, founded in January 2013 following a split within the al-Nour Party.[2] It was formed when Emad Abdel Ghaffour, the former leader of al-Nour, and 150 other party members quit in protest at the part of a dispute between Ghaffour and followers of Yasser Borhamy.[2] The party has stated that Copts will be allowed to join the party and women will be allowed on electoral lists.[3] In June 2013, 130 members of the party resigned in response to differences within the party leadership.[4] The party withdrew from the Anti-Coup Alliance on 17 September 2014, though the reason for its withdrawal was not because of political differences.[5]

Homeland Party

حزب الوطن
Founded1 January 2013
IdeologySalafism[1]
House of Representatives
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Website
www.facebook.com/watanpartyeg

Lawsuit against Islamic parties

The Homeland Party is one of the eleven Islamic parties targeted by a lawsuit in November 2014, when an organization named Popular Front for opposing the Brotherhoodization of Egypt sought to dissolve all political parties established "on a religious basis."[6] The Alexandria Urgent Matters Court however ruled on 26 November 2014 that it lacked jurisdiction.[7]

References
  1. "New Salafi party to be announced Tuesday". Egypt Independent. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. "Nour's Salafist splinter group forms new party". Ahram Online. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  3. "New Salafist Al-Watan Party 'welcomes' Copts and women". Ahram Online. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  4. "Mass resignations in Egypt's Salafist Al-Watan Party". Ahram Online. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  5. Watan Party withdraws from NASL, Egypt Independent, 17 September 2014, retrieved 17 September 2014
  6. Auf, Yussef (25 November 2014). "Political Islam's Fate in Egypt Lies in the Hands of the Courts". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  7. "Court claims no jurisdiction over religiously affiliated parties". Daily News Egypt. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
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