Islamic Party (Egypt)

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Islamic Party
Leader Mohamed Hegazy[1]
Secretary-General Mohamed Abu Samra[2]
Deputy Head Magdy Salem[3]
Founded April 2011[4]
Ideology Islamism[5]
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The Islamic Party (formerly known as the Peace and Development Party[6] [which was also translated as the Safety and Development Party])[4] is an Islamist political party in Egypt.[4] The name of the party was changed in approximately December 2012.[7] The main leaders of the group are Mohamed Abu Samra[6] and Kamal Habib.[8] The party is backed by the Egyptian Islamic Jihad group.[9] Most of the founders of the party are former members of the organization.[10] Most of the members of the party have court rulings that bar them from running for elected office.[11] Though the party was part of the National Legitimacy Support Coalition,[12] it and Egyptian Islamic Jihad withdrew in January 2014.[13]

Basic tenets

The Party is in favour of putting the Camp David Accords to a public referendum, expanding Islamic banking, abolishing mixed-sex education in secondary schools, forming a cultural media council to monitor the Egyptian media, respecting private property, supports progressive taxation, and is in favour of setting a minimum and maximum wage in line with inflation.[4]

Ideology

In response to a comment made by Essam el-Erian, a member of the Freedom and Justice Party and an adviser to President Morsi, stating that in order to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Israeli's who are descendents of Egyptian Jews should return to Egypt, the Safety and Development Party's Secretary General, Mohamed Abu Samra, stated that the party would vigorously oppose this option, and Abu Samra announced that according to Sharia law Jews deserve to be killed.[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Islamists threaten to strike Interior Ministry on anniversary of Mohamed Mahmoud clashes". Ahram Online. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014. 
  2. ↑ "Egyptian Islamic Jihad Calls For State of Emergency". Al Monitor. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2014. 
  3. ↑ "Pro-Morsy alliance meets EU delegation". Egypt Independent. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Safety and Development Party (Al-Salama Wal Tanmeya)". Egypt Electionnaire. Retrieved 20 January 2014. 
  5. ↑ "Islamist political parties form alliance". Ahram Online. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Jihad movement accuses Morsy of ignoring reconciliation attempts in Sinai". Egypt Independent. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2014. 
  7. ↑ "Islamic Jihad movement calls for mass demo Sunday against judges". Egypt Independent. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2014. 
  8. ↑ "The new Islamist scene in Egypt". Al-Ahram Weekly On-line. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2014. 
  9. ↑ "Islamic Jihad vows escalation leading up to 25 January". Egypt Independent. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014. 
  10. ↑ "Al-Jama’a Al-Islamiyya and the Safety and Development Party". Islamopedia Online. Retrieved 20 January 2014. 
  11. ↑ "Salafi Jihad movement [sic] allies with hardline Ismalist [sic] parties for elections". Egypt Independent. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014. 
  12. ↑ Islamist forces join together for Rabaa Al-Adaweya protest, Daily News Egypt, 28 June 2013, retrieved 20 January 2014 
  13. ↑ "Jihad Organization: No Islamist dares to contest Sisi". Egypt Independent. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014. 
  14. ↑ "Islamic Jihad vows to fight the Jews if they return to Egypt". Egypt Independent. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014. 
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