Hala Shukrallah

Hala Shukrallah is the current president of the Egyptian Constitution Party, having succeeded Mohamed ElBaradei as the party's leader.[1][2] She is the first Coptic woman to head an Egyptian political party.[3][4] As president of the Constitution Party, Hala Shukrallah has articulated as major goals the revitalization and expansion of the party,[5] as well as the achievement of revolutionary objectives, such as social justice, repeal of the protest law, the promotion of human rights and civil liberties, opposition to military domination of politics, and freedom for political prisoners.[6][7][8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ Hala Shukrallah succeeds ElBaradei as head of Constitution Party, Ahram Online, 21 February 2014, retrieved 27 March 2014
  2. ↑ Egypt's Constitution Party votes on ElBaradei's successor, Ahram Online, 21 February 2014, retrieved 27 March 2014
  3. ↑ Al-Dostour elects Egypt’s first female party leader, Daily News Egypt, 22 February 2014, retrieved 27 March 2014
  4. ↑ Hala Shukrallah becomes first Coptic woman to head political party in Egypt, Cairo Post, 22 February 2014, retrieved 27 March 2014
  5. ↑ Dostour leader sets up party for new beginning, Mada Masr, 25 February 2014, retrieved 27 March 2014
  6. ↑ Hala Shukrallah signs April 6 petition against protest law, Ahram Online, 25 March 2014, retrieved 27 March 2014
  7. ↑ Egypt Constitution Party's Shukrallah questions army's involvement with politics, Ahram Online, 25 February 2014, retrieved 27 March 2014
  8. ↑ Dostour Party launches political awareness campaign, addresses financial crisis, Cairo Post, 4 March 2014, retrieved 27 March 2014
  9. ↑ Dostour Party accuses Interior Ministry of fabricating charges, Cairo Post, 6 March 2014, retrieved 27 March 2014
  10. ↑ First woman to head a political party in Egypt says it proves the revolution has changed attitudes, The Guardian, 1 March 2014, retrieved 27 March 2014