Moderate Front

Moderate Front
Founder Sabra al-Qasmy[1]
Founded 2013[2]
Politics of Egypt
Political parties
Elections

The Moderate Front (also called the Moderate Islamist Front for Combating Violence and Extremism,[1] the Islamic Alliance to Support Stability and Renounce Violence[2] and the Movement of Moderation to Confront Religious Extremism)[3] is an alliance composed of former jihadis, ex-members of the Muslim Brotherhood and ex-al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya members.[2] The leader of the alliance is Sabra al-Qasemy al-Wasateyya,[4] who was a former member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad.[3] The alliance was founded after the 30 June ouster of Mohamed Morsi and subsequent attacks on civilians.[2] The coalition has supported Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for president in the Egyptian 2014 presidential election.[4] The Muslim Brotherhood has been criticized by the group for its' calling for protests on the anniversary of the Mohamed Mahmoud clashes;[5] the members of the alliance want the Brotherhood to turn away from violence.[6] One of the members of the organization, Amr Emara,[4] is also the coordinator of the Dissident Brotherhood Youth Alliance.[7] The leader of the Democratic Jihad Party (Yasser Saad)[8] is currently a member of the front.[3]

The organization worked on a book to combat takfir ideology;[3] the book was published in October 2013 and distributed in Arish.[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dissident MB member welcome military trial law amendments". Cairo Post. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Moderate Front to hold public conference to nominate Sisi for president". Cairo Post. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Former jihadis back Sisi for president". Egypt Independent. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Islamic Alliance, MB dissidents intensify efforts for Sisi candidacy". Cairo Post. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Jihadist group calls on Egyptians to counter MB protests". Cairo Post. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Al-Jihad dissidents to stage pro-Sisi rallies on 25 January". Egypt Independent. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Brotherhood dissidents to form Islamist electoral alliance with Nour Party". Egypt Independent. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Ex-Jihad members to found party, back Shafiq in Egypt presidency runoff". Ahram Online. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Ex-jihadists publish anti-terrorism book". Cairo Post. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2014.