Islamic Party (Egypt)

The Islamic Party (formerly known as the Peace and Development Party[6] or Safety and Development Party) 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] Many members of the party have court rulings that bar them from running for elected office.[11]

Islamic Party
LeaderMohamed Hegazy[1]
Secretary-GeneralMohamed Abu Samra[2]
Deputy HeadMagdy Salem[3]
FoundedApril 2011[4]
IdeologyIslamism[5]
Religious conservatism
Mixed economy
National affiliationEgyptian Islamic Jihad
House of Representatives
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Logo of the party under its former name

The party and Egyptian Islamic Jihad withdrew from the Anti-Coup Alliance in January 2014.[12] One of the reasons for the withdrawal was the rejection by the pro-Morsi coalition of the initiative[13] put forth by the Islamic Party that sought to end the crisis by appointing a presidential council composed of a civilian, an Islamist and a member of the army.[14] The party called for a "negotiated" solution on 8 February 2014.[15] The party rejoined the alliance around March 2014,[16] though there are indications that it has withdrawn again.[17]

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, progressive taxation, and is in favour of setting a minimum and maximum wage in line with inflation.[4]

Ideology

The secretary general of the party, Mohamed Abu Samra, stated that it would vigorously oppose returning Egyptian Jews of Israeli descent to Egypt in response to a comment made by Essam el-Erian, a member of the Freedom and Justice Party and an adviser to President Morsi; he also stated that according to Sharia law, Jews deserve to be killed.[18]

See also

References
  1. "Islamists threaten to strike Interior Ministry on anniversary of Mohamed Mahmoud clashes". Al-Ahram. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  2. "Salafist Front calls on NASL to suspend activities". Cairo Post. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  3. "Pro-Morsy alliance meets EU delegation". Egypt Independent. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  4. "Safety and Development Party (Al-Salama Wal Tanmeya)". Egypt Electionnaire. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  5. "Islamist political parties form alliance". Al-Ahram. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  6. "Jihad movement accuses Morsy of ignoring reconciliation attempts in Sinai". Egypt Independent. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  7. "Islamic Jihad movement calls for mass demo Sunday against judges". Egypt Independent. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  8. "The new Islamist scene in Egypt". Al-Ahram Weekly On-line. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  9. "Islamic Jihad vows escalation leading up to 25 January". Egypt Independent. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  10. "Al-Jama'a Al-Islamiyya and the Safety and Development Party". Islamopedia Online. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  11. "Salafi Jihad movement [sic] allies with hardline Ismalist [sic] parties for elections". Egypt Independent. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  12. "Jihad Organization: No Islamist dares to contest Sisi". Egypt Independent. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  13. ""الجهاد": "مَن يجرؤ من الإسلاميين على الترشح أمام السيسي؟"". Al Masry Al Youm. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  14. "Islamic Party presents new initiative to solve Egypt's crisis". Cairo Post. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  15. "Jihad movement welcomes reconciliation initiatives between MB, state". Cairo Post. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  16. "Pro-Morsy alliance considers presidential elections boycott". Egypt Independent. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  17. "نهاية تحالف "دعم المعزول"". Al Masry Al Youm. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  18. "Islamic Jihad vows to fight the Jews if they return to Egypt". Egypt Independent. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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