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Freedom and Justice Party
حزب الحرية و العدالة
PresidentMohamed Morsy[1]
Founded30 April 2011
NewspaperFreedom and Justice
IdeologyIslamic democracy
Conservatism
Islamism[2][3]
ColorsBlue, Light blue and Green
People's Assembly
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Website
http://www.hurryh.com/

The Freedom and Justice Party (Arabic: حزب الحرية والعدالة , Ḥizb al-ḥurriya wa al-’adala), is an Islamist[2][3] political party in Egypt. The party is nominally independent but has strong links to the Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt, the largest and best organized political group in Egypt. It has stated that it plans to run candidate in just under half of all constituencies in the upcoming parliamentary election.[6]

History

The Muslim Brotherhood announced on 21 February 2011, in the aftermath of the 2011 Egyptian revolution, that it intended to found the Freedom and Justice Party, set to be led by Dr. Saad Ketatni.[7][8][9]

The party was officially founded on 30 April 2011, and it was announced that it would contest up to half the seats in the upcoming parliamentary election. The Muslim Brotherhood’s legislative body appointed Mohamed Morsy as president of the Freedom and Justice Party, Essam al-Erian as vice president and Saad al-Katatny as secretary general.[10][11] The three are former members of the Muslim Brotherhood "Guidance Office" or Maktab al-Irshad, the highest level body of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.[6]

The party is expected to win "the vast majority" of the seats that it contests in the 2011 parliamentary election -- i.e. just under half of the seats in parliament -- as "no other party" has "anything close to the network of committed supporters" that it has. In addition the MB is working with independent candidates promising them support.[6]

Political platform

On launching the new party, the Muslim Brotherhood confirmed that it does not object to women or Copts in a ministerial post (cabinet),[12] although it deems both "unsuitable" for the presidency.[13] The group supports free-market capitalism, but without "manipulation or monopoly". The party’s political program would include tourism as a main source of national income.[14] The Freedom and Justice Party will be based on Islamic law, "but will be acceptable to a wide segment of the population," said leading MB member Essam al-Arian.[15] The party’s membership will be open to all Egyptians who accept the terms of its program.[16] The spokesperson for the party said that "when we talk about the slogans of the revolution – freedom, social justice, equality – all of these are in the Sharia (Islamic law)."[17]


The party has been founded on the following points:

  1. The principles of Islamic Sharia is the main source of legislation which would provide justice in law and in practice and in recognition of sentences with non-Muslims the right to refer the matter to the rituals with regard to personal status.
  2. Shura is the essence of democracy and the way to achieve the interests of the country so as not to fret individual or group to act in matters of general interests of the people affected by it.
  3. Comprehensive reform of the Egyptian people's demand is primarily concerned with taking the initiative for reform, which aims to accomplish their hopes of a dignified and free life of a comprehensive awakening and freedom, justice, equality, Shura.
  4. Political and constitutional reform and ethics reform are the starting point for the reform of all areas of life.
  5. The citizen is the first goal of development, this program aims to build the Egyptian citizen, who has elements and tools of progress. Therefore the citizen is the cornerstone and a tool change is Vbeslah rights reform.
  6. Freedom, justice and equality is granted by God to man, so they are inherent rights of every citizen without distinction of religion, gender, and race. Taking into account the right of others' not prejudicial to freedom of the individual on rights or the rights of the nation. Achieving justice and equality is the ultimate goal of a democratic political system.
  7. Ensure all the rights of the citizen and the private citizen's right to life, health, employment, education, housing and freedom of opinion and belief.[18]


The party's election campaign is based on the following program:

  1. Political reform, constitutional and public freedoms, especially freedom of political parties and civil society institutions. Adoption of the principle of devolution of power under the Constitution approved freely and transparently by the people.
  2. The nation as the source of authority, and the people's inherent right to choose their governor and his deputies and the program that reflects the aspirations and Ohoagah.
  3. Spreading and deepening of ethics, values and concepts to the real principles of Islam as a way to deal in the life of the individual and society.
  4. Achieve the state institutions that are the rule of law the title of civilized human life good.
  5. Advancement of the Egyptian economy to cause balanced and sustainable economic development.
  6. Provide a decent life for citizens and secure the basic needs and services to him (food - clothing - home health - education - and means of transport)
  7. Raise and care for education and scientific research as one of the most important means to build the citizen and promote the economy and development.
  8. Interest in the youth sector to work to solve problems and make it the experience and optimum employment of his energies and involvement in the management of state affairs.
  9. Building of the Egyptian build an integrated and culturally, spiritually, mentally and physically, including the preservation of his identity and affiliation.
  10. Strengthening of national security to building and developing the overall strength of the state in political, economic, military, social and cultural rights, including the position of the active roles at the regional and international levels, according to cultural identity, and the response to international developments imposed challenges.
  11. Environmental conservation and protection. Identify sources of pollution and depletion of resources and work to improve and ensure their sustainability. Preserve the rights of future generations.
  12. Building a pattern of international relations to achieve human communication, between people, away from all forms of domination. Investigating the interaction and integration of cultures to the benefit of mankind.
  13. Restore the leading role of Egypt in its region and in the Arab and Islamic world.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/418600
  2. ^ a b "Egypt's Islamists announce own political party", Dawn, 30 April 2011, retrieved 28 June 2011
  3. ^ a b "Egypt Islamists form 'non-theocratic' party", The Peninsula, 1 May 2011, retrieved 28 June 2011
  4. ^ http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/418600
  5. ^ http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/418600
  6. ^ a b c Foreign Affairs magazine, September October 2011, "The Unbreakable Muslim Brotherhood", by Eric Trager, p.114-222 (full text not available for free on internet) Cite error: The named reference "Trager" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. ^ Muslim Brotherhood to establish 'Freedom and Justice Party' | Al-Masry Al-Youm: Today's News from Egypt
  8. ^ Ikhwanweb :: The Muslim Brotherhood Official English Website
  9. ^ Muslim Brotherhood sits at Egypt’s new democratic table
  10. ^ http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/418600
  11. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13249434
  12. ^ MB announces establishment of political party: Freedom and Justice. IkhwanWeb. 2011-02-21.Muslim Brotherhood.
  13. ^ Brotherhood sticks to ban on Christians and women for presidency| 14 March 2011
  14. ^ Al-Arian: Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party to be based on Islamic Law. Al-Masry Al-Youm. 2011-02-23. Al-Masry Al-Youm.
  15. ^ http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/328074
  16. ^ MB form 'Freedom and Justice' political party. Ahram. 2011-02-22.
  17. ^ Muslim Brothers see corruption-free Egypt flourishing. Al-Arabiya. 2011-02-23.
  18. ^ a b Arabic wikipedia article

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