Al-Nour Party

The party of the light (Arabic حزب النور, DMG Hizb An-Nur party of light '), often al -Nur al - Nour or Party is a Salafist Islamist party in Egypt.

It was founded after the revolution in Egypt in 2011 and has as objective to establish a theocratic system of rule of Wahhabism similar to that of Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the main financier of the Salafists in Egypt. Since the founding of the party of light went up to the start of the parliamentary elections over $ 100 million electoral assistance from Saudi Arabia to the party.

The party joined the 2011 general election in collaboration with the Construction and Development Party as Islamic block which 7,534,266 of a total of 27,065,135 valid votes (27.8% ) reached. With 111 of 498 seats in the People's Assembly, the party of the light 's second strongest political party directly behind the also Islamist Freedom and Justice Party was. In the 2012 presidential election the party supported the Abdel Moneim Abul Fotuh moderate Islamists.

Political orientation

The party of the light is an Islamist party that wants to introduce the Salafi interpretation of Islam. She is committed to the same interpretation of Islam as in Saudi Arabia; the Egyptian version should - if at all - only slightly deviate from this.

Under Islamic law, the Sharia should be the main source of legislation, according to the party's program. The party represents the Egyptian Christians freedom of worship. You should have the opportunity to settle their personal affairs in accordance with their religious rules obtained.

According to official statements by al -Nur, the party supports unconditional military intervention and criticized those who attack the prestige of militarism. It calls for the pursuit of secular -oriented protesters and wants to ensure that protests do not happen again in the future. The party of the light also wants the elections to be held at the fixed election dates. In July 2013, it supported the overthrow of the Islamist President Mohamed Morsi by the military, then did not participate, however, in the interim government set up by the army leadership.

Stance on Israel

The party of the light has announced that it is committed to a binding international agreement to the peace treaty with Israel in 1979 and is willing to negotiate with Israel. This setting is in contrast to that of the Freedom and Justice Party of the Muslim Brotherhood, Israel in its election manifesto as the " Zionist entity " describes and rejects diplomatic contacts with Israel.

At the same time confirmed the party of the light, that it seeks to change the peace agreement and refuses to normalize relations with Israel.