Socialist Labour Party (Egypt)
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The Islamic Labour Party, previously the Socialist Labour Party ("Labour Party"; ), is an Islamist Egypt
ian political party. It is currently suspended.
and others was originally a Socialist party.
Since 1986 the party has undergone a major ideological change turning into an Islamist party. This change was first demonstrated in the party's fifth conference in 1989 which was entitled "Reform from an Islamic prospective".
to the 1972 Electoral Law forbidding unified lists, with the Socialist Labour Party attempting to combine with the Muslim Brotherhood
for election purposes.
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian political party. It is currently suspended.
Platform
The party platform calls for:- Establishing an economic system based on the IslamIslamIslam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic Shari'ah. - Protecting the national industries.
- Equal distribution of investments among the Egyptian governorates.
- Achieving unity between Egypt, SudanSudanSudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
and LibyaLibyaLibya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
. - Liberating the occupied Palestinian lands.
- Promoting ties with developing countries.
Political Ideology
The party established on September 9th, 1978, by Ibrahim ShoukryIbrahim Shoukry
Ibrahim Shoukry was an Egyptian politician. Born on September 22nd 1916 in Cairo, Egypt to a wealthy well-reputed Egyptian family, son of Mahmoud Pasha Shoukry....
and others was originally a Socialist party.
Since 1986 the party has undergone a major ideological change turning into an Islamist party. This change was first demonstrated in the party's fifth conference in 1989 which was entitled "Reform from an Islamic prospective".
1990 elections
The party and a few others abstained from the election because of an amendmentLaw
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
to the 1972 Electoral Law forbidding unified lists, with the Socialist Labour Party attempting to combine with the Muslim Brotherhood
Muslim Brotherhood
The Society of the Muslim Brothers is the world's oldest and one of the largest Islamist parties, and is the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states. It was founded in 1928 in Egypt by the Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna and by the late 1940s had an...
for election purposes.
Suspension
On May 20th, 2000 the Egyptian committee for political parties' affairs (the committee responsible for authorizing the formation of political parties in Egypt) decided to freeze the activities of the Labor Party and suspend its newspaper al Shaab. The Committee referred to Article 17 of the political parties law, which enables it to suspend the activities of a party, as a means of stopping any decision or act by a party that is contrary to the higher interests of the country. The committee attributed its decision to the split within the party ranks, with one group led by Hamdi Ahmad, a member of the party’s executive committee, and the other led by Ahmad Idris. The Committee, in its decision, referred to the official complaint brought by the those members concerning the selection of a new party chair. The two party members also asked for Al-Shaab to be suspended from publication and a freeze to be put on the party’s bank account. Labor Party chairman Ibrahim Shoukry described these demands as illegal.External links
- Labour's party website.
- alShaab, Labour's party official newspaper currently suspended but is still published online.
- http://www.eohr.org/annual/2000/p9.htm The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights Annual report; Violations of Human Rights 2000-2001; part 9: The right to establish parties, associations & unions.