Salafist Front
The Salafist Front is an Egyptian Salafist organization that was founded after the 2011 Egyptian revolution[1] after breaking away from the Salafist Call.[2] It has been called "one of the largest Salafist associations in the Middle East".[3] The organization was part of the Anti-Coup Alliance,[3] though it announced on 4 December 2014 that it had withdrawn from the alliance.[4] It has also been described as one of the most revolutionary Islamist movements in Egypt.[2]
The spokesperson of the front, Khaled Saeed, was a member of the Virtue Party.[5][6] The Salafist Front backed Hazem Salah Abu Ismail in the 2012 presidential election in Egypt.[7] The organization launched the People Party in 2012.[8]
The front has called for protests on 28 November 2014.[9] Several Islamist parties (including the Building and Development Party, the Al-Wasat Party and the Homeland Party) have criticized the calls for revolution.[10] Other Islamist groups including the Virtue Party, Hizb ut-Tahrir, the Flag Party and the Muslim Brotherhood have expressed support for the protests.[10] The turnout for the protests was relatively small.[11] The organization stated that it was "let down" by other Islamic groups.[12]
See also
References
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External links
- Salafist Front on FacebookLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). (Arabic)
