Islamic Labour Party (Egypt)
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The Islamic Labour Party (Arabic: حزب العمل الإسلامي, romanized: Ḥizb al-ʿamal al-islāmī), previously the Socialist Labour Party (Arabic: حزب العمل الإشتراكي, romanized: Ḥizb al-ʿamal al-ishtirākī), is an Egyptian Socialist turned Islamist political party.
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Islamic Labour Party حزب العمل الاسلامي Hizb al-ʿamal al-islami | |
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Founder | Ahmed Hussein Ibrahim Shoukry |
Founded | 1978 (1978) |
Preceded by | Young Egypt Party |
Headquarters | Cairo |
Newspaper | Al Shaab (currently suspended) |
Ideology | Before 1986: Democratic Socialism Socialism After 1986: Islamic socialism Islamism |
Political position | Before 1986: Left-wing After 1986: Right-wing |
National affiliation | Anti-Coup Alliance[1] |
Colors | Green |
Slogan | God... the People الله... الشعب |
House of Representatives | 0 / 568
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The party was suspended, but it later joined the Democratic Alliance for Egypt during the 2011-2012 parliamentary election, where it had gained 1 seat in the People's Assembly of Egypt.[2]