Al-Nour Party

The al‑Nour Party ( , Ḥizb Al‑Nūr ) ("Party of The Light") is one of the political parties created in Egypt after the 2011 Egyptian Revolution . It has an ultra-conservative Islamist ideology, which believes in implementing strict Sharia law. It has been described as the political arm of the Salafi Call Society, and "by far the most prominent" of the several new Salafi parties in Egypt, which it has surpassed by virtue of its "long organizational and administrative experience" and "charismatic leaders". In the 2011–12 Egypt parliamentary elections , the Islamist Bloc led by Al‑Nour party received 7,534,266 votes out of a total 27,065,135 correct votes (27.8%). The Islamist Bloc , of which Al Nour was a member, gained 127 of the 498 parliamentary seats contested, second-place after the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party . Al‑Nour Party itself won 111 of the 127 seats. From January 2013 the party gradually distanced itself from Mohammad Morsi 's Brotherhood government, and came to join the opposition in the July 2013 coup which ousted Morsi. A lawsuit against the party was dismissed on 22 September 2014 because the court indicated it had no jurisdiction. A case on the dissolution of the party was adjourned until 17 January 2015. Another court case that was brought forth to dissolve the party was dismissed after the Alexandria Urgent Matters Court ruled on 26 November 2014 that it lacked jurisdiction. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace .

Egyptian political party The al‑Nour Party ( ), or " Party of The Light ", was one of the political parties created in Egypt after the 2011 Egyptian Revolution . It has an ultra-conservative, Islamist ideology, which believes in implementing strict Sharia law. It has been described as the political arm of the Salafi Call Society , and "by far the most prominent" of the several new Salafi parties in Egypt, which it has surpassed by virtue of its "long organizational and administrative experience" and "charismatic leaders". Its political aim is to establish a theocratic state on the lines of Wahhabism like in Saudi Arabia . Saudi Arabia was found to be the main financer of the party according to the public German television news service ARD . In the 2011–12 Egypt parliamentary elections , the Islamist Bloc led by al‑Nour party received 7,534,266 votes out of a total 27,065,135 correct votes (27.8%). The Islamist Bloc , of which al-Nour was a member, gained 127 of the 498 parliamentary seats contested, second-place after the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party . Al‑Nour Party itself won 111 of the Bloc's 127 seats. In December 2012/January 2013, a new Watan party led by Emad Abdel Ghaffour splintered off from Al-Nour. From January 2013 the party gradually distanced itself from President Mohamed Morsi 's Brotherhood government, and came to support the military's July 2013 coup which overthrew Morsi. By 2020, its support had badly eroded and in September of that year, Al-Nour failed to win any seats in the Egyptian Senate election . Carnegie Endowment for International Peace .

Egyptian political party The al‑Nour Party ( Arabic : حزب النور , romanized : Ḥizb an-Nūr ), or " Party of The Light ", was one of the political parties created in Egypt after the 2011 Egyptian Revolution . It has an ultra-conservative, Islamist ideology, which believes in implementing strict Sharia law. It has been described as the political arm of the Salafi Call Society , and "by far the most prominent" of the several new Salafi parties in Egypt, which it has surpassed by virtue of its "long organizational and administrative experience" and "charismatic leaders". Its political aim is to establish a theocratic state on the lines of Wahhabism like in Saudi Arabia . Saudi Arabia was found to be the main financer of the party according to the public German television news service ARD . In the 2011–12 Egypt parliamentary elections , the Islamist Bloc led by al‑Nour party received 7,534,266 votes out of a total 27,065,135 correct votes (27.8%). The Islamist Bloc , of which al-Nour was a member, gained 127 of the 498 parliamentary seats contested, second-place after the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party . Al‑Nour Party itself won 111 of the Bloc's 127 seats. In December 2012/January 2013, a new Watan party led by Emad Abdel Ghaffour splintered off from Al-Nour. From January 2013 the party gradually distanced itself from President Mohamed Morsi 's Brotherhood government, and came to support the military's July 2013 coup which overthrew Morsi. By 2020, its support had badly eroded and in September of that year, Al-Nour failed to win any seats in the Egyptian Senate election .