Liberal Egyptian Party formerly Mother Egypt Party, is a grassroots movement and a secular,conservative liberalpolitical party in Egypt

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...

. The party builds on previous attempts by native anti-colonial activists in the early 20th century to re-assert ethnic Egyptian identity, based in part on national independence from the British

British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...

 and the Ottomans

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

, the establishment of a secular and democratic national government, and the formalization of the local Masri language. It also seeks to revive the indigenous Egyptian language

Egyptian language

Egyptian is the oldest known indigenous language of Egypt and a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. Written records of the Egyptian language have been dated from about 3400 BC, making it one of the oldest recorded languages known. Egyptian was spoken until the late 17th century AD in the...

 and to disassociate Egypt from the Arab nationalist policies introduced by Gamal Abdel Nasser

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was the second President of Egypt from 1956 until his death. A colonel in the Egyptian army, Nasser led the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 along with Muhammad Naguib, the first president, which overthrew the monarchy of Egypt and Sudan, and heralded a new period of...

. The Liberal Egyptian Party calls for separating religion from politics and most civil affairs. The party also calls for capitalism and reducing the influence of the public sector in the economy. It also calls for full normalization with Israel and strong relations with the West.
The founder of the Liberal Egyptian party is Mahmoud Elphraouni, from the Assiut Governorate.

Platform

• Egyptian identity and Egyptian language
  Egyptian language
  Egyptian is the oldest known indigenous language of Egypt and a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. Written records of the Egyptian language have been dated from about 3400 BC, making it one of the oldest recorded languages known. Egyptian was spoken until the late 17th century AD in the...
  
  
• Surpassing religious differences for the sake of national co-existence
• Secularization
  Secularism
  Secularism is the principle of separation between government institutions and the persons mandated to represent the State from religious institutions and religious dignitaries...
  
  

See also

• List of political parties in Egypt
• Liberalism in Egypt
  Liberalism in Egypt
  Liberalism in Egypt or Egyptian liberalism is a political ideology that traces its beginnings to the 19th century.-Introduction:Egyptian self-government, education, and the continued plight of Egypt's peasant majority deteriorated most significantly under British occupation. Slowly, an organized...
  
  
• Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed
• Politics of Egypt
  Politics of Egypt
  The government of Egypt, as of February 27, 2011, is a republic currently under military rule of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces after the President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak stepped down following several days of mass protests. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the...
  
  

External links

• LEP Blog, written by members of the party (in Arabic)
• Kimit Cagi