Misr El-Fatah (Young Egypt) Party
Encyclopedia
The Misr El-Fatah Party is a small Egypt
ian political party
, with some 225 members.
The Party & legislative elections
The Party fielded seven candidates to run for the 2000 legislative elections.
". It was also a militaristic organization whose young members were organized in a paramilitary movement called the Green Shirts. Founded around the same time as many other fascist organisations, it openly admired the achievements of Nazi German, the enemy of Egypt's occupier, Great Britain. As German power grew, it's anti-British tone increased.
During its heyday in the 1930s Young Egypt's "Green Shirts" had some violent confrontations with the Wafd
party's "blue shirts." One member even tried to assassinate Mustafa el-Nahas Pasha in November 1937. Under government pressure, the Green shirts were disbanded in 1938. The group was renamed the Nationalist Islamic Party in 1940, when it took on a more religious, as well as anti-British tone. After the war it was renamed yet again, now the Socialist Party of Egypt. The group's one electoral success came when it sent Ibrahim Shukri, its vice-president to parliament in 1951. However it was disbanded, along with all other parties, in 1953 following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.
After parties were allowed again in Egypt, Ibriham Shukri formed a group, the Socialist Labor Party
in 1978, which despite its name it took much of the populistic and nationalistic ideology of Young Egypt. Its organ was Al-Sha'ab (The People).
Another Young Egypt group, this one keeping the original name, was founded in 1990. It is led by Abdallah Rushdi.
Egypt
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ian political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
, with some 225 members.
Platform
The Party platform calls for:- Establishing a parliamentParliamentA parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
ary/presidentPresidentA president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
ial ruling system. - Enhancing the Egyptian-ArabArabArab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
ties. - Achieving integration with AfricaAfricaAfrica is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n countries. - Adopting non-alignment policies.
- Establishing the so-called socialist Islamic economic system and boosting the role of the private sector.
The Party & legislative elections
The Party fielded seven candidates to run for the 2000 legislative elections.
History
The party was formed October 1933 as a "radical nationalist" party with "religious elements" by its leader Ahmed Husayn. Its aim was to make Egypt an "empire" -- the empire consisting of Egypt and Sudan -- that would ally with other Arab countries and "serve as the leader of IslamIslam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
". It was also a militaristic organization whose young members were organized in a paramilitary movement called the Green Shirts. Founded around the same time as many other fascist organisations, it openly admired the achievements of Nazi German, the enemy of Egypt's occupier, Great Britain. As German power grew, it's anti-British tone increased.
During its heyday in the 1930s Young Egypt's "Green Shirts" had some violent confrontations with the Wafd
WAFD
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party's "blue shirts." One member even tried to assassinate Mustafa el-Nahas Pasha in November 1937. Under government pressure, the Green shirts were disbanded in 1938. The group was renamed the Nationalist Islamic Party in 1940, when it took on a more religious, as well as anti-British tone. After the war it was renamed yet again, now the Socialist Party of Egypt. The group's one electoral success came when it sent Ibrahim Shukri, its vice-president to parliament in 1951. However it was disbanded, along with all other parties, in 1953 following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.
After parties were allowed again in Egypt, Ibriham Shukri formed a group, the Socialist Labor Party
Socialist Labour Party (Egypt)
The Islamic Labour Party, previously the Socialist Labour Party , is an Islamist Egyptian political party. It is currently suspended.- Platform :The party platform calls for:...
in 1978, which despite its name it took much of the populistic and nationalistic ideology of Young Egypt. Its organ was Al-Sha'ab (The People).
Another Young Egypt group, this one keeping the original name, was founded in 1990. It is led by Abdallah Rushdi.