Egyptian Liberation Party

The Egyptian Liberation Party is a Sufi[3] political party in Egypt.[4] The party was founded by Sheikh Aboul Azayem; most of the members are part of the Al Azmeya Sufi order.[5] The party is backed by the ‘Azmeyya Tareeka Sufi order.[6]

Egyptian Tahrir Party Hizb ut-Tahrir il-Masri
Leader	Ibrahim Zahran[1]
Ideology	Social democracy Sufism
National affiliation	Egyptian Front[2]
House of Representatives	0 / 568
Politics of Egypt Political parties Elections

The party calls itself social democratic.[7]

References

1. "Islamist election map". Al-Ahram Weekly On-line. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
2. "Setting the boundaries". Al-Ahram Weeklu. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
3. "Al-Tahrir al-Masry (Egyptian Liberation Party)". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
4. "Egyptian Tahrir Party". Ahram Online and Jadaliyya. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
5. "Sufi Islam in Egypt". Daily News Egypt. 21 October 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
6. "Muslim Political Parties". Islamopedia Online. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
7. El-Hennawy,Noha (5 September 2012). "Egypt's Sufi-dominated party aims to counterbalance Salafism in politics". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 16 December 2013.