The Homeland Party (Arabic: حزب الوطن, romanized: Ḥizb al‑Watan) is an Islamistpolitical party in Egypt, founded in January 2013 following a split within the al-Nour Party.[2] It was formed when Emad Abdel Ghaffour, the former leader of al-Nour, and 150 other party members quit in protest at the part of a dispute between Ghaffour and followers of Yasser Borhamy.[2] The party has stated that Copts will be allowed to join the party and women will be allowed on electoral lists.[3] In June 2013, 130 members of the party resigned in response to differences within the party leadership.[4] The party withdrew from the Anti-Coup Alliance on 17 September 2014, though the reason for its withdrawal was not because of political differences.[5]
Lawsuit against Islamic parties
The Homeland Party is one of the eleven Islamic parties targeted by a lawsuit in November 2014, when an organization named Popular Front for opposing the Brotherhoodization of Egypt sought to dissolve all political parties established "on a religious basis."[6] The Alexandria Urgent Matters Court however ruled on 26 November 2014 that it lacked jurisdiction.[7]
