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Egypt
court approves country's first Islamic party
Saturday February 19, 2011 08:25:06 PM,
IANS
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Cairo: A court in
Egyptian capital Cairo Saturday approved the country's first party
with an Islamic background, Al Wasat, which had been trying for a
licence for the past 15 years.
Al Wasat was founded by former members of the Muslim Brotherhood
who quit the organisation to form their own party.
The court's ruling, which makes Al Wasat the first party to gain
licence after president Hosni Mubarak stepped down, gives it the
right to take part in the next parliamentary elections, Xinhua
reported.
Al Wasat's application for licence had been turned down earlier as
the Egyptian constitution bans political parties with a religious
agenda.
Al Wasat has invited Egyptian Christians to join the party, and
its manifesto says a Christian can become head of state in a
Muslim-dominated society.
Meanwhile, 14 Palestinians have been released from Egypt's
prisons, a Palestinian spokesperson said Saturday.
Imad Al-Sayed, a representative of the families of Palestinians
detained in Egypt, said they were waiting for the 14 people to
arrive in the Gaza Strip. There are still 31 Palestinians in
Egyptian jails.
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