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] The party calls itself social democratic.[7]

Egyptian Tahrir Party
Hizb ut-Tahrir il-Masri
LeaderIbrahim Zahran[1]
IdeologySocial democracy
Sufism
National affiliationEgyptian Front[2]
House of Representatives
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  2. ^ "Setting the boundaries". Al-Ahram Weeklu. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
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