Salafist Call

The Salafist Call (Arabic: الدعوة السلفية or (Ad-Da'wa As-Salafiya)) is a Salafi organization in Egypt that was established in 1984.[1] It established the Nour Party in 2011,[2] which won the second-highest number of seats in the 2011-2012 Egyptian parliamentary election.[3] Yasser Al Borhamy is the vice president of the organization, while Mohamed Abdel Fattah Abu Idris is the president.[4]

References

  1. "Yasser Borhami". Ahram Online. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. "Nour’s Salafist splinter group forms new party". Ahram Online. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  3. "Islamist Al-Nour Party backs Al-Sisi". Daily News Egypt. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  4. "Salafi Calling old guards re-elected". Daily News Egypt. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.


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