Islamic party

An Islamic political party is a political party that promotes Islam as a political movement by offering nominees for election in a democracy - of which there are several in the Islamic world. They are important to distinguish from Islamist parties, that promote Islamism and seek to forge an Islamic state in which the primary basis for government is Islamic religious law (Sharia), and militant Islamic groups, which may not necessarily run for election. Islamic parties may, on occasion, resort to militant strategies.

List of Islamic parties by continent

Asia

 Afghanistan -

• Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan (Tanzim-e Dahwat-e Islami-ye Afghanistan)
• Islamic Movement of Afghanistan (Harakat-e Islami-yi Afghanistan)
• Islamic Party of Afghanistan (Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan)
• Islamic Society of Afghanistan (Jamiat-e-Islami)
• Islamic United Party of Afghanistan (Hezeb Wahdat Islami Afghanistan)
• National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan (Jumbish-i-Milli Islami Afghanistan)
• Hizb ut-Tahrir (http://www.hizb-afghanistan.com)

Islamic Party (Egypt)

The Islamic Party (formerly known as the Peace and Development Party [which was also translated as the Safety and Development Party]) is an Islamist political party in Egypt. The name of the party was changed in approximately December 2012. The main leaders of the group are Mohamed Abu Samra and Kamal Habib. The party is backed by the Egyptian Islamic Jihad group. Most of the founders of the party are former members of the organization. Many members of the party have court rulings that bar them from running for elected office.

The party and Egyptian Islamic Jihad withdrew from the Anti-Coup Alliance in January 2014. One of the reasons for the withdrawal was the rejection by the pro-Morsi coalition of the initiative put forth by the Islamic Party that sought to end the crisis by appointing a presidential council composed of a civilian, an Islamist and a member of the army. The party called for a "negotiated" solution on 8 February 2014. The party rejoined the alliance around March 2014, though there are indications that it has withdrawn again.