Building and Development Party

Initiated by the al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya ("Islamic Group"), it is seen as the political wing of the movement.^[3][4] The party was established on 20 June 2011,^[5] following the 2011 Egyptian revolution, and officially endorsed by the Supreme Administrative Court on 10 October 2011.^[6] The Building and Development Party has participated in the 2011–12 Egyptian parliamentary election as part of the Alliance for Egypt (known as the Islamist Bloc), led by the Salafist Al-Nour Party, with the Authenticity Party also participating.^[7] The possible dissolution of the party is being investigated by the Political Parties Affairs Committee.^[8]

According to its manifesto, the party stands for a representative democracy with institutions guided by the principles of the Sharia, while rejecting any form of theocracy. Moreover, it favours a free economy and questions the size of the public sector.^[9] Among the party's ranks is Abbud al-Zumar, who was imprisoned for nearly twenty years for involvement in the assassination of the Egyptian president Anwar Sadat.^[10]

The group has accepted the resignation of Assem Abdel Magued following his incitement against the Egyptian military; the organization has expressed its commitment to peace following the coup that toppled Mohamed Morsi.^[11] The party considered leaving the Anti-Coup Alliance; it has called for reconciliation with the Sisi administration.^[12] al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, the parent organization of the party, is considering participating in the 2015 parliamentary election.^[13]

The Building and Development 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."^[14] The Alexandria Urgent Matters Court however ruled on 26 November 2014 that it lacked jurisdiction.^[15]

• List of Islamic political parties