Brotherhood: Copts, women among party founders

Hany ElWaziry
Tue, 19/04/2011

Muslim Brotherhood leaders have said that a number of Copts and women submitted proxy documents as the group works to officially establish its proposed Freedom and Justice Party.

The proxy documents authorize another person to act on one's behalf. A certain number of documents are required for the party to be officially established.

The Brotherhood is Egypt's largest Islamist opposition group. The party is expected to offer its establishment application to the Egyptian Political Parties Affairs Committee in May.

Mohamed Saad al-Katatny, who represents the party founders, said at a press conference Monday that people who want to join the party can submit notarized proxy documents with photocopies of their IDs.

The party created an email address to receive IDs of potential members, al-Katatny said.

Sobhi Saleh, another Brotherhood leader, told Al-Masry Al-Youm that party founders include women and Christians.

Brotherhood sources also said the group has finished naming its candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections.

The group's administrative offices are now taking the final steps to submit the party's application to the Guidance Bureau for approval in May, said Karem Radwan, a Brotherhood spokesperson.

The group's Supreme Guide, Mohamed Badie, and his deputy, Gomaa Amin, will both attend a conference Tuesday night in Beheira, where they will introduce people to the Muslim Brotherhood and its goals.

Source: al-Masry al-Youm.
Link: http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/405809.