The
Authenticity Party (,
ḥizb el-asala) is one of the
political parties created in
Egypt after the
2011 Egyptian Revolution. It has an ultra-conservative
Islamist Salafist ideology, which believes in implementing strict
Sharia law. The party was formed by the former head of the
Virtue Party, General Adel Abdel Maksoud; he left the Virtue Party after allegedly discovering a plot which changed the moderate principles of the party. The party is considering leaving the
Anti-Coup Alliance.