The
Homeland Party is an
Islamist political party in
Egypt, founded in January 2013 following a split within the
Al Nour Party. It was formed when
Emad Abdel Ghaffour, the former leader of Al Nour, and 150 other party members quit in protest at the part of a dispute between Ghaffour and followers of
Yasser Al Borhamy. The party has stated that Copts will be allowed to join the party and women will be allowed on electoral lists. In June 2013, 130 members of the party resigned in response to differences within the party leadership. The party withdrew from the
Anti-Coup Alliance on 17 September 2014, though the reason for its withdrawal was not because of political differences.