The Salafist Front is an Egyptian Salafi Islamist organization that was founded after the 2011 Egyptian revolution [1] after breaking away from the Salafist Call. [2] It has been called "one of the largest Salafist associations in the Middle East". [3] The organization was part of the Anti-Coup Alliance, [3] though it announced on 4 December 2014 that it had withdrawn from the alliance. [4] It has also been described as one of the most revolutionary Islamist movements in Egypt. [2]
The spokesperson of the front, Khaled Saeed, was a member of the Virtue Party. [5] [6] The Salafist Front backed Hazem Salah Abu Ismail in the 2012 presidential election in Egypt. [7] The organization launched the People Party in 2012. [8]
The front has called for protests on 28 November 2014. [9] Several Islamist parties (including the Building and Development Party, the Al-Wasat Party and the Homeland Party) have criticized the calls for revolution. [10] Other Islamist groups including the Virtue Party, Hizb ut-Tahrir, the Flag Party and the Muslim Brotherhood have expressed support for the protests. [10] The turnout for the protests was relatively small. [11] The organization stated that it was "let down" by other Islamic groups. [12]