The Arab Liberal Federation (ALF; Arabic: الاتحاد الليبرالي العربي) is a network of liberal political parties, organizations and activists from Arab countries. It was formed in 2008 in Cairo under the name of Network of Arab Liberals (NAL). Wael Nawara of the Egyptian El-Ghad Party was elected as a first president. The network was renamed The Arab Alliance for Freedom and Democracy in 2011, reacting to the negative connotations that the term 'liberal' has in some Arab countries.[1] In March 2016, the Alliance was renamed to its current name using the term 'Liberal' as ideological identification.
الاتحاد الليبرالي العربي | |
| Formation | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Liberalism Pluralism Market economy Secularism |
General Secretary | Dr. Mohammed Ouzzine |
President | Dr. Mahmoud Al-Alaily |
| Affiliations | Liberal International |
| Website | arabliberals.org |
The network is affiliated to Liberal International federation, and receives support from the European ALDE Party and the German Friedrich Naumann Foundation and the VVD of Netherlands.
Leadership
editIn March 2016, ALF met in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, to elect new leaders.
Dr. Mahmoud Alaily of FEP (Egypt) was elected as president, and Mohamed Ouzzine of MP (Morocco) was elected as secretary general.[2]
Former leaders:
- 2008–2012: Dr. Wael Nuwwara – El-Ghad Party – Egypt
- 2012–2016: Saed Karajeh – Free Thought Forum – Jordan
- 2016– : Dr. Mahmoud Alaily – Free Egyptians Party – Egypt
Members
edit- Political parties
Egypt (See Liberalism in Egypt)
- Other organisations and individuals
- Free Thought Forum
- Mohamed Arslan, former MP
- Freedom Forum
References
edit- ^ Meinardus, Ronald (28 November 2011), "High Hurdles for Egypt's Liberals", Daily News Egypt, archived from the original on 20 December 2011, retrieved 28 April 2014
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
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