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	{{distinguish\|Union for Homeland}}		{{distinguish\|Union for Homeland}}
	{{Other uses\|Al-Watan (disambiguation){{!}}Al-Watan Party}}		{{Other uses\|Al-Watan (disambiguation){{!}}Al-Watan Party}}
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	{{Infobox political party		{{Infobox political party
	\| country = Libya		\| country = Libya
	\| name = Homeland Party		\| name = Homeland Party
	\| native_name = حزب الوطن<br><small>{{~~transl~~\|ar\|Ħizb al-Waṭan}}</small>		\| native_name = حزب الوطن<br><small>{{Transliteration\|ar\|Ħizb al-Waṭan}}</small>
	\| logo = AlWattanLogo.jpg		\| logo = AlWattanLogo.jpg
	\| founder = [[Ali al-Sallabi]]		\| founder = [[Ali al-Sallabi]]
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	\| website = http://wattan.ly/, https://www.facebook.com/alwattan.ly/		\| website = http://wattan.ly/, https://www.facebook.com/alwattan.ly/
	}}		}}
	The '''Homeland Party'''<ref>[http://www.biyokulule.com/view_content.php?articleid=4800 Libya: Analysis by Kamil Al-Tawil of Jihadi Types` Attitudes to Political Life]</ref> or '''Libyan National Party'''<ref>{{Citation \|first=Margaret \|last=Coker \|title=Libya Election Panel Battles Ghosts \|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal \|date=22 June 2012 \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303444204577462401509471274}}</ref> (also styled ''Alwattan Party'', {{~~lang-~~ar\|حزب الوطن}} ''{{~~transl~~\|ar\|Ħizb al-Waṭan}}'' or ''{{~~transl~~\|ar\|Ħizb el-Waṭan}}'') is a [[Conservatism\|conservative]] [[Islamism\|Islamist]] political party in [[Libya]], founded in November 2011,<ref>{{Citation \|first=Peter \|last=Beaumont \|title=Political Islam poised to dominate the new world bequeathed by Arab spring \|newspaper=The Guardian \|date=3 December 2011 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/03/political-islam-poised-arab-spring \|access-date=31 January 2012 \|location=London}}</ref> after the [[2011 Libyan Civil War\|Libyan Civil War]] and the overthrow of the [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya]]. It is endorsed and led by [[Ali al-Sallabi]], an influential [[Salafist]] cleric. Members include ~~also~~ [[Abdelhakim Belhadj]], Mahmoud Hamza, Ali Zeidan and Mansour Saif Al-Nasar.<ref name=lh10april/><ref name="Dr. Sallabi's views">{{cite news\|date=15 September 2011\|url =https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/world/africa/in-libya-islamists-growing-sway-raises-questions.html?pagewanted=all\|title=~~Islamists’~~ Growing Sway Raises Questions for Libya\|access-date=2012-06-10\|work=The New York Times\|first1=Rod\|last1=Nordland\|first2=David D.\|last2=Kirkpatrick}}</ref> At the time of its establishment, it had the provisional name of '''National Gathering for Freedom, Justice and Development'''.		The '''Homeland Party'''<ref>[http://www.biyokulule.com/view_content.php?articleid=4800 Libya: Analysis by Kamil Al-Tawil of Jihadi Types` Attitudes to Political Life]</ref> or '''Libyan National Party'''<ref>{{Citation \|first=Margaret \|last=Coker \|title=Libya Election Panel Battles Ghosts \|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal \|date=22 June 2012 \|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303444204577462401509471274}}</ref> (also styled ''Alwattan Party'', {{langx\|ar\|حزب الوطن}} ''{{Transliteration\|ar\|Ħizb al-Waṭan}}'' or ''{{Transliteration\|ar\|Ħizb el-Waṭan}}'') is a [[Conservatism\|conservative]] [[Islamism\|Islamist]] political party in [[Libya]], founded in November 2011,<ref>{{Citation \|first=Peter \|last=Beaumont \|title=Political Islam poised to dominate the new world bequeathed by Arab spring \|newspaper=The Guardian \|date=3 December 2011 \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/03/political-islam-poised-arab-spring \|access-date=31 January 2012 \|location=London}}</ref> after the [[2011 Libyan Civil War\|Libyan Civil War]] and the overthrow of the [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya]]. It is endorsed and led by [[Ali al-Sallabi]], an influential [[Salafist]] cleric. Members include [[Abdelhakim Belhadj]], Mahmoud Hamza, Ali Zeidan and Mansour Saif Al-Nasar.<ref name=lh10april/><ref name="Dr. Sallabi's views">{{cite news\|date=15 September 2011\|url =https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/world/africa/in-libya-islamists-growing-sway-raises-questions.html?pagewanted=all\|title=Islamists' Growing Sway Raises Questions for Libya\|access-date=2012-06-10\|work=The New York Times\|first1=Rod\|last1=Nordland\|first2=David D.\|last2=Kirkpatrick}}</ref> At the time of its establishment, it had the provisional name of '''National Gathering for Freedom, Justice and Development'''.{{citation needed\|date=February 2025}}

	Al-Sallabi has strong ties to both [[Yusuf al-Qaradawi]], spiritual leader of the international [[Muslim Brotherhood]], and [[Abdelhakim Belhadj]], former "emir" of the [[Libyan Islamic Fighting Group]]. The party calls for "moderate" [[Islam and democracy\|Islamic democracy]], but demands to base a new Libyan constitution on [[Sharia]] law.<ref>{{Citation \|first=Richard \|last=Spencer \|title=Libyan cleric announces new party on lines of 'moderate' Islamic democracy \|newspaper=The Telegraph \|date=19 November 2011 \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8879955/Libyan-cleric-announces-new-party-on-lines-of-moderate-Islamic-democracy.html \|access-date=31 January 2012\|location=London}}</ref>		Al-Sallabi has strong ties to both [[Yusuf al-Qaradawi]], spiritual leader of the international [[Muslim Brotherhood]], and [[Abdelhakim Belhadj]], former "emir" of the [[Libyan Islamic Fighting Group]]. The party calls for "moderate" [[Islam and democracy\|Islamic democracy]], but demands to base a new Libyan constitution on [[Sharia]] law.<ref>{{Citation \|first=Richard \|last=Spencer \|title=Libyan cleric announces new party on lines of 'moderate' Islamic democracy \|newspaper=The Telegraph \|date=19 November 2011 \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8879955/Libyan-cleric-announces-new-party-on-lines-of-moderate-Islamic-democracy.html \|access-date=31 January 2012\|location=London}}</ref>

	The Arabic word ''[[:wikt:وطن#Arabic\|waṭan]]'' can be translated as "nation"<ref name=lh10april/> or "homeland".<ref name = "AlWatan Homepage">{{cite web\|date=20 June 2012\|url=http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ar&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://wattan.ly/%3Fp%3D40&usg=ALkJrhgN5gIIn66FEGpeNdxt7Sk-jxD66g#\|title=The Hizb Al Watan official homepage.\|access-date=2012-06-20}}</ref> The party claims to have offices in 27 Libyan cities.<ref name=lh10april/> ~~Regardless, the~~ party won no seats in the [[Libyan General National Congress election, 2012\|Libyan General National Congress election of 2012]].		The Arabic word ''[[:wikt:وطن#Arabic\|waṭan]]'' can be translated as "nation"<ref name=lh10april/> or "homeland".<ref name = "AlWatan Homepage">{{cite web\|date=20 June 2012\|url=http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ar&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://wattan.ly/%3Fp%3D40&usg=ALkJrhgN5gIIn66FEGpeNdxt7Sk-jxD66g#\|title=The Hizb Al Watan official homepage.\|access-date=2012-06-20}}</ref> The party claims to have offices in 27 Libyan cities.<ref name=lh10april/> The party won no seats in the [[Libyan General National Congress election, 2012\|Libyan General National Congress election of 2012]].

	==See also==		==See also==
			* [[List of Islamic political parties]]
	*[[Justice and Construction Party (Libya)\|Justice and Development Party]], a rival Islamist Libyan party.		*[[Justice and Construction Party (Libya)\|Justice and Development Party]], a rival Islamist Libyan party.

	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://wattan.ly/ Official website] (Arabic)		*[http://wattan.ly/ Official website] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308124438/http://wattan.ly/ \|date=2021-03-08 }} (Arabic)
	*[http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ar&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://wattan.ly/%3Fp%3D40&usg=ALkJrhgN5gIIn66FEGpeNdxt7Sk-jxD66g# Official Alwattan Party website (auto-translated to English).]		*[http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ar&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://wattan.ly/%3Fp%3D40&usg=ALkJrhgN5gIIn66FEGpeNdxt7Sk-jxD66g# Official Alwattan Party website (auto-translated to English).]

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	~~[[Category:Muslim Brotherhood]]~~

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{{short description|Political party in Libya}}
{{distinguish|Union for Homeland}}
{{Other uses|Al-Watan (disambiguation){{!}}Al-Watan Party}}
{{Infobox political party
| country = Libya
| name = Homeland Party
| native_name = حزب الوطن {{transl|ar|Ħizb al-Waṭan}}
| logo = AlWattanLogo.jpg
| founder = [[Ali al-Sallabi]]
| native_name_lang = ar
| secretary_general =
| leader1_title =
| leader1_name =
| slogan =
| founded = November 2011
| youth_wing =
| headquarters =
| ideology = [[Islamism]] [[Islamic democracy]] [[Conservatism]]<ref name=lh10april>{{Citation |first=Umar |last=Khan |title=Three-day event in Tripoli to announce "Nation Party"|url=http://www.libyaherald.com/2012/04/10/three-day-event-in-tripoli-to-announce-nation-party/|work=Libya Herald|date=10 April 2012|access-date=5 December 2012}}</ref>
| international = [[Muslim Brotherhood]]
| colorcode = #8E4585
| website = http://wattan.ly/, https://www.facebook.com/alwattan.ly/
}}
The '''Homeland Party'''<ref>[http://www.biyokulule.com/view_content.php?articleid=4800 Libya: Analysis by Kamil Al-Tawil of Jihadi Types` Attitudes to Political Life]</ref> or '''Libyan National Party'''<ref>{{Citation |first=Margaret |last=Coker |title=Libya Election Panel Battles Ghosts |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=22 June 2012 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303444204577462401509471274}}</ref> (also styled ''Alwattan Party'', {{lang-ar|حزب الوطن}} ''{{transl|ar|Ħizb al-Waṭan}}'' or ''{{transl|ar|Ħizb el-Waṭan}}'') is a [[Conservatism|conservative]] [[Islamism|Islamist]] political party in [[Libya]], founded in November 2011,<ref>{{Citation |first=Peter |last=Beaumont |title=Political Islam poised to dominate the new world bequeathed by Arab spring |newspaper=The Guardian |date=3 December 2011 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/03/political-islam-poised-arab-spring |access-date=31 January 2012 |location=London}}</ref> after the [[2011 Libyan Civil War|Libyan Civil War]] and the overthrow of the [[Libyan Arab Jamahiriya]]. It is endorsed and led by [[Ali al-Sallabi]], an influential [[Salafist]] cleric. Members include also [[Abdelhakim Belhadj]], Mahmoud Hamza, Ali Zeidan and Mansour Saif Al-Nasar.<ref name=lh10april/><ref name="Dr. Sallabi's views">{{cite news|date=15 September 2011|url =https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/world/africa/in-libya-islamists-growing-sway-raises-questions.html?pagewanted=all|title=Islamists’ Growing Sway Raises Questions for Libya|access-date=2012-06-10|work=The New York Times|first1=Rod|last1=Nordland|first2=David D.|last2=Kirkpatrick}}</ref> At the time of its establishment, it had the provisional name of '''National Gathering for Freedom, Justice and Development'''.

Al-Sallabi has strong ties to both [[Yusuf al-Qaradawi]], spiritual leader of the international [[Muslim Brotherhood]], and [[Abdelhakim Belhadj]], former "emir" of the [[Libyan Islamic Fighting Group]]. The party calls for "moderate" [[Islam and democracy|Islamic democracy]], but demands to base a new Libyan constitution on [[Sharia]] law.<ref>{{Citation |first=Richard |last=Spencer |title=Libyan cleric announces new party on lines of 'moderate' Islamic democracy |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=19 November 2011 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8879955/Libyan-cleric-announces-new-party-on-lines-of-moderate-Islamic-democracy.html |access-date=31 January 2012|location=London}}</ref>

The Arabic word ''[[:wikt:وطن#Arabic|waṭan]]'' can be translated as "nation"<ref name=lh10april/> or "homeland".<ref name = "AlWatan Homepage">{{cite web|date=20 June 2012|url=http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ar&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://wattan.ly/%3Fp%3D40&usg=ALkJrhgN5gIIn66FEGpeNdxt7Sk-jxD66g#|title=The Hizb Al Watan official homepage.|access-date=2012-06-20}}</ref> The party claims to have offices in 27 Libyan cities.<ref name=lh10april/> Regardless, the party won no seats in the [[Libyan General National Congress election, 2012|Libyan General National Congress election of 2012]].

==See also==
*[[Justice and Construction Party (Libya)|Justice and Development Party]], a rival Islamist Libyan party.

==External links==
*[http://wattan.ly/ Official website] (Arabic)
*[http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ar&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://wattan.ly/%3Fp%3D40&usg=ALkJrhgN5gIIn66FEGpeNdxt7Sk-jxD66g# Official Alwattan Party website (auto-translated to English).]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Libyan political parties}}

[[Category:2011 establishments in Libya]]
[[Category:Islamic democratic political parties]]
[[Category:Islamic political parties in Libya]]
[[Category:Islamism in Libya]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 2011]]
[[Category:Political parties in Libya]]
[[Category:Sunni Islamic political parties]]
[[Category:Muslim Brotherhood]]

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