Interviewer: Quinta Smit

Language of interview: Unknown (original interview), English (presented transcript)

Transcript: Quinta Smit

Approval: requested and no objection received

Nādir Bakkār, Spokesman of the Nūr-Party, explains what the term Islamist means to him and how Islam should in his opinion influence the political sphere and regulate the life of citizens. He advocates the prohibition of religious practice other than Islam, Christianity and Judaism (like Buddhism and Baha’i). He gives account to the relation between al-Nūr Party and the Freedom and Justice Party of the Muslim Brotherhood from his point of view. Bakkār mentiones the Salafi-Call that accordinglyThis interview was part of an Arab-West Report project for a book on Islamist movements during the year 2013. Data collected were placed online in June 2016. The agreement for publication of the transcript was requested and no objection was received.