Published on the group’s official website, the text proposes principles linked to democracy, political pluralism, and the peaceful transfer of power, while defending freedom of beliefs, in a context marked by unofficial calls from Damascus to dissolve the organization.

This is the group’s first political document since 2012, the year in which it presented its “Covenant Document,” which laid the foundations for a civil and democratic State. The new proposal bears similarities to that precedent, although it incorporates elements tailored to the country’s current situation.

The Muslim Brotherhood defined Syria as a democratic State, based on popular sovereignty, the separation of powers, the rule of law, and peaceful alternation in the government. It underscored the need to limit the possession of weapons to the State and subject the armed forces to parliamentary and judicial control.

The document devotes a central space to national coexistence and asserted that religious and cultural diversity must be understood as a source of wealth for building social alliances based on human values.

It proposes four axes of state action, including guaranteeing a legal framework of protection for the several components, promoting community dialogue, supporting civil society in preserving cultural diversity, and fostering education based on common values.

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