when the arab democratic nasserist party (adnp) was legalized in 1992 iskander joined the party, which was founded by diaa al-din dawoud, but later left the party in 1998 along with other members of the "new guard" after disagreements with the party's leaders. along with former adnp cadre hamdeen sabahi, iskander co-founded the dignity party ("al-karama"). he continued his activism, being instrumental in the establishment of the egyptian-palestinian solidarity movement in 2000 after the start of the second intifada (palestinian uprising) against the israeli occupation. he also helped organize protests against the 2003 invasion of iraq and the ensuing occupation.