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Date of source: Sunday, August 28, 2011
'Umar 'Abd al-Rahman, spiritual leader of the al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyah (Islamic Group), called his wife 'Ā'ishah from prison, where he is serving a life term after being convicted of conspiracy to blow up various New York City landmarks.
She reported that he "lives in severe distress...and that his...
Date of source: Thursday, August 25, 2011
Al-Misrī al-Yawm is dedicating a full page to the platform of the Building and Development Party, the political arm of the al-Jamā'ah Islāmīyah (Islamic Group).
The platform, contained in a 38-page booklet, asserts that Egypt is a parliamentary shūrá (consultative) state that has to be prepared for...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
“Hell will break loose for the US if Omar Abdel Rahman is killed in prison,” said Safwat Abdel Ghany, member of Jama'a al-Islamiya's consultative council, in a press conference outside the US Embassy in Cairo on Wednesday.
Abdel Rahman, commonly known as the “Blind Sheikh,” is allegedly leader of...
Date of source: Thursday, August 25, 2011
Jama’a al-Islamiya’s Building and Development Party will be coordinating with the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party in the upcoming parliamentary elections, said Jama'a al-Islamiya’s Building and Development Party Chairman Nasr Abdel Salam. He pointed out that efforts to create a...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Many Islamist factions are disagreeing over the Azhar document and the propsed governing principles of the constitution. Salafists have declined to negotiate with Dr. 'Isām Sharaf, Prime Minister of Egypt, over the governing constitutional principles. The Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamic Group...
Date of source: Friday, August 12, 2011
Islamic groups threatened to organize a Million-Man protest and ascend its position as a response to what has been announced by the Deputy Prime Minister 'Alī al-Silmī, who said that the government will issue a new constitutional declaration.
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Date of source: Sunday, July 31, 2011
Al-Jama´a al-Islamiya is against the use of religious slogans in Tahrir Square during protests, because doing so may violate the will of people.
Date of source: Monday, July 25, 2011
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The Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafist Call are to participate in Friday's “identity and stability” demonstrations in Tahrīr Square, denouncing efforts to split Egypt and demanding that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces declare its position on the Constitution.
Date of source: Sunday, July 17, 2011
The al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyah (Islamic Group), the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom & Justice Party (FJP) and the salafī al-Nūr party turned down an invitation by the Islamic Legitimate Body of Rights and Reformation (ILBRR) to participate in an "Islamic million-man march in defense of the sharī'ah...
Date of source: Thursday, May 12, 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood as well as al-Jama'āh al-Islāmīyah groups have announced their intention to participate “strongly” in upcoming demonstrations against sectarian strife and for national unity on Friday, May 23, 2011.
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