Date of source: Wednesday, January 16, 2002
Montasser Al-Zayyat said that the the real aim of his book “Al-Zawahri as I knew him” is to shed light on how the Gama´at Al-Islamiya started to reconsider its mechanisms. Al-Zayyat tackles the character of Ayman Al-Zawahri from many angles. He first speaks about his childhood and how he was...
Date of source: Saturday, January 12, 2002 to Friday, January 18, 2002
Al-Zawahri accused Montasser Al-Zayyat of enjoying the protection of the security forces. Al-Zawahri´s implied accusation is that Al-Zayyat is an agent for the Egyptian security bodies. Al-Zawahri himself has once acted as an agent for the security bodies. After the assassination of President...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 8, 2002
Montasser Al-Zayyat said that about 2000 Egyptians were living in Afghanistan. About 500 of them were members in Al-Qa´ida organization. He denied that America has financed the Arab-Afghans in their war against the Soviets. He added that the situation of the Islamic groups became more...
Date of source: Sunday, January 6, 2002
As a reaction to Ayman Al-Zawahri´s book “Knights Under the Flag of the Prophet,” Montasser Al-Zayyat wrote a book titled “Ayman Al-Zawahri as I knew [him].” The book expresses Al-Zayyat´s perception of the history of the Islamic movement in Egypt through writing a biography of Al-Zawahri...
Date of source: Monday, January 7, 2002
Montasser Al-Zayyat believes that it is not right at all to say that Arabs and Muslims should target Americans because America is targeting their nations and children. He added that a new plan was to be adopted by the Gama´at Al-Islamiya. The plan insists that Islam is not just violence and counter...
Date of source: Saturday, October 29, 2005
Lawyer Muntasir al-Zayyāt has said that the Brotherhood wants to monopolize Islam and politics, noting that the group wants to deny other Islamic currents any representation in parliament.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 8, 2005
In his book Al-Jamā‘āt al-Islāmīya…Ru’ya min al-Dākhil [Islamic Groups…an insider’s view], Muntasir al-Zayyāt, the lawyer of Al-Jamā‘āt al-Islāmīya, he tried to offer his vision for the declared alliance between [late President Muhammad Anwar] al-Sādāt, al-Jamācāt al-Islāmīya and the Muslim...
Date of source: Thursday, May 13, 2004
Montaser Al-Zayyat, the lawyer of fundamentalists in Egypt, responded to the accusations directed to him by the Palestinian fundamentalist Abu Qatada, currently detained in Britain. Al-Zawahry said that Abu Qatada and others similar to him are blowing in fire and ignite strife in spite of the fact...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 12, 2004
In a long message leaked from the Belmarch Prison in southeast London, Muslim fundamentalist Abu Qatada Al-Falastini [the Palestinian], praised Ayman Al-Zawahry and described him as “the sage of the Islamic movement.” Abu Qatada responded to criticism directed against Al-Zawahry written by Montaser...
Date of source: Thursday, February 3, 2005
Early last January, al-Hayāt published extracts from Muntasir al-Zayyāt’s book Al-Jamā‘āt al-Islāmīya: Ru’ya min al-Dākhil [Al-Jamācāt al-Islāmīya: A vision from inside]. In fact, a better title would be Al-Jamā‘āt al-Islāmīya: A personal vision. While reading the book, one can feel that personal...