Displaying 1 - 10 of 25.
Date of source: Friday, February 20, 2009
The article covers a meeting attended by the leaders of al-Jamā‘ah al- Islāmīyah who spoke about their history and their plans for the future. They stressed the renunciation of violence and adopting peaceful means in their interaction with the regime and the society.
Date of source:
Asharq Al-Awsat and Al-Qahera gave a summary of a new book by the Gama’a Al-Islamiya about the Qai?da network. Al-Musawwar and Al-Ahram Al-Arabi interviewed two of the leaders of the group to comment on its ideological reconsiderations.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 1, 2003
The Egyptian government has recently released 1000 members of the Gama?a Al-Islamiya on the occasion of the anniversary of the October 6 war. Significantly, Karam Zuhdi, leader of the group, and Fou?ad Muhammad Al-Dawalibi and Essam Abdel-Magad, members of the Shura Council of the group, have also...
Date of source: Monday, February 12, 2007
The article reviews a study by Islamist Abū al-‘Ilā Mādī in which he shows the history and ideological bases of al- Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah.
Date of source: Monday, September 18, 2006
According to Mustafá Rajab,
Jamā‘ah Islamīyah has
tried to change its radical position to more a social and democratic
one. It has issued books and statements
portraying its new philosophy, which is considered to be repentant for
everything it has done in terms of
violence against the...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 2, 2006
The author highlights the recent meeting of Jamā‘a
Islāmiya, which decided to select Karam Zuhdī as the successor to the group’s founder
‘Umar ‘Abd al-Rahmān in case the latter dies in prison.
Date of source: Sunday, August 7, 2005
In a statement published yesterday on al-Jamā‘ah al-
Islāmīyah’s website, the group denied any links to al-Qā‘idah¸ indicating that
Dr. Ayman al-Zawāhirī’s recent videotaped message about the alleged union between some members
of the group and al-Qā‘idah "contradicts reality."
Date of source: Wednesday, July 5, 2006
In an attempt to promote its recent non-violent approach, al
-Jamā‘ah al-
Islāmīyah has launched a website, which the author says marks a
considerable change in the
ideological stance of the "banned" Islamic group.
Date of source: Thursday, April 13, 2006
The article asserts that the Egyptian government is releasing members of al-
Jamā‘a al-Islāmīya in batches after they vowed to renounce violence and reintegrate
into society.
Date of source: Sunday, October 26, 2003
The article is an interview with Al-Nabawi Ismael, the minister of interior at the time of Sadat. He comments on the acquittal of members of the Al-Gama’a Al-Islamiya. He also comments on the Muslims Brotherhood group and the relation between Sadat and Islamic groups.
Pages
Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.