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Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2012
Seeking to keep the case of their father in front of the public eye, the family of the Blind Shaykh, ‘Umar ‘Abd al-Rahmān, organized another conference at the site of their open sit-in across from the American Embassy.
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2012
One of the interesting subplots to the Egyptian revolution is the fate of ‘Umar ‘Abd al-Rahmān, known as the Blind Shaykh, who is incarcerated in America for his role in organizing the 1993 attempt to blow up the World Trade Center. His family has maintained a small sit-in protest outside the US...
Date of source: Saturday, January 21, 2012
Salafi politics has taken Egypt by storm. This has surprised many commentators who underestimated their base of thought and non-political nature. For others, it has been a validation of years of Salafi work in mosques and surrounding communities to preach Islam and help the poor.
As an aid to...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Islamic movements continued their preparations for participation in the Friday of identity and stability in a million-man protest due to be staged in Tahrīr Square and other major squares across Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Shaykh 'Āsim Abd al-Mājid, al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyah Spokesperson, affirmed that if the Islamist movement took power, it would allow Copts and other religions to drink alcohol and eat pork as long as they do not do it in front of Muslims.
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Date of source: Saturday, September 10, 2011
Safwat 'Abd al-Ghāni, a representative for al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmiyyah, has revealed that the party will run in the upcoming parliamentary elections to compete for 20 percent of the seats.
Date of source: Monday, August 29, 2011
The brother of the assassin of former president Anwār al-Sādāt returned to Egypt from exile in Iran August 28 and surrendered to the authorities.
Date of source: Monday, August 29, 2011
Engineer Salāh Hāshim, one of the founders of the Jamā'ah Islāmīyah (Islamic Group), said unity of the different factions and movements would furnish an opportunity for the Islamists to make it to power.
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: 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...
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