Date of source: Monday, September 4, 2006
The author interviewed Rafīq al-‘Ajamī, one of the Arab Afghans who was imprisoned for four years on charges of carrying out the explosion of the Egyptian Embassy in Pakistan in 1996.
Date of source: Sunday, September 3, 2006
70 fanatics in Alexandria were arrested on suspicions of
belonging to al-Qā‘idah. The Islamic group claims that they are innocent of the attempt to
assassinate the author Nagīb Mahfūz.
Date of source: Sunday, September 3, 2006
A new, 48 minute
long, video tape has been released
by al-Qā‘ida in memory of the attacks of September 11,
2001.
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
The author discusses why jihādi groups find aircrafts such an attractive target for terrorist attacks.
Date of source: Saturday, August 12, 2006
The author
identifies a number of reasons why he believes Muslim concerns about a crusade led by the U.S. against Islam
are
justified.
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: Friday, July 7, 2006
Al-Sharq al-Awsat interviews
the Syrian
“fundamentalist” ‘Umar Bakrī, who was deported from Britain.
Date of source: Sunday, June 25, 2006
Engineer Sāmī al-Bihirī, a cynical writer currently living in the Unites States of America speaks about challenges for Copts in Egypt, internal affairs and terrorism.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 21, 2006
The author discusses the identity of the alleged successor of Abu Mus‘ab al-Zarqāwī, the former leader of al-Qā‘ida in Iraq, amidst conflicting information provided by US and Egyptian security agencies on this score.
Date of source: Monday, June 12, 2006
An interview with Mustafa al- Zayyāt, member of al-Jam‘āt al- Islāmīya and the main attorney defending those accused of Islamic fundamentalism, concerning Ayman al-Zawāhirī whom he knew very well from the days they spent together in al-Qal‘a Prison.