Date of source: Monday, January 21, 2002
Montasser Al-Zayyat stresses that he is the lawyer of the Gama´at Al-Islamiya and that he has no organizational relationship with them because he does not want to subject himself to punishment by law. Many of his statements on the activities of the Gama´at Al-Islamiya show that he is not...
Date of source: Monday, February 13, 2006
The Jihād Group repudiated statements made by their imprisoned leader ‘Abboud al-Zumor, who is serving a term in jail for involvement in the assassination of President Anwar al-Sadāt in 1981, in which he admitted the right of the Bahā’ī faith to express itself.
Date of source: Monday, February 6, 2006
The mysterious disappearance of a Jihād Group leader, ‘Abboud al-Zumur, from the Limān Tora Prison has led many inmates to threaten hunger strike. The wife of al-Zumur, Umm al-Haytham, has called upon the public prosecutor, the interior minister, and Egyptian human rights organizations about an...
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The author addresses the scenario surrounding the Interior Ministry moving ‘Abboud al-Zumor to an unidentified place after al-Zumor said that he would participate in a Sunni-Shiite-Christian alliance to work on "bringing the Mubārak regime before an international tribunal” for crimes of torturing...
Date of source: Monday, January 23, 2006
The alliance is spearheaded by al-Zumur from within his jail on behalf of all the detained Islamist groups, while al-Durīnī represents the Shiites of Egypt and Coptic lawyer Mamdouh Nakhla, the director of al-Kalima human rights center, represents Egyptian Christians.
Date of source: Monday, January 16, 2006
The case of the jailed Zumour brothers is to be discussed by the members of the Muslim Brotherhood in the People’s Assembly.
Date of source: Monday, November 14, 2005
The lawyers defending Egyptian Jihād leader’s ‘Abboud al-Zumur and Tāriq al-Zumur have criticized the state’s policy of releasing some detained leaders of Islamic movements while continuing to detain others.
Date of source: Monday, August 30, 2004
On August 30, “Al Manar Al Gadeed” magazine published an article written by Aboud Al-Zomor about reform in Egypt. The article is particularly significant because Al-Zomor was a main participant in the assassination of [former president] Anwar Al-Sadat. Al-Zomor’s article differs from what the Gama’...
Date of source: Sunday, June 12, 2005
The 60-year-old Egyptian fundamentalist ‘Abboud al-Zumur – who was once a distinguished lieutenant colonel in the Army Intelligence – and the previous leader of al-Jihād Organization, declared his intention to stand as a candidate for the coming Egyptian presidential elections that are to be held...
Date of source: Monday, June 6, 2005
‘Abboud and his cousin Tāriq al-Zumur are suing George W. Bush because of the repercussions of his war on terrorism, which led to their illegal extension of detention since 2001. His lawsuit, requesting US$ 50 Mln. is based on and following the lead of the international campaign by victims of Bush’...