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Date of source: Saturday, October 2, 1999
For the third time in less than a week, Sheikh Abdul Mun’em Abu Zant was detained by the authorities, but this time on charges related to his anti-government editorials as well as earlier charges of delivering political sermons, his lawyers said on Friday.
Date of source: Thursday, September 30, 1999
Islamist Sheikh Abdul Mun’em Abu Zant was again detained by the prosecutor general on Wednesday for violating the Sermons Law, which prohibits radical sermons, but was later released on bail pending trial.
Date of source: Monday, September 27, 1999
Iyad Hussein and Shahrazad Nabi, who are the two Britons who were sentenced to time served were released from prison.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 28, 1999
The Israeli cabinet adopted a set of moderate measures on Sunday against the Islamic Movement, rejecting the internal security service’s recommendation for a sweeping crackdown.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 28, 1999
A Palestinian court ordered the release Monday of Abdul Aziz Rantisi, a top member of the Islamic militant group Hamas.
Date of source: Monday, September 27, 1999
Jordan’s crackdown on Hamas, the Islamic Resistance Movement known for its suicide attacks on Israelis, will strengthen the group’s more moderate Palestinian-based leadership, officials and analysts believe.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 29, 1999
The Muslim Brotherhood is proposing a compromise to end the issue of the detention of Hamas leaders and the closure of the movement’s offices in Amman.
Date of source: Monday, September 27, 1999
Deputy Prime Minister Ayman Majali on Sunday said Jordan has not yet responded to a letter from the Hamas leadership in Gaza requesting that a mutual solution be found to avoid the trial of Hamas members arrested in a recent government crackdown on the group.
Date of source: Sunday, September 26, 1999
The chief defense attorney for two arrested Hamas leaders and their associates said he expects the State Security Court prosecutor general to rule on a request to release the Hamas leaders on bail "very soon."
Date of source: Saturday, September 25, 1999
Two developments occupied the minds of Jordanians last week and both are going to continue to dominate politics around here for some time to come. The first was the reported agreement between the government of Prime Minister Abdur-Ra’uf S. Rawabdeh and political parties to revamp the Elections Law...
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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.