Date of source: Monday, August 23, 2004
An Egyptian Islamist who holds Pakistani citizenship demanded that he be transferred from Abu Za’bal prison [in Egypt] to Guantanamo detention center in Cuba, where almost 580 Qa’ida and Taliban detainees are imprisoned, claiming that he would receive better treatment there. He claimed that he is...
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.
Date of source: Saturday, February 2, 2002 to Friday, February 8, 2002
Montasser Al-Zayyat´s book “Al-Zawahari as I knew him” may seem as an attempt by Al-Zayyat to take revenge from Al-Zawahri. However, a profound reading through the book will show that it is an organized attempt to beautify the image of the terrorist groups in the eyes of Egypt´s public...
Date of source: Sunday, January 6, 2002
As a reaction to Ayman Al-Zawahri´s book “Knights Under the Flag of the Prophet,” Montasser Al-Zayyat wrote a book titled “Ayman Al-Zawahri as I knew [him].” The book expresses Al-Zayyat´s perception of the history of the Islamic movement in Egypt through writing a biography of Al-Zawahri...
Date of source: Monday, March 15, 2004
Muhammad Al-Zawahry, Ayman Al-Zawahry’s middle brother who is now held in an Egyptian prison, is going through revisions that are similar to those carried out by the Gama’a al-Islamiya at the start of 2002 . Sources close to Muhammad reported that Muhammad has been changing his understanding of the...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 19, 2001
Ayman Al-Zawahri accused the Muslim Brotherhood of avoiding jihad and negativity in his book "Fersan taht rayet el-nabiy" [Knights under the Flag of the Prophet]. The article gives the comments of the leaders and prominent members of the Muslim Brotherhood on that accusation.
Date of source: Sunday, December 9, 2001
In his book "Knights under the flag of the Prophet," Ayman Al-Zawahri directed much criticism against Montasser Al-Zayyat, the fundamentalists’ lawyer, for sponsoring the initiative to cease violence. Al-Zawahri claimed that Al-Zayyat enjoys security facilities that many ministers do not enjoy and...