Date of source: Thursday, November 16, 2006
Islamic intellectual Jamāl al-Bannā states that his late brother Hasan al-Bannā, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood group, was in leadership similar to Communist leader Lenin. At the same time, he calls to remove the second article of the Egyptian constitution, which stipulates Islām...
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Both al-Wafd and al-Ah...
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From his jail in the United States, Shaykh Omar Abdel
Rahman, the spiritual leader of al-
Gamaa’t al-Islāmīyah in Egypt, issued a controversial statement, in
which he withdrew his support for their initiative to
abandon violence. This initiative was originally
launched in July 1997.
Date of source: Sunday, November 12, 2006
A group of lawyers belonging to al- Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah held a meeting at the Bar Association to discuss reviving the group’s activities by restructuring the organization and expanding its circle of members.
Date of source: Monday, October 30, 2006
The Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah revealed its new political ideology to
reject using violence against society. The group is due to hold meetings with its leaders as the government
releases its members from prisons.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Jihād’s leadership is reconsidering, with some reservation, their ideology of violence. Changes are being discussed among the group members. A final first draft will soon be issued.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
While the Jamā‘ah al-
Islamīyah called for legislative means to
release Shaykh ‘Umar ‘Abd al-
Rahmān, al-Qā‘idah called for
the kidnapping of American diplomats to achieve this goal.
Date of source: Sunday, September 24, 2006
A new website has been set up
by al-Hikāyma which aims to criticize the former leadership of Jamā‘ah Islamīyah
and their disavowal of violence.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 20, 2006
This article describes how political Islam is trying to move forward from
its
violent past and look like a civilized movement in Egyptian society.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Angry reactions to Pope
Benedict’s remarks on Islam and the Prophet
Muhammad continued for a second week. Some Muslim figures,
including Iranian President Ahmadinejad and
Malaysian Prime Minister ‘Abd Allāh Ahmad
Badawī, have accepted the pope’s regret at the
furious reactions to his remarks...