Date of source: Sunday, July 6, 2003
The article is an interview with Muhammad Shu´ayeb, member of the Egyptian Gama´a Al-Islamiya. He said that the group will soon issue a Shari´a-based research concerning the insistence of some fundamentalist groups on committing violent operations which he believes defame Islam. He...
Date of source: Monday, June 30, 2003
Islamic figures comment on the criticism Abu Hamza Al-Masri leveled at the Gama’a Al-Islamiya because of its condemnation of the attacks in Riyadh and Casablanca.
Date of source: Friday, June 20, 2003
Egyptian fundamentalist Abu Hamza Al-Masri attacked the leaders of the Egyptian Gama’a Al-Islamiya in a long statement because of their stand against the Qa’ida network and the attacks in Riyadh and Casablanca.
Date of source: Thursday, June 19, 2003
The article is an interview with the General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood. He stressed that he does not have Alzheimer, as some papers [Sout Al-Umma] reported. He discussed other issues related to the stand of the Brotherhood towards the dialogue between the Gama’a Al-Islamiya and the US, the...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 28, 2003
The article is an interview with Nagah Ibrahim, the debater of the Gama´a Al-Islamiya and one of its prominent leaders, who is currently serving a punishment in prison. He explains the reasons behind the group´s rejection of the attacks of Riyadh and Casablanca and of the strategy of Al-...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 3, 2003
For the third week, the Arab press, especially Asharq Al-Awsat, comments on the phenomenon of terrorism in light of the recent attacks in Riyadh and Casablanca. Authors argue that terrorism is not confined to the Islamic world and refute American claims that Muslim youths support Al-Qa´ida....
Date of source: Monday, April 28, 2003
The author comments on how Abu Hamza Al-Masri, leader of the London-based Ansar Al-Shari’a group, obtained his British citizenship and why the British authorities have withdrawn it from him later. He gives a brief background about his activities that placed him at the top of the leaders of...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 16, 2003
An Egyptian fundamentalist source said that imprisoned members of the Gama’a Al-Islamiya have made changes in the organizational structure of the group. These changes follow their publication of four books in which they reconsider their ideologies and declare their renunciation of violence.
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Investigations with members of Gund Allah [Soldiers of God] group showed that they were planning to bomb the American and Israeli embassies in Cairo. Some of them were able to enter the US embassy more than once with the claim of requesting entry visas to the US.
Date of source: Saturday, February 15, 2003
The Russian Supreme Court banned 15 Islamic organizations from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Kuwait and Pakistan to carry out any activities inside Federal Russia.