Date of source: Sunday, July 25, 2004
It has been said that Karam Zohdy, a leading figure of the Gama’a Al-
Islamiya who was released last year after spending 25 years behind the bars, intends to run in
the coming elections of the Bar Association. Alaa Higazy, the lawyer for Karam Zohdy, said that
Karam Zohdy joined the Bar...
Date of source: Sunday, October 10, 2004
The Gama’a Al-Islamiya [Islamic Group] in Egypt strongly condemned the Sinai
bombings, describing them as arbitrary and inapt. The statement came at a time where both public
and official opinion renounced the act, including the Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamic Research
Institute. The latter...
Date of source: Friday, January 16, 2004
Al-Wafd
reviews the main points of the all-inclusive revisions presented by theGama’a Al-Islamiya and its
eight historical leaders. Before examining to what extent these revisions have contributed to the
support of democratic development, Al-Wafd is providing an objective presentation of the...
Date of source: Friday, January 16, 2004
Al-Wafd continues discussing the attitudes of Islamic movements towards the issue of democracy and renouncement of violence. The Gama’a Al-Islamiya has always played a tough, significant, role in the Egyptian social and political life since it joined the Jihad group in an alliance, which led to the...
Date of source: Thursday, January 22, 2004
The author believes that there is worldwide attack on Islam--its
Sharia-based components, ideological approach and Jihad dynamics--by anti-Islamic media and
aggressive powers. This negatively influences the attitude of non-Muslims towards Islam and
Muslims The author stresses the need of Muslims...
Date of source: Friday, February 6, 2004
Muhammad Said Al-Ashmawi criticizes statements by the seventh supreme guide of
the Muslim Brotherhood, Muhammad Mahdi ‘Akef, in TV and newspapers interviews. ‘Akef stated the
Muslim Brotherhood is a political group.
The author concludes affirming that the declarations
of Muhammad Mahdi ‘Akef are...
Date of source: Friday, January 30, 2004
Al-Wafd continues discussing the attitude of Islamic movements towards the issues of democracy, the disavowing of violence and turning to peaceful action. During the last few years, attempts to establish two Islamic political parties, Al-Islah Party [Reformation Party] and Al- Sharia Party [Sharia...
Date of source: Friday, February 6, 2004
The article reports about the current attitudes of the Gama’a Al-Islamiya towards the
issues of democracy, Hedud [Sharia-based penalties and parliamentary council. The article is
based on the latest ideological revision carried out by the Gama’a which were included in the
book “Nahr Al-Zekrayat…...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2004
The article is an
interview with Samir Marcos, a [Coptic] social researcher and political thinker. Marcos present
his views on a number of important issues such as renewal of the religious discourse, the status
of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the establishment of religious political parties.
Date of source: Friday, February 13, 2004
Some political experts are of the opinion
that the revisions of the Gama’a did not change on key issues such as the application of Shari’a,
[the status of] Coptic Christians, multiple-party system and the freedom of opinion and belief.
Those experts claim that the revisions of the group were...