Date of source: Wednesday, November 10, 1999
In a rare public glimpse of a fierce internal debate, Islamist spiritual leader Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman denounced attempts to work within the Egyptian political system by two fledgling Islamist parties.
Date of source: Sunday, October 31, 1999
Judicial Assistant of Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman said that Rahman’s fatwa was issued and delivered to Gamal Sultan, a representative of the founders of the Reformation Party nine months ago but Sultan kept it away from the founders of that party because he didn’t agree with the fatwa.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 1999
In Egypt, setting up a political organization can be quite an unpleasant experience, especially if one boasts controversial religious credentials. Nevertheless, some former members of the militant Jihad, the group blamed for a series of murders in the 1980s and 1990s including the assassination of...
Date of source: Thursday, August 26, 1999 to Wednesday, September 1, 1999
The Islamist group behind the 1981 assassination of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat is planning a political wing to peacefully oppose normalization with Israel, an Islamist lawyer said in remarks published on August 20.
Date of source: Thursday, August 19, 1999 to Wednesday, August 25, 1999
More than 70 Islamists, once affiliated with the militant Jihad group have announced plans to establish a political party under the name Hezb Al-Shari’a or Islamic Law Party. The Islamists have adopted an agenda that calls for Islamicizing society and opposes the normalization of relations with...