Date of source: Sunday, April 30, 2006
Discussion of a recent seminar on “Terrorism: the phenomenon and confrontation,” organised by the Forum for cultural dialogue, an affiliate of the Coptic Evangelical Association (CEA) [Ëditor AWR, the name CEA is wrong, this should be CEOSS, Coptic Evangelical Organization of Social Services] in...
Date of source: Sunday, October 12, 2003
Ahmed Hashim gives an overview of an article published in Newsweek about the Muslim Brotherhood under the title “The Longest Hand of Jihad.” The article accuses the Muslim Brotherhood of being a radical terrorist group that supports the Qa´ida network. Newsweek approached Egyptian writer Ma...
Date of source: Thursday, March 23, 2006
The article reports on the fierce attacks launched recently by members of the Muslim Brotherhood against President Mubārak.
Date of source: Monday, April 14, 2003
Some political researchers and analysts comment on the attitude of the Brotherhood towards the war on Iraq and its relation with the Egyptian government, which has been proved to be pragmatic. The group´s attitude towards the war is not at all in accordance with its slogan “Jihad for the sake...
Date of source: Monday, September 5, 2005
A group of Egyptian intellectuals of different political and religious hues, has met in Sharm al-Sheikh to discuss the subject: Terrorism: the phenomenon and the confrontation.
Date of source: Sunday, August 14, 2005
It has become evident that the lack of a clear-cut definition of terrorism has been a key reason for the failure of the US-led ‘’War on Terror’. The lack of precise definition means that the war has constantly just expanded to include often unrelated phenomena, areas and states.
Date of source: Friday, August 12, 2005
Al-Sharq al-Awsat has surprised observers of the Islamic political movements by publishing a new book, written by al-Jamāca al-Islāmiyya and entitled Al-Hākimiyya: Nazra Sharciyya wa Ru’ya Wāqiciyya [Governorship: a legal look and a realistic vision]. This book has proved controversial in Egyptian...
Date of source: Sunday, June 23, 2002
The founder of Al-Shari´a Party regretted that the editor-in-chief of Al-Mussawar´s interview with the leaders of Al-Gama´at Al-Islamiya ignored the legitimacy of Jihad in Palestine. The general guide of the Muslim Brotherhood laughed at those who think that the Gama´at Al-Islamiya can play the...
Date of source: Monday, February 18, 2002
Montasser Al-Zayyat expressed his satisfaction at the reactions towards the four books. A former state security prosecutor said that it was the first time for the leaders of the Gama´at Al-Islamiya to renounce their ideologies in that explicit way as expressed in the books. One of the lawyers...
Date of source: Sunday, February 12, 2006
The author reviews a report issued by Al-Ahrām Center for Political and Strategic Studies in the form of a handbook about Islamist movements and organizations, in a bid to come up with a clear definition of terrorism.