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Date of source: Sunday, March 4, 2012
A top theorist of the Jamā’ah, Ibrāhīm preferred to quit any posts in the group and focused on reconsidering all political and fiqh (jurisprudence) visions being pursued during the early years of the group. He has become a model of altering extremist ideologies and switching bravely to moderation...
Date of source: Saturday, June 15, 2013
Among the difficulties in assessing the news of Egypt is the Cairo-centrism of journalism. A problem plaguing the nation in general, all major newspapers operate from the capital attracting the best talent away from other regions in search of promotions and a better life. Quality of information...
Date of source: Sunday, March 4, 2012
Dr. Nājih Ibrāhīm, a key founder of the Jamā’ah Islāmīyah in Egypt and the first chairman of its shūrá (consultative) council, offered an apology to Copts for “what has befallen them as a result of the Jamā’ah’s mistakes during the 1970s and 1980s”. [Robeir al-Fāris, Watanī, March 4, p. 5] Read...
Date of source: Friday, March 18, 2011
Al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmiyyah decided to expel Safwat 'Abd al-Ghanī, one of the historical leaders of the group. In addition, Shayk 'Isām Dirbālah, member of the groups shūrá council, is being investigated, because of his intention to return back to violence.
Date of source: Monday, March 14, 2011
Shaykh Karam Zuhdī, head of al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmiyyah's Shura Council, announced the founding of a political party, confirming that he does not mind that this party has a Christian reference.
He called on Christians to enter the political field. At the same time, he assured the group's rejection for...
Date of source: Thursday, February 24, 2011
Al-Wafd reports seven hundred members of the Jamā‘ah al-Islāmiyyah defect.
Date of source: Friday, February 20, 2009
The article covers a meeting attended by the leaders of al-Jamā‘ah al- Islāmīyah who spoke about their history and their plans for the future. They stressed the renunciation of violence and adopting peaceful means in their interaction with the regime and the society.
Date of source: Sunday, December 30, 2007
‘Abd al-Rūsūl highlights the positive changes achieved in Egypt regarding the Islamic groups. He points out the recent efforts to achieve a compromise between the Egyptian government on one hand and al-Jihād organization and al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah on the other.
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al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah’s incarcerated members agreed on the introspection recently proposed by the ideologue of the Islamic groups. However, leaders of Islamic groups still disagree on the introspections of al-Jamā‘ah. Conversely al-Jamā‘ah calls on the leftist parties of Hadtū and the Labor...
Date of source: Monday, July 23, 2007
The Ministry of Interior is attempting to escape paying compensation to approximately 15,000 former detainees who belonged to al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah. The detainees had previously won court rulings amounting to compensations of 15,000 to 30,000 LE each for having been detained for long years...
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.