Date of source:
The Taliban ruling Afghanistan denied recent reports about its agreement to exchange two
Americans, who were accused, with another six aid workers, of Christian missionary activity in Afghanistan,
for
Omar Abdel Rah...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 2, 2006
The author highlights the recent meeting of Jamā‘a
Islāmiya, which decided to select Karam Zuhdī as the successor to the group’s founder
‘Umar ‘Abd al-Rahmān in case the latter dies in prison.
Date of source: Sunday, September 19, 1999
Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman declared that he was ready to continue his imprisonment period in Egyptian prisons.
Date of source: Sunday, September 19, 1999
Al-Arabi has learned that Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman amir [commander] and mufti of Islamic groups has agreed to issue a request to the Egyptian authorities declaring his wish to return to his homeland.
Date of source: Sunday, September 19, 1999
Interview of al-Arabi with Montasser Al-Zayat, the lawyer of Gama’at al-Islamiya. Al-Arabi accused him of maneuvering, spoke about the termination of his role and the death of the Gama’at al-Islamiya and its weakness. Zayat, instead, calls himself a mediator between the Gama’at al-Islamiya and the...