Date of source: Sunday, February 23, 2003
Egyptian State Security Prosecution ordered the imprisonment of 26 persons charged with being members in the Al-Takfir wa Al-Higra group. The group includes a Christian convert to Islam.
Date of source: Thursday, February 20, 2003
The two sons of Abu Hamza Al-Masri, the leader of Ansar Al-Shari´a group [Supporters of Shari´a], stand trial before a British Court over the charge of vandalizing Finsbury Park Mosque and assaulting two police officers.
Date of source: Thursday, February 13, 2003
Egyptian writer and social activist Nawal Al-Saadawi won the Catalonia International Award for advocating social rights and gender rights in the Arab world.
Date of source: Friday, February 14, 2003
Yesterday, a court in London ordered the release of the sons of Abu Hamza Al-Masri, the leader of Ansar Al-Shari´a [Shari´a Supporters] Organization, pending a retrial on February 20 on the charge of attacking police officers.
Date of source: Saturday, February 15, 2003
The Russian Supreme Court banned 15 Islamic organizations from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Kuwait and Pakistan to carry out any activities inside Federal Russia.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 13, 2002
The German police staged raids in four cities and detained four people who are suspected for planning terrorist attacks. These raids were carried out in coordination with the Turkish and Lebanese police.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 13, 2002
The Brotherhood MP´s managed to pass a law during the last parliamentary term giving the graduates of the Azhar high schools the right to join the police academy. They are now preparing themselves for negotiations with the government to allow Azhar graduates to join governmental universities.
Date of source: Monday, February 17, 2003
Religious Affairs Committee of the Egyptian parliament will discuss with the Grand Imam what has been reported about changing the educational curricula of the Azhar institutes and omitting Qur´anic verses and hadiths that urge on jihad against Jews.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 12, 2003
Human Rights Watch reported that there is an Egyptian official security campaign to crackdown on legitimate refugees who carry identification cards issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Egyptian authorities denied that and defended its record in human rights and tolerance...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 4, 2003
The Belgian Finance minister ordered the freezing of the accounts of the director of the Global Relief Foundation and his wife for suspicion that they have connection with Al-Qa´ida. The wife told Het Volk newspaper that their being Muslims does not mean that they are terrorists or supporters...