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Date of source: Thursday, August 25, 2011
Tens of supporters of Egyptian cleric Omar Abdel Rahman are continuing protests outside the American Embassy in Cairo for the sixth consecutive day, demanding his release from prison in the U.S.
Date of source: Monday, July 25, 2011
The official spokesman of the Islamic Group, 'Asām 'Abd al-Mājd, was heard making comments after he left a mosque on Friday in Cairo, describing the protesters in Tahrīr Square as “hooligans.” The Islamic Group has denied these comments.
Date of source: Sunday, July 17, 2011
The al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyah (Islamic Group), the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom & Justice Party (FJP) and the salafī al-Nūr party turned down an invitation by the Islamic Legitimate Body of Rights and Reformation (ILBRR) to participate in an "Islamic million-man march in defense of the sharī'ah...
Date of source: Thursday, June 9, 2011
Muhammad Badī', the Muslim Brotherhood's (MB) Murshid [Guide], said that the basis of knowledge and morals in the Egyptian community come from the Azhar, adding that all MB and al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyah are brought up on this.
He said that Sayīd Qutb, whom he called a martyr, advised him to take care...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 25, 2011
The Egyptian Islamist group al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyah wants to form a political party and contest the upcoming elections. To many Egyptians, the idea of such a radical group entering mainstream politics is likely to alarm secularists and Christians. However, the party said it would not field a...
Date of source: Sunday, May 1, 2011
On 1 May protesters suspended their sit-in outside St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo for 15 days. After the Friday Prayer, Cairo witnessed three separate protests staged by Salafists, calling for the release of Coptic women who converted to Islam, but were supposedly held against their will be the...
Date of source: Thursday, March 17, 2011
The Interim council of salafīs call of Alexandria demand the dismissal of Dr. Yahyá al-Jamal, deputy prime minister, after the effects of what he said on Egyptian program “Misr al-Nahardah” or “Egypt Today” on Tuesday, where he harshly attacked salafīs main stream describing them to have nothing to...
Date of source: Saturday, March 12, 2011
Al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmiyyah officially announced its agreement to create a political party which most members of its Shūrá Council approved.
Furthermore, Dr. Nājih 'Ībrāhīm, member of the Shūrá Council affiliated to al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyyah, said that the group appointed Shaykh 'Usāmah Hāfiz as the...
Date of source: Friday, March 11, 2011
The Military Council announced a decision to release sixty prisoners who served half their time in jail. Among them are some political prisoners.
Furthermore, Tāriq 'Abd al-Mawjūd al-Zumur and ‘Abūd ‘Abd al-Latīf al-Zumur, who were accused to be involved in the murder of, ex-president Muhammad...
Date of source: Thursday, February 24, 2011
Al-Wafd reports seven hundred members of the Jamā‘ah al-Islāmiyyah defect.
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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.