Date of source: Monday, February 7, 2005
Has the Saudi international conference on counter-terrorism conformed to the US vision of launching a war on terrorism? Was it really a new important step on the road to combating terrorism inside and outside the Kingdom [of Saudi Arabia].
Date of source: Sunday, February 6, 2005
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted delegates from over 50 countries, including 15 from the Arab World, for the first International Conference on counter-terrorism.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 11, 2001
Some authorized jurists declared that Islam forbids attacking the Dhimmis and the civilians and urges on protecting the human being. Such statements are, for sure, correct. However, it cannot be applied to the situation in Israel.
Date of source: Monday, December 10, 2001
Political analysts believe that the Muslim Brotherhood cancelled its iftar party for this Ramadan due to do the consequences of the September 11 attacks and the possibility of including the name of the group in the American lists for terrorist groups. They believe that the Brotherhood is trying to...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 15, 2001
Abud Al-Zumor, the Jihad member who was among the first to sign the initiative denouncing violence was moved from Tora prison, where the members of the shura council of Al-Gama’at Al-Islamiya are serving various prison sentences, to Abu Zabal prison. This was believed to be a step to separate the...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 5, 2001
The Muslim Brotherhood want to form a political party to end their series of failed coalitions with other parties. Dr. Essam Al-Erian said that founding a Brotherhood Party was the only way to end the stagnation in the Egyptian political arena.
Date of source: Sunday, May 20, 2001
The sentences of the members of the Gama’at Al-Islamiyya and Jihad organizations, who issued the initiative to cease violence, will end on October 12. The former head of the State Security said that there is no doubt that the cease-violence initiative contributed to the fact that many of the secret...
Date of source: Friday, April 27, 2001
The General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood stated that the group is not seeking power but only wants the Islamic Shari’a [law] to be enforced. He added that the aim of their activities in professional syndicates is not a matter of control. It is a democratic thing to have if the Brotherhood...
Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2001
The secretary and preacher of the Muslim Brotherhood was one of the people who called for reconsideration of the priorities of Islamist activity. He said that the Brotherhood’s strategic goal is founding an Islamic state to be classified outside secularism and that the priorities of the Brotherhood...
Date of source: Sunday, February 4, 2001
Several wings within the Brotherhood are looking to fill the position of the general guide after Mustafa Mashhour. Some outsiders think succession in the Brotherhood is a result of conflict between the elders and the middle generation. Others claim that it is a power struggle between the "secret"...