Date of source: Wednesday, April 3, 2002
Sudan denied that its authorities arrested Abu Anas, the Libyan, who is one of the most dangerous 22 terrorists wanted by the USA. It declared that the one it arrested is an Egyptian fundamentalist carrying the same surname and will be handed over to Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 26, 2002
The Egyptian Military Court will hear the 63 members of the Gama´at Al-Islamiya who were charged with killings and armed burglaries before the initiative to denounce violence was declared. The court will hand down its ruling in this case on April 10.
Date of source: Thursday, March 7, 2002
[Hisba is a term referring to the right of a Muslim to defend public morality and suing on behalf of religion.] The article comments on one of the four books published recently by the Gama´at Al-Islamiya. The book discusses the concept of hisba. The leaders of the Gama´at admitted that hisba was...
Date of source: Thursday, March 7, 2002
Montasser Al-Zayyat said that the fact that Egyptians in Afghanistan are fully acquainted with the mountain passes and the roads of Afghanistan helped them to escape the American forces. He added that American´s revenge over the members of the Qa´eda organization proves that America is...
Date of source: Monday, March 4, 2002
The article tackles more than one point related to the Islamic groups. It comments on the book of Ayman Al-Zawahri “Knights Under the Flag of the Prophet” and on Montasser Al-Zayyat´s “Al-Zawahri as I knew him.” It tries to answer the question of why Bin Laden gained great popularity among...
Date of source: Monday, February 18, 2002
Montasser Al-Zayyat expressed his satisfaction at the reactions towards the four books. A former state security prosecutor said that it was the first time for the leaders of the Gama´at Al-Islamiya to renounce their ideologies in that explicit way as expressed in the books. One of the lawyers...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 6, 2002
The article gives information about the three Jihad organization members who are recommended to succeed Ayman Al-Zawahri. They are Morgan Mustafa, Abdel-Aziz Moussa Al-Gamal and Tharwat Salah Shehata.
Date of source: Friday, February 1, 2002
The Egyptian authorities admitted fundamentalist Ahmed Hussein Agiza was handed over by Sweden. Montasser Al-Zayyat introduced a petition on behalf of Agiza to the bureau of ratifying the military sentences. In the petition, Al-Zayyat asked for canceling the life sentence Agiza was given in the...
Date of source: Monday, February 4, 2002
The general secretary of the Tagammu party, Dr. Rifa´at al-Sa´id accused Montasser Al-Zayyat of writing “Al-Zawahri as I knew him” to settle his account with Al-Zawahri. He said that the book justified terrorism. Al-Zayyat said that the book was a review of the Islamic movements and their positions...
Date of source: Saturday, February 2, 2002 to Friday, February 8, 2002
Montasser Al-Zayyat´s book “Al-Zawahari as I knew him” may seem as an attempt by Al-Zayyat to take revenge from Al-Zawahri. However, a profound reading through the book will show that it is an organized attempt to beautify the image of the terrorist groups in the eyes of Egypt´s public...