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Date of source: Thursday, June 28, 2007
The final version of the Jihād introspection book was approved by the Azhar. The introspections will be annexed to the other two books of the ideologue of the Islamic groups, Imām ‘Abd al-‘Azīz, who apologized for all killings committed based on his previous books and stressed the importance of...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 3, 2007
The lawyer for the Islamic groups, Muntasir al-Zayyāt, stirred up a new controversy when he announced that he will establish a political party that will include members of the Islamic groups who repented from the use of violence.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Muhammad Khalīl al-Ḥakāymah, former leading member of al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah, has issued a statement in which he calls on what he called al-Qā‘idah’s elements in Egypt to attack all Israeli and American targets in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, June 4, 2007
The articles talks about the release of 130 members of the Jihād Organization. Muntaṣir al-Zayyāt, lawyer of the Islamic groups, described the release of the Jihād prisoners as a “positive” step.
Date of source: Saturday, May 19, 2007
The article is based on a response made by the author, Muntasir al-Zayyāt, to an article authored by the liberal intellectual Tarek Heggy entitled, ‘Law Kuntu Qibtīya’ [If I Were a Copt]. Heggy believes that the state unjustly spends tax money, partially paid by Copts, and allocates it for building...
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A statement from the Ministry of Interior said that Hasan Ra’fat Bashandī, who carried out the suicide bombing of Jawhar al-Qā’id Street in the al-Azhar area, was just a member of a four-man terrorist cell. That cell recruited and trained him and prepared the home-made explosive device used in the...
Date of source: Thursday, June 14, 2007
Transcribed by: Susan Richards-BensonThe following present a transcript of an interview with Tarek Heggy. Heggy discusses a number of issues, centered around his controversial article ‘If I were a Copt.’ He comments on current events in Egypt and the Arab world, and present his opinion on issues...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2007
TheJihād Group officially declares their initiative to cease of the use of violence. While many of the Islamic groups approved of the initiative, many seem to complicate the issue.
Date of source: Monday, April 23, 2007
In a message from detained leaders of the Jihād Group, they stress their beliefs that the regime-orchestrated initiative to cease violence is no more than an absurd ploy.
Date of source: Sunday, April 15, 2007
Al-Zayyāt, the
lawyer of the Islamic groups, assures the Jihād Organization’s decision to cease violence enjoys the support of the
leading figures within the Islamic groups.
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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.