Date of source: Tuesday, February 19, 2002
In this article, Hamdi Abdel Raḥmān, one of the eight leaders of the Jamā‘āt al- Islamiya who wrote the four books that renounce most of the ideologies of the Gama?at, speaks about how he came to join the Gama?at al-Islāmīyah, why the Gama?at resorted to violence and why they later renounced...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
While the Jamā‘ah al-
Islamīyah called for legislative means to
release Shaykh ‘Umar ‘Abd al-
Rahmān, al-Qā‘idah called for
the kidnapping of American diplomats to achieve this goal.
Date of source: Sunday, August 7, 2005
In a statement published yesterday on al-Jamā‘ah al-
Islāmīyah’s website, the group denied any links to al-Qā‘idah¸ indicating that
Dr. Ayman al-Zawāhirī’s recent videotaped message about the alleged union between some members
of the group and al-Qā‘idah "contradicts reality."
Date of source: Wednesday, July 5, 2006
In an attempt to promote its recent non-violent approach, al
-Jamā‘ah al-
Islāmīyah has launched a website, which the author says marks a
considerable change in the
ideological stance of the "banned" Islamic group.
Date of source: Saturday, September 22, 2001 to Friday, September 28, 2001
The article gives an outline of the terrorists that the Egyptian courts convicted but who were offered asylum by foreign countries, among which was America. It sheds light on their crimes and the judgments made against them. The author points out that America, which once hosted some of these...
Date of source: Saturday, November 22, 2003
The article is a short interview with Nageh Ibrahim, member of the Shura Council of the Gama´a Al-Islamiya. He strongly condemns the bombings of Riyad and the killing of innocents. Nageh enumerates the many damages Muslims suffered as a result of the bombings of Riyadh. He affirms that the...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 14, 2003
The article is an overview of the answers the leaders of the Gama´a Al-Islamiya gave to four of the 30 questions directed to them concerning the initiative to renounce violence and the ijtihads it is based on.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 28, 2003
The article is an interview with Nagah Ibrahim, the debater of the Gama´a Al-Islamiya and one of its prominent leaders, who is currently serving a punishment in prison. He explains the reasons behind the group´s rejection of the attacks of Riyadh and Casablanca and of the strategy of Al-...
Date of source: Monday, September 12, 2005
Rifcat Sayyid Ahmad argues that a book, recently issued by al-Jamā‘at al-Islāmīya [Islamic Group], is just a collection of illogical political and religious justifications for the corrupt and despotic regimes across the Arab world.
Date of source: Friday, August 12, 2005
Al-Sharq al-Awsat has surprised observers of the Islamic political movements by publishing a new book, written by al-Jamāca al-Islāmiyya and entitled Al-Hākimiyya: Nazra Sharciyya wa Ru’ya Wāqiciyya [Governorship: a legal look and a realistic vision]. This book has proved controversial in Egyptian...