Jama’a al-Islamiya
Body of ‘Blind Sheikh’ to be repatriated to Cairo Thursday
Egypt
February 22, 2017
Body of ‘Blind Sheikh’ to be repatriated to Cairo Thursday
Jama'a al-Islamiya group said Tuesday that the body of its spiritual leader Omar Abdel-Rahman, known as the Blind Sheikh, who died in…
Jama’a al-Islamiya to open headquarters, receive condolences for death of ‘Blind Sheikh’
Egypt
February 19, 2017
Jama’a al-Islamiya to open headquarters, receive condolences for death of ‘Blind Sheikh’
The Construction and Development Party, the political arm of al-Jama'a al-Islamiya group, will open its headquarters in different governorates to…
Jama’a al-Islamiya launches anti-extremism campaign
Egypt
March 21, 2014
Jama’a al-Islamiya launches anti-extremism campaign
Jama'a al-Islamiya said in a statement it has launched a campaign to confront extremist thought and attacks that the country…
Justice Minister officially requests Assem Abdel Maged’s extradition from Qatar
Egypt
December 31, 2013
Justice Minister officially requests Assem Abdel Maged’s extradition from Qatar
In a formal letter, the Justice Ministry’s international cooperation department addressed Qatari authorities requesting the arrest and extradition of Assem…
Call for a referendum starts constitution-rigging process: Jama’a al-Islamiya leader
Egypt
December 14, 2013
Call for a referendum starts constitution-rigging process: Jama’a al-Islamiya leader
Safwat Abdel Ghany head of the political bureau of Construction and Development Party, the political arm of the Jama’a al-Islamiya,…
Jihad vow to thwart referendum, Jama’a al-Islamiya hasn’t made a decision
Egypt
December 5, 2013
Jihad vow to thwart referendum, Jama’a al-Islamiya hasn’t made a decision
Mohamed Abu Samra, the secretary-general of the Islamic Party affiliated with Islamic Jihad, said on Wednesday that the party, would…
Request to Interpol to catch Jama’a al-Islamiya leading member
Egypt
December 1, 2013
Request to Interpol to catch Jama’a al-Islamiya leading member
Prosecutor General Hesham Barakat addressed on Sunday the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), to catch Assem Abdel Magued, a leading…
Jama’a al-Islamiya’s Tamarod receives threats: coordinator
Egypt
November 19, 2013
Jama’a al-Islamiya’s Tamarod receives threats: coordinator
The Jamaa al-Islamiya Tamarod campaign coordinator Walid al-Bersh said the campaign has been subject to daily threats by group leaders. He…
Egyptian Islamist group to rally against protest law
Egypt
November 7, 2013
Egyptian Islamist group to rally against protest law
A hardline Egyptian Islamist group has said it will rally in defiance of a new law designed to regulate protests…
Zomor’s initiative: An end to the crisis?
Opinion
October 20, 2013
Zomor’s initiative: An end to the crisis?
So Aboud al-Zomor is looking for an end to the crisis? Zomor is one of the Islamist leaders who know…