Jama’a al-Islamiya
Jama’a al-Islamiya suggests MPs make up 70 percent of constituent assembly
Egypt
March 4, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya suggests MPs make up 70 percent of constituent assembly
Jama’a al-Islamiya has proposed that 70 percent of members of the constituent assembly that will write Egypt’s new constitution be…
Egypt releases brother of Sadat assassin for health reasons
Egypt
February 27, 2012
Egypt releases brother of Sadat assassin for health reasons
Authorities on Sunday released for health reasons a Jama'a al-Islamiya leader convicted of killing tourists in the 1997 Luxor massacre…
Jama’a al-Islamiya denies Adly persuaded it to abandon violence
Egypt
February 23, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya denies Adly persuaded it to abandon violence
A leader of Jama’a al-Islamiya refuted former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly’s testimony during his own trial that his anti-terrorism efforts…
Jama’a al-Islamiya to sue Interior Ministry over torture of members
Egypt
February 22, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya to sue Interior Ministry over torture of members
“We shall sue the Interior Ministry for our members who have been tortured by the State Security Bureau in the…
Jama’a al-Islamiya, Islamists attack calls for civil disobedience
Egypt
February 9, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya, Islamists attack calls for civil disobedience
Jama’a al-Islamiya and a number of prominent Islamist figures on Thursday sharply attacked calls for civil disobedience to take place…
Islamist leader: Egypt prisons under Mubarak no better than Guantanamo
Egypt
February 1, 2012
Islamist leader: Egypt prisons under Mubarak no better than Guantanamo
Hosni Mubarak and his regime should be tried for killing and torturing prisoners kept at Interior Ministry detention centers, a…
Jama’a al-Islamiya says saboteurs planning assassinations for 25 January
Egypt
January 22, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya says saboteurs planning assassinations for 25 January
A media official at an Islamist Egyptian group said on Sunday that there is a plot to carry out assassinations…
Nine months in, ‘Blind Sheikh’ supporters aren’t giving up
Egypt
January 11, 2012
Nine months in, ‘Blind Sheikh’ supporters aren’t giving up
Ambulance sirens and the sound of an occasional gunshot in the background cannot break the determined, measured cadence of Abdallah…
Brotherhood inclined to nominate deputy guide for premiership
Egypt
January 10, 2012
Brotherhood inclined to nominate deputy guide for premiership
Following its victories in parliamentary elections, the Muslim Brotherhood is inclined to choose its deputy guide, Khairat al-Shater, to head…