Members of the family of Omar Abdel Rahman, the jailed spiritual leader of the Jama'a Islamiya, have announced that they plan to establish a new party called the Reform and Justice Party and that Abdel Rahman will be an honorary chairman.
Abdel Rahman’s son Amar said the Jama'a Islamiya made the decision to establish the party in order to further Abdel Rahman’s legal case, especially since he was a supporter of political and party work.
Amar went on to say that Abdel Rahman was one of the biggest supporters of public works, but that he was forced to approve the decisions made by the Jama'a’s Shura Council, which banned political and party work at that time.
Amar added that the Jama'a had begun taking the necessary steps to establish a satellite television station, to be called “A Word of Truth”. The name is the same as the title of Abdel Rahman’s book, which he wrote during his trial. Amar said the channel would express moderate Islamic views and would be mainly concerned with Abdel Rahman’s case and the demand that he be released.
According to Amar, the channel’s main theme will be defending victims of injustice, and that it would be an Arabic channel with some English-language programs.
Translated from the Arabic Edition
