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Yemen’s al-Qaeda leader says US refused to trade ‘Blind Sheikh’ for hostage
Middle East
March 7, 2017
Yemen’s al-Qaeda leader says US refused to trade ‘Blind Sheikh’ for hostage
The leader of al-Qaeda's Yemeni wing has said the United States refused to exchange jailed Muslim cleric Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman…
Jama’a al-Islamiya calls for Eid prayers outside US embassy
Egypt
October 24, 2012
Jama’a al-Islamiya calls for Eid prayers outside US embassy
Jama’a al-Islamiya and the family of Omar Abdel Rahman, a former leader of the group who is serving a life…
Omar Abdel Rahman’s family protests for his release
Egypt
September 26, 2012
Omar Abdel Rahman’s family protests for his release
The family of Omar Abdel Rahman, the Jama’a al-Islamiya leader serving a life sentence in the United States, plans to…
Son of ‘Blind Sheikh’ threatens US embassy employees
Egypt
July 27, 2012
Son of ‘Blind Sheikh’ threatens US embassy employees
The son of Omar Abdel Rahman, a Jama’a al-Islamiya leader known as the “Blind Sheikh” who was convicted of terrorism…
Blind Sheikh’s family calls on Morsy to secure his release
Egypt
July 17, 2012
Blind Sheikh’s family calls on Morsy to secure his release
The family of Omar Abdel Rahman, a Jama’a al-Islamiya leader known as the “Blind Sheikh” who was convicted of terrorism…
Clinton says trial proceedings for ‘Blind Sheikh’ were correct
Egypt
July 2, 2012
Clinton says trial proceedings for ‘Blind Sheikh’ were correct
The US secretary of state has responded to President Mohamed Morsy’s call for extraditing Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, who is…
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…