Jihad
Three thousand Islamists due to return from abroad
Egypt
March 31, 2011
Three thousand Islamists due to return from abroad
A lawyer who works with various Islamist groups has predicted that 3000 leading figures of the Jama'a al-Islamyia and ُEgyptian…
Egyptian Islamists protest re-arrest of Zawahiri
Egypt
March 22, 2011
Egyptian Islamists protest re-arrest of Zawahiri
Around 300 people gathered around the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Defense today to protest the arrest of…
Re-arrest of Zawahiri’s brother for investigation in the case of ‘Albania returnees’
Egypt
March 21, 2011
Re-arrest of Zawahiri’s brother for investigation in the case of ‘Albania returnees’
Egyptian security sources said on Monday that security forces rearrested Mohamed al-Zawahiri, brother of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, the organization’s…
Ramadan 2010: Through the eyes of a stranger
Archaeology
September 7, 2010
Ramadan 2010: Through the eyes of a stranger
I arrived in Cairo just as Ramadan was starting. Before I left Italy, where I am from, some friends made…
Jihadists challenge Hamas western approach
World
May 27, 2010
Jihadists challenge Hamas western approach
Gaza--Hamas accuses radical Islamist Salafi movement identified with global jihad, al-Qaeda of attacking wedding parties, Christian sites, and internet cafes…
Muslim scholars Recast Jihadists’ favorite fatwa
World
March 31, 2010
Muslim scholars Recast Jihadists’ favorite fatwa
Paris--Prominent Muslim scholars have recast a famous medieval fatwa on jihad, arguing the religious edict radical Islamists often cite to…
Jihad prisoners to be released soon
Egypt
December 14, 2009
Jihad prisoners to be released soon
Members of the Islamist Jihad Organization that have served out their jail sentences and vowed to abandon the use of…
Son of Jihad trial judge detained incommunicado
Egypt
December 1, 2009
Son of Jihad trial judge detained incommunicado
There has been further public reaction against the confiscation of documents and diaries of Abdel Ghaffar Mohamed, the judge (now…