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Among the difficulties in assessing the news of Egypt is the Cairo-centrism of journalism. A problem plaguing the nation in general, all major newspapers operate from the capital attracting the best talent away from other regions in search of promotions and a better life. Quality of information...
  Major General Ibrahim 'Abd al-Ghaffār, former prison warden, addressed thousands of supporters at a meeting for the Islamic Group saying, “I am happy to stand before the mujahideen, who were imprisoned and were tortured for protecting the values of Islam... I tell you that Egypt will be Muslim,...
The Muslim Brotherhood is holding a meeting in Luxor temple on Thursday, April 6, to define their position over Copts and discuss the issue of the destruction of shrines, viewed by some as a sign of idolatry, according to ‘Isām Dirbālah, a leading MB member. During a symposium held Monday, April 4...
A number of al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīyah leaders suggested the formation of a police force dedicated to fighting vice and promoting virtue. ‘Isām Dirbālah, a member of the group's shūrá council, noted that certain evil-doings do not exist in the laws. On the other hand, Nājih Ibrāhīm, another member of...
 Al-Jamā‘a al-Islāmiyyah group’s Shūrá Council met Tuesday, February 22, 2011 in Sohag governorate, to discuss the possibility of forming a political party, restructuring the group, and make new elections for the members of it's Shūrá Council. The group has held a number of meetings since former...
The article covers a meeting attended by the leaders of al-Jamā‘ah al- Islāmīyah who spoke about their history and their plans for the future. They stressed the renunciation of violence and adopting peaceful means in their interaction with the regime and the society.
Aḥmad Imbābī reports on the statements of ‘Isām Dirbālah, a leading member in the Shūrá Council of the al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah, about al-Jamā‘ah’s annoyance with the new fashion of low-rider trousers.
The article talks about the refusal of al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah to attend a conference which will be held by al-Ahrām Center for Strategic Studies.
Faction leaders of the fundamentalist Jihād Organization are working on an initiative to cease all violence. The ideologue of the Jihād Organization, Sayyid Imām ‘Abd al-‘Azīz, finished his new book of rules and asked for a million British pounds for a five-year contract to publish and translate...
The article talks about the reaction of al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyah, a group that is hoping to foster a new relationship with Egypt’s Copts,to Micheal Munīr’s comments about some of the current issues that are facing the nation.

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