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al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya

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Noun1.al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya - a terrorist organization of militant Islamists organized into tiny cells of extreme fundamentalists; emerged during the 1970s mainly in Egyptian jails; "al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya uses force to push Egyptian society toward Islamic rule"
Islamic Group
act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
Arab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
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One point of criticism (albeit trivial) with respect to this volume involves the fact that Rabasa spends considerable time on the militant Islamist movement al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, one of whose members was Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman, the "blind sheikh," who serves as a spiritual leader of the cell behind the first bombing of the World Trade Center.
Beyond al-Qaeda: Part 1, The Global Jihadist Movement and Beyond ... by Aryanfard, Ojan / Air & Space Power Journal
The two men behind the attack on Luxor, carried out by a group called al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, were Egyptian exiles in Afghanistan with close links to bin Laden's training camps.
Suicide squad that wiped out my family was linked to bin Laden but ... by The Mirror (London, England)
Formalized terrorist groups, such as Lebanese Hizballah, Egyptian Al-Gama'a Al-Islamiyya, and Palestinian HAMAS, pose the second threat to the United States.
Fighting terrorism in the 21st century by Lewis, John F., Jr. / The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
 
 
 
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