Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya

Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya ( ; al-jamāʕaħ al-'islāmiyyaħ ) ( Arabic for "the Islamic Group"; also transliterated Gamaat Islamiya , al Jamaat al Islamiya , and El Gama'a El Islamiyya ) is an Egyptian Islamist movement, and is considered a terrorist organization by the United States , European Union and Egyptian governments. The group is (or was) dedicated to the overthrow of the Egyptian government and replacing it with an Islamic state . The now imprisoned cleric Omar Abdel-Rahman was a spiritual leader of the movement. The group is reported to be responsible for the killing of hundreds of Egyptian policemen and soldiers, civilians, and dozens of tourists in a violent campaign in the 1990s. While the assassination of the Egyptian president Anwar Sadat in 1981 is generally thought to have been carried out by another Islamist group, Egyptian Islamic Jihad , some have suggested al-Gamaa was responsible for or at least related to the assassination. In 2003 the imprisoned leadership of the group renounced bloodshed, and a series of high-ranking members have since been released by Egyptian authorities, and the group has been allowed to resume semi-legal peaceful activities. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2005/l_340/l_34020051223en00640066.pdf

Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya ( al-jamāʻah al-islāmīyah , "the Islamic Group"; also transliterated El Gama'a El Islamiyya ; also called "Islamic Groups" and transliterated Gamaat Islamiya , al Jamaat al Islamiya ) is an Egyptian Sunni Islamist movement, and is considered a terrorist organization by the United States and European Union . The group was dedicated to the overthrow of the Egyptian government and replacing it with an Islamic state ; the group has committed to peaceful means following the coup that toppled Mohamed Morsi . From 1992-1998 Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya fought an insurgency against the Egyptian government during which at least 796 Egyptian policemen and soldiers, Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya fighters, and civilians including dozens of tourists were killed. During the fighting Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya was given support by the governments of Iran and Sudan, as well as from al-Qaeda . The Egyptian government received support during that time from the United States. The group(s) is said to have constituted "the Islamist movement's only genuine mass organizations" in Egypt. While the assassination of the Egyptian president Anwar Sadat in 1981 is generally thought to have been carried out by another Islamist group, Egyptian Islamic Jihad , some have suggested al-Gamaa was responsible for or at least related to the assassination. In 2003 the imprisoned leadership of the group renounced bloodshed, and a series of high-ranking members have since been released by Egyptian authorities, and the group has been allowed to resume semi-legal peaceful activities. The now imprisoned cleric Omar Abdel-Rahman was a spiritual leader of the movement, which actively campaigns for his release. Following the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 , the movement formed a political party, the Building and Development Party , which gained 13 seats in the 2011-2012 elections to the lower house of the Egyptian Parliament . THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, COUNCIL DECISION of 21 December 2005 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism "Jama'a al-Islamiya rejects Assem Abdel Magued" .

Egyptian Sunni Islamist movement For other uses, see Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya (disambiguation) . Al-jamāʻah al-islāmīyah ( , "the Islamic Group"; also transliterated El Gama'a El Islamiyya ; also called "Islamic Groups" and transliterated Gamaat Islamiya , al Jamaat al Islamiya ) is an Egyptian Sunni Islamist movement, and is considered a terrorist organization by the United States , the United Kingdom and the European Union . The group was dedicated to the overthrow of the Egyptian government and replacing it with an Islamic state ; the group has committed to peaceful means following the coup that toppled Mohamed Morsi . From 1992 to 1998, al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya fought an insurgency against the Egyptian government during which at least 796 Egyptian policemen and soldiers, al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya fighters, and civilians including dozens of tourists were killed. During the fighting al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya was given support by the governments of Iran and Sudan, as well as from al-Qaeda . The Egyptian government received support during that time from the United States. The group(s) is said to have constituted "the Islamist movement's only genuine mass organizations" in Egypt. While the assassination of the Egyptian president Anwar Sadat in 1981 is generally thought to have been carried out by another Islamist group, Egyptian Islamic Jihad , some have suggested al-Gamaa was responsible for or at least related to the assassination. In 2003, the imprisoned leadership of the group renounced bloodshed, and a series of high-ranking members were released, and the group was allowed to resume semi-legal peaceful activities. Then again some of its members were released in 2011. The imprisoned cleric Omar Abdel-Rahman was a spiritual leader of the movement, and the group actively campaigned for his release until his death in 2017. Following the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 , the movement formed a political party, the Building and Development Party , which gained 13 seats in the 2011-2012 elections to the lower house of the Egyptian Parliament . United States Department of State .

Egyptian Sunni Islamist movement For other uses, see Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya (disambiguation) . Al-jamāʻah al-islāmīyah ( , "the Islamic Group"; also transliterated El Gama'a El Islamiyya ; also called "Islamic Groups" and transliterated Gamaat Islamiya , al Jamaat al Islamiya , is an Egyptian Sunni Islamist movement, and is considered a terrorist organization by the United Kingdom and the European Union . El Gama'a El Islamiyya was removed from the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations by the United States in May 2022. The group was dedicated to the overthrow of the Egyptian government and replacing it with an Islamic state ; the group has committed to peaceful means following the coup that toppled Mohamed Morsi . From 1992 to 1998, al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya fought an insurgency against the Egyptian government during which at least 796 Egyptian policemen and soldiers, al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya fighters, and civilians including dozens of tourists were killed. During the fighting al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya was given support by the governments of Iran and Sudan, as well as from al-Qaeda . The Egyptian government received support during that time from the United States. The group(s) is said to have constituted "the Islamist movement's only genuine mass organizations" in Egypt. While the assassination of the Egyptian president Anwar Sadat in 1981 is generally thought to have been carried out by another Islamist group, Egyptian Islamic Jihad , some have suggested al-Gamaa was responsible for or at least related to the assassination. In 2003, the imprisoned leadership of the group renounced bloodshed, and a series of high-ranking members were released, and the group was allowed to resume semi-legal peaceful activities. Then again some of its members were released in 2011. The imprisoned cleric Omar Abdel-Rahman was a spiritual leader of the movement, and the group actively campaigned for his release until his death in 2017. Following the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 , the movement formed a political party, the Building and Development Party , which gained 13 seats in the 2011–2012 elections to the lower house of the Egyptian Parliament .

Egyptian Sunni Islamist movement For other uses, see Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyya (disambiguation) . ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Al-Gamāʻah al-Islāmīyah ( Arabic : الجماعة الإسلامية , " Islamic Group ") is an Egyptian Sunni Islamist movement, and is considered a terrorist organization by the United Kingdom and the European Union , but was removed from the United States list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations in May 2022. The group was dedicated to the overthrow of the Egyptian government and replacing it with an Islamic state . Following the coup that toppled Mohamed Morsi , the group has committed to peaceful activities. From 1992 to 1998, al-Gamāʻah al-islāmīyah fought an insurgency against the Egyptian government during which at least 796 Egyptian policemen and soldiers, al-Jamāʻah al-islāmīyah fighters, and civilians including dozens of tourists were killed. During the fighting al-Jamāʻah al-islāmīyah was given support by the governments of Iran and Sudan, as well as from al-Qaeda . The Egyptian government received support during that time from the United States. The group(s) is said to have constituted "the Islamist movement's only genuine mass organizations" in Egypt. While the assassination of the Egyptian president Anwar Sadat in 1981 is generally thought to have been carried out by another Islamist group, Egyptian Islamic Jihad , some have suggested al-Jamāʻah al-islāmīyah was responsible for or at least related to the assassination. In 2003, the imprisoned leadership of the group renounced bloodshed, and a series of high-ranking members were released, and the group was allowed to resume semi-legal peaceful activities. Then again some of its members were released in 2011. The imprisoned cleric Omar Abdel-Rahman was a spiritual leader of the movement, and the group actively campaigned for his release until his death in 2017. Following the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 , the movement formed a political party, the Building and Development Party , which gained 13 seats in the 2011–2012 elections to the lower house of the Egyptian Parliament . "Peacebuilding through Militant Islamist Disengagement: Conclusions drawn from the case of Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya in Egypt" .