Group · Egypt
Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya
Formed as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood in the 1970s, al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya ("the Islamic Group") was once Egypt's largest militant organization.
- 11 MEF articles
- 1 MEF profile page
Profiled on MEF Sites
- Jihad Intel group profile Origins, leadership, ideology and attacks of the group.
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Latest MEF Articles
| Date | Article |
|---|---|
| February 14, 2019 | Rep. Max Rose Condemns Rep. Omar, but Attended Fundraiser for UAE-designated Terror Group |
| July 4, 2017 | The Islamic State of Al-Qaeda |
| March 9, 2017 | The Lessons of Omar Abdel Rahman |
| March 1, 2017 | The Muslim Brotherhood, Fountain of Islamist Violence |
| September 17, 2013 | Vote for Me Or Else |
| July 31, 2012 | American Islamist Groups Shape Arab Revolutions |
| July 31, 2012 | American Islamist Groups Shape Arab Revolutions |
| December 1, 2008 | Rashid Khalidi, Campus Watch & Middle East Studies |
| January 1, 2006 | Lynne Stewart, Jihadi Lawyer |
| November 1, 2005 | Mujahideen Blood Rituals: The Religious and Forensic Symbolism of Al Qaeda Beheading |
| June 21, 2005 | When "academic freedom" justifies academic terror [on the American Association of University Professors and the Mohammed Yousry case] |
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- Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya
Cite: Middle East Forum, MEF Research by Name, “Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya,” accessed October 13, 2026, https://entities.meforum.org/e/al-gamaa-al-islamiyya/