The Blind Cleric

Mourners gather for funeral of ‘Blind Sheikh’ in Daqahlia town
Egypt

Mourners gather for funeral of ‘Blind Sheikh’ in Daqahlia town

Thousands of mourners gathered in a small Egyptian town on Wednesday for the funeral of the Muslim cleric known as…
Body of ‘Blind Sheikh’ to be repatriated to Cairo Thursday
Egypt

Body of ‘Blind Sheikh’ to be repatriated to Cairo Thursday

Jama'a al-Islamiya group said Tuesday that the body of its spiritual leader Omar Abdel-Rahman, known as the Blind Sheikh, who died in…
Jama’a al-Islamiya to open headquarters, receive condolences for death of ‘Blind Sheikh’
Egypt

Jama’a al-Islamiya to open headquarters, receive condolences for death of ‘Blind Sheikh’

The Construction and Development Party, the political arm of al-Jama'a al-Islamiya group, will open its headquarters in different governorates to…
Blind Egyptian cleric behind 1990s terror plots dies in US prison
Egypt

Blind Egyptian cleric behind 1990s terror plots dies in US prison

Omar Abdel-Rahman, the so-called Blind Sheik convicted of plotting terror attacks in New York City in the decade before 9/11…
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