Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya

Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya (Arabic: ??????? ????????? ) (Arabic for "the Islamic Group"; also transliterated Gamaat Islamiya, Jamaat al Islamiya, etc.) is a militant Egyptian Islamist movement that is considered a terrorist organization by the United States and Egyptian governments. The group is dedicated to the overthrow of the Egyptian government and replacing it with an Islamic state.

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Arabic - Militant - Egypt - Islamist - Terrorist - United States - Islamic state

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The blind cleric Omar Abdel-Rahman is the spiritual leader of the movement. He was accused of conspiring to bomb the World Trade Center in 1993 but was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for his espousal of a subsequent conspiracy to bomb New York landmarks, including the United Nations and FBI offices. The Islamic Group has publicly threatened to retaliate against the United States unless Rahman is released from prison.

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Omar Abdel-Rahman - World Trade Center - 1993 - Bomb New York landmarks - United Nations - FBI - United States

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