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International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism.
Available at: http://www.ict.org.il/
Provides updates, articles, and documents for Egyptian groups under the 'International Terrorism' section.
For Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya (The Islamic Group, IG) choose 'International Terrorism' then "Terrorist Organization Profiles' then the above group. Offers sections titled: History, Ideology and Strategy, Articles, Links, Updates, and Attacks.
For the Jihad Group (Islamic Jihad or Vanguards of Conquest), it offers information on Terrorist Activity, Articles, Links, Updates, and Attacks.
Also under the 'ICT Special Coverage' section choose 'Osama bin Laden & Al-Qaidah'. Provides articles, documents, commentary, etc. Several discuss links between Egyptian terrorist groups and bin
Ladin.
** For additional internet sites, refer to the General Internet Resources section at the beginning of this bibliography.
Books
Cooley, John K. Unholy Wars: Afghanistan, America and International Terrorism. Sterling, VA, Pluto Press, 1999. 276 p.
The Contagion Spreads: Egypt and the Maghreb, pp 183-214.
Book call no.: 958.1045 C774u
Cordesman, Anthony H. Transnational Threats from the Middle East: Crying Wolf or Crying Havoc? Carlisle Barracks, PA, U.S. Army War College. Strategic Studies Institute, 1999. 231 p.
Especially note 'Major Middle Eastern Terrorist Groups', pp 83-94.
Book call no.: 327.5604 C794t
Davis, Joyce M. Between Jihad and Salaam: Profiles in Islam. New York, St. Martin's Press, 1997. 339 p.
Muntassir al-Zayat (Al-Gamaa al-Islamiyah and al-Jihad, Egypt) - interview, pp 107-126.
Book call no.: 297.092 D262b
Defense & Foreign Affairs Handbook 1999. Alexandria, VA, International Strategic Studies Association, 1999. 1760 p.
Egypt, pp 427-438 (especially note section one 'History' and section nine 'Insurgency Groups').
Book call no.: R 355 D313 1999
Encyclopedia of World Terrorism, edited by Martha Crenshaw and John Pimlott. Armonk, NY, M. E. Sharpe, Inc., 1997. 3 vols.
Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorism in Egypt, pp 404-409.
Book call no.: R 303.625 E56 Vol.2
Esposito, John L. and Voll, John O. Islam and Democracy. New York, Oxford University Press, 1996. 232 p.
Egypt: Governmental, Populist, and Extremist Islam in Conflict, pp 173-191.
Book call no.: 320.917671 E77i
Facts on File, 1999. New York, Facts on File, 1999. 1 vol.
Egypt: Court Condemns Nine Militants, April 22, 1999, p 294.
Egypt: Militants (Al-Gama'a al Islamiyaa) Cease Fire, May 13, 1999, p 354.
Book call no.: R 909.82 F11 1999
Foreign Military Markets: Middle East & Africa. Newtown, CT, Forecast International/DMS, 2000. 1 vol.
Egypt - report dated May 2000. The section on 'Analysis' discusses internal problems.
Book call no.: R 338.476234 F7142
Ghadbian, Najib. Democratization and the Islamist Challenge in the Arab World. Boulder, CO, Westview Press, 1997. 171 p.
Egypt: Coercion and Containment, pp 87-116.
Book call no.: 320.9174927 G411d
Hoffman, Bruce. Inside Terrorism. New York, Columbia University Press, 1998. 288 p.
See index under 'Egypt' for specific references.
Book call no.: 303.625 H699i
Huband, Mark. Warriors of the Prophet: The Struggle for Islam. Boulder, CO, Westview Press, 1998. 196 p.
The Community of Muslims: Egypt, pp 73-93.
Book call no.: 320.55 H875w
International Encyclopedia of Terrorism. Chicago, IL, Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997. 805 p.
Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorism in Egypt, pp 419-424.
Book call no.: R 303.625 I612
Jane's Sentinel: North Africa. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 2000. 657 p.
Egypt, pp 145-217. Especially note the sections on 'Internal Affairs' and 'Security and Foreign Forces'.
Book call no.: R 961 J33 2000 Feb-Jul
Jane's World Insurgency and Terrorism. Alexandria, VA, Jane's Information Group, 1999. 520 p.
Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya (GAI or GI), pp 241-242.
Egyptian Islamic Jihad Group, p 243.
GAI and Egyptian Islamic Jihad Group: Diary of Events, p 499.
Book call no.: R 364.1 J33 1999 May-August
Juergensmeyer, Mark. Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence. Los Angeles, University of California Press, 2000. 316 p.
See index under 'Gamaa-i Islamiya Movement' for specific references.
Book call no.: 291.178331 J93t
Lesser, Ian O. and others. Countering the New Terrorism. Santa Monica, CA, Rand, 1999. 153 p.
Middle Eastern Terrorism, pp 56-67.
Book call no.: 303.625 C855
Mawsilili, Ahmad. Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalist Movements in the Arab World, Iran, and Turkey. Lanham, MD, Scarecrow Press, 1999. 401 p.
Al-Jama'at Al-Islamiyya, pp 147-148.
Jama'at Al-Jihad Al-Islami (Jihad Group in Egypt), p 149.
Book call no.: 297.09 M462h
The Middle East and North Africa 2000. 46th ed. London, Europa Publications Limited, 1999. 1228 p.
Egypt: History, pp 405-430 (includes 'The Upsurge in Islamist Violence' and 'The Campaign Against Militant Islamists Intensifies', pp 418-423).
Book call no.: R 915.6 M627 46th ed. 2000
O'Ballance, Edgar. Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorism, 1979-1995: The Iranian Connection. New York, New York University Press, 1997. 228 p.
Gama Islamiya, pp 17-33.
See index under 'Egypt' for additional references.
Book call no.: 955.054 O12i
Patterns of Global Terrorism: 1999. Washington, U.S. Dept of State, April 2000. 107 p.
Egypt, p 27.
Al-Gama'at al-Islamiyya (Islamic Group, IG), pp 72-73.
Al-Jihad (Jihad Group/Vanguards of Conquest), pp 76-77.
Also available online at: http://www.state.gov/www/global/terrorism/1999report/1999index.html
Book call no.: R 303.625 P316 1999
Reeve, Simon. The New Jackals: Ramzi Yousef, Osama Bin Laden and the Future of Terrorism. Boston, MA, Northeastern University Press, 1999. 294 p.
See index under 'Egypt and Islamic Militants' and 'Islamic Jihad' for specific references.
Book call no.: 364.1097471 R331n
Russell, Malcolm B. The Middle East and South Asia 1999. 33rd ed. Harpers Ferry, WV, Stryker-Post, 1999. 257 p.
The Arab Republic of Egypt: Persistent Islamic Opposition, pp 68-69.
Book call no.: R 915 C635m 33rd ed 1999
Sullivan, Denis J. and Abed-Kotob, Sana. Islam in Contemporary Egypt: Civil Society vs the State. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner, 1999. 159 p.
Militant Islamist Groups, pp 71-95.
State and Civil Society in Conflict, pp 121-138.
Book call no.: 297.272 S949i
Vatikiotis, P. J. The Middle East: From the End of Empire to the End of the Cold War. New York, Routledge, 1997. 284 p.
The Islamic Threat in Egypt, pp 181-190.
Book call no.: 956 V345m
Weaver, Mary Anne. A Portrait of Egypt: A Journey Through the World of Militant Islam. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999. 280 p.
Book call no.: 297.272 W363p
World Conflicts and Confrontations Volume II: Africa, edited by Charles F. Bahmueller. Hackensack, NJ, Salem Press, 2000. 1 vol.
Egypt, pp 318-328.
Book call no.: R 909.82 W9273 v.2
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Terrorism: Middle Eastern Groups and State Sponsors, 1999, by Kenneth Katzman. Washington, GPO, August 1999. 37 p.
The Islamic Group and Al-Jihad, pp 10-12.
Doc. call no.: M-U 42953-1 no.99-RL30277
Bloodbath at Luxor. Economist 345:47-48 November 22, 1997. Bodansky, Yossef. Mubarak Assassination Attempt Takes the Islamists' War to Centre Stage. Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy 23:12-16 July-August 1995. Cline, Lawrence E. Egyptian and Algerian Insurgencies: A Comparison. Small Wars & Insurgencies 9:114-133 Autumn 1998. Egypt Renews Emergency Law to Curb and Punish Militants. Middle East Monitor 30:22 March 2000. Egypt: Southern Egypt Riots Highlight Domestic Religious Divisions. Pinkerton Global Intelligence Services 2000 17:7 January 7, 2000. Emerson, Steven. Islamic Militants on the Lecture Circuit in the United States. Journal of Counterterrorism & Security International 5:14-17 Summer 1998. Engel, Richard. Egypt Digs for the Truth. Jane's Defence Weekly 31:22-23 February 24, 1999. Foreign Broadcast Information Service Reports. Gerges, Fawaz A. The Decline of Revolutionary Islam in Algeria and Egypt. Survival 41:113-125 Spring 1999. Islam's Arab Backlash. Economist 353:18+ November 27, 1999. Jehl, Douglas. 70 Die in Attack at Egypt Temple. New York Times,, p A1, col 6, November 18, 1997. Jehl, Douglas. Gunmen in Luxor Not Known as Radicals. New York Times,, sec 1, p 11, col 1, January 11, 1998. Jehl, Douglas. Islamic Militants Taunt Cairo, Demanding Break with Israel. New York Times,, p A3, col 1, November 21, 1997. Kienle, Eberhard. More Than a Response to Islamism: The Political Deliberalization of Egypt in the 1990's. Middle East Journal 52:219-235 Spring 1998. Lief, Louise. The Battle for Egypt: Terror in New York Is Part of a Larger War. U.S. News & World Report 115:42-44 July 19, 1993. Negus, Steve. Egypt: Islamists Fall Apart. Middle East International No.556:14-15 August 8, 1997. Podeh, Elie. Egypt's Struggle Against the Militant Islamic Groups. Terrorism and Political Violence 8:43-61 Summer 1996. Springborg, Robert. Egypt: Repression's Toll. Current History 97:32-37 January 1998. Terrorist War Against Egypt Has Now Re-Started. Defense & Foreign Affairs Strategic Policy 27, no.11:3 1999. Usher, Graham. Background to a Massacre: Luxor, the Jama'at and Egypt's Prisons. Middle East International No.573:17-18 April 24, 1998. Zanini, Michele. Middle Eastern Terrorism and Netwar. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 22:247-256 July-September 1999.
Over 100 militants are suspected of high-publicity bombings and shootings.
For up-to-date information on the Islamic Group (al-Gama'at al-Islamiyaa), check the FBIS online database. Numerous articles are available for 1999 and 2000. (FBIS is a subscription service available in-house at the Air University Library).
'Deadliest attack by Islamic militants in their five-year campaign' is an attack on tourists in Luxor.
Group that attacked and killed tourists in Luxor issues a statement.
Analyzes the militant Islamic groups' modes of operation and the regime's counter-measures. Also discusses whether the militant groups are capable of overthrowing the government.
Refers to various groups.
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