Nabeel Naeem Abdul Fattah[3] (Arabic: نبيل نعيم عبد الفتاح) is the founder of the Democratic Jihad Party[2] as well as a contributor to Asharq Al-Awsat.[4] He was also the leader of Egyptian Islamic Jihad from 1988 until 1992.[3]
Nabil Naeem | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nabeel Naeem Abdul Fattah 1956 (age 67–68)[1] |
| Nationality | Egyptian[1] |
| Alma mater | Cairo University[1] |
| Political party | Democratic Jihad Party[2] Egyptian Islamic Jihad (1988–1992) |
He was arrested by Egypt in 1991 and not released until the 2011 Egyptian revolution.[1] He and Ismail Nasr wrote up a document abandoning violence towards the state, though it did not gain much support, partly because he was not theologically qualified.[5] The revisions of Sayyid Imam al-Sharif were more widely accepted among members of Egyptian Islamic Jihad.[5]
Criticism of the Muslim Brotherhood
editHe also backed the protests started by Tamarod[6] that led to the 2013 Egyptian coup.[7] Naeem stated in an interview that the Muslim Brotherhood should be overthrown by the military.[8] He has also stated that the Muslim Brotherhood "used Islam as a tool of repression."[2] In his criticism stated in May 2013, he has called the Brotherhood a "dictatorial organization."[9] In a news conference held by the Association for Victims of the Muslim Brotherhood Regime on 28 September, Na'eem called Mohamed Morsi a "traitor."[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Nabil Naim: Al-Zawahiri tried to kill Hassan al-Alfi and Atef Siddiqi". Islam Times. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "New Shafiq-sponsored coalition". Daily News Egypt. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Egyptian jihadist leader: Bin Laden blew himself up to avoid capture". Gulf News. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Debate: Ideology is most important in defeating Al-Qaeda". Asharq Al-Awsat. 6 April 2014. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Leading Egyptian Jihadist Sayyid Imam Renounces Violence". Combating Terrorism Center. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Former Jihadist leader plans to participate in 30 June protests". Ahram Online. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Egypt crisis: Army ousts President Mohammed Morsi". BBC. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Activists claim 1 million signatures supporting military takeover". Egypt Independent. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Clip transcript". MEMRI. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "El-Beblawi's government is a failure: Association for Victims of the Muslim Brotherhood Regime". Daily News Egypt. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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