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Known as the "blind sheikh," '''Omar Abdel-Rahman''' was associated with radical Islamist groups in the United States, and is serving a life sentence, without the possibility of parole, for the [[1993 World Trade Center bombing | Known as the "blind sheikh," '''Omar Abdel-Rahman''' was associated with radical Islamist groups in the United States, and is serving a life sentence, without the possibility of parole, for the [[1993 World Trade Center bombing.<ref name=NYT1996-01-18>{{citation | ||
| title = Sheik Sentenced to Life in Prison for Bombing Plot | | title = Sheik Sentenced to Life in Prison for Bombing Plot | ||
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He holds a degree from Al-Azhar University in Cairo, and has issued many ''[[ | He holds a degree from Al-Azhar University in Cairo, and has issued many ''[[fatwas'' in support of militant causes. Abdel-Rahman, while in Egypt, was associated with Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) and Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya (the Islamic Group). By the 1980s he led the Islamic Group, but remained respected by EIJ, which at the time was led by future [[al-Qaeda leader [[Ayman al-Zawahiri. | ||
In the mid-80s, he was charged with supporting the assassination of [[Anwar Sadat | In the mid-80s, he was charged with supporting the assassination of [[Anwar Sadat. While acquitted, he was exiled, and went to Afghanistan and became affiliated with Abdullah Azzam, considered one of the founders of the ideology that created al-Qaeda. The other founder was also Egyptian, [[Sayyid Qutb, editor of the Muslim Brotherhood journal, who was hanged in 1966 for subversive activities against Egypt. | ||
Arriving in the United States in 1990, he obtained a permanent residency permit as a cleric, which was later revoked. While he contested [[international extradition | Arriving in the United States in 1990, he obtained a permanent residency permit as a cleric, which was later revoked. While he contested [[international extradition, he sent recorded speeches and sermons to his followers in Egypt. He was under surveillance since his arrival.<ref name=NYT1995-02-08>{{citation | ||
| date = February 8, 1995 | | date = February 8, 1995 | ||
| title = F.B.I. Has Kept 2 in Bomb Trial Under Surveillance Since 1989 | | title = F.B.I. Has Kept 2 in Bomb Trial Under Surveillance Since 1989 | ||
| author = [[Richard Bernstein | | author = [[Richard Bernstein | ||
| journal = [[New York Times | | journal = [[New York Times}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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 Known as the "blind sheikh," Omar Abdel-Rahman was associated with radical Islamist groups in the United States, and is serving a life sentence, without the possibility of parole, for the [[1993 World Trade Center bombing.[1] He holds a degree from Al-Azhar University in Cairo, and has issued many [[fatwas in support of militant causes. Abdel-Rahman, while in Egypt, was associated with Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ) and Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya (the Islamic Group). By the 1980s he led the Islamic Group, but remained respected by EIJ, which at the time was led by future [[al-Qaeda leader [[Ayman al-Zawahiri. In the mid-80s, he was charged with supporting the assassination of [[Anwar Sadat. While acquitted, he was exiled, and went to Afghanistan and became affiliated with Abdullah Azzam, considered one of the founders of the ideology that created al-Qaeda. The other founder was also Egyptian, [[Sayyid Qutb, editor of the Muslim Brotherhood journal, who was hanged in 1966 for subversive activities against Egypt. Arriving in the United States in 1990, he obtained a permanent residency permit as a cleric, which was later revoked. While he contested [[international extradition, he sent recorded speeches and sermons to his followers in Egypt. He was under surveillance since his arrival.[2] References |
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