Ayman al-Zawahiri, 1981

Author
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Date
1981
Name of Author
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Body

While on trial with other members of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad for the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat:

“We are Muslims who believe in our religion. We are trying to establish an Islamic state and Islamic society.”“Profile: Ayman al-Zawahiri,” BBC News, August 13, 2015, http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-13789286.

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