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Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman ( Arabic: عمر عبد الرحمن ), ( ʾUmar ʾAbd ar-Raḥmān; 3 May 1938 – 18 February 2017), commonly known in the United States as " The Blind Sheikh ", was a blind Egyptian Islamist militant who served a life sentence at the Federal Medical Center, Butner near Butner, North Carolina, United States.
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Apr 30, 2024 · Omar Abdel Rahman (born May 3, 1938, Al-Jamāliyyah, Egypt—died February 18, 2017, Butner, North Carolina, U.S.) Egyptian-born cleric who served as the spiritual leader of al-Jamāʿah al-Islāmiyyah (Arabic: “the Islamic Group”), one of Egypt’s largest and most active militant organizations in the late 20th century.
Feb 18, 2017 · Omar Abdel-Rahman, the extremist Muslim cleric known as “the blind sheikh” who was convicted of conspiracy in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, has died aged 78. The Egyptian cleric died...
Feb 19, 2017 · Omar Abdel-Rahman, the so-called Blind Sheik convicted of plotting terror attacks in New York City in the decade before 9/11 and spiritual guide to a generation of Islamic militants, has died in a federal prison. He was 78.
Learn about Omar Abdel-Rahman, an Egyptian cleric who issued fatwas for al-Qaeda and was convicted in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Find out his biography, associated groups, history, and rhetoric.
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Feb 18, 2017 · Feb. 18, 2017. Omar Abdel Rahman, the blind Islamic cleric whose fulminating sermons inspired violent fundamentalist movements in Egypt and, an American court found, a 1993 plot for a bombing...
Omar Abdel Rahman, Blind Cleric Found Guilty of Plot to Wage ‘War of Urban Terrorism,’ Dies at 78. Mr. Abdel Rahman was convicted of a 1993 plot to destroy New York landmarks, kill hundreds...
