In July, 1976, al-Da'wa ("The Mission"), an Islamist magazine published by the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt (more on the Muslim Brotherhood), was allowed to resume publication. The magazine was founded in the 1940's, but publication had been sporadic since then, especially during the Nasser period. Its editor in chief was 'Umar Talmasani. The journal was shut down again in September, 1981, just a few weeks before Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's assassination. The magazine was known for its attacks on Jews, some of which were modeled after the virulently anti-Semitic The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, published by the Tsarist secret police in nineteenth century Russia.
Besides demonizing Jews as the seditious enemies and perverters of Islamic society, al-Da'wa lumped Coptic Christians (referred to as the "Crusade"), secularists, and Communists in the same category denouncing all in flamboyant, apocalyptic tones as the offspring of Satan. (more)