Mohammad Taha

Mohammad Taha (Arabic: محمد طه‎) is a co-founding member of the Palestinian military group Hamas, who was arrested by the IDF in 2003. On May 5, 2004, after being held 14 months without trial, the 68-year-old Taha was released back to Gaza. His son, Ayman Taha, is a spokesman and former fighter for Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

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Mohammed Taha Mohammed Ahmed

Mohammed Taha Mohammed Ahmed (Arabic: محمد طه محمد أحمد‎) (died 6 September 2006) was a Sudanese journalist and editor of the newspaper Al-Wifaq.

Life

Taha was known for writing articles critical of many groups in the country, and in 2000 survived an assassination attempt after criticising the National Congress Party. In 2005 his paper reprinted an article casting doubt on the ancestry of the prophet Mohammed. In 2006 he was kidnapped and his body found decapitated in Khartoum.

Murder trial

In November 2007 nine men were found guilty of killing Taha. On April 13, 2009 the Sudanese authorities executed the convicted criminals by hanging at Kober Prison in Khartoum. According to the police authorities, the motives of the murder were political, ethnic, and financial.

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