Amn

The state security agency, known as Amn al Dawla in Arabic, was the main tool of political repression by the Mubarak government, spying on citizens and using a network of thousands of informants.

Egypt Arrests Security Officials David Luhnow 2011

The prison was under the control of the Directorate of General Security DGS also known as the Amn al-Amm.

Hullabaloo 2004

The prison was under the control of the Directorate of General Security DGS also known as the Amn al-Amm.

Hullabaloo 2004

According to Manetho, his name means concealment; and the root "Amn" also means to veil or conceal.

Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology James Freeman Clarke 1849

There's the practicality of espionage: If they are watching us, does that mean that they watch our friends, our family, our communities the storming of the notorious Amn Dawla State Security offices in Egypt would answer yes, rooms full of tapes and documents and files of yes answers?

Fatima Bhutto: HuffPost Review: The Imperialists Are Still Alive! Fatima Bhutto 2011

There's the practicality of espionage: If they are watching us, does that mean that they watch our friends, our family, our communities the storming of the notorious Amn Dawla State Security offices in Egypt would answer yes, rooms full of tapes and documents and files of yes answers?

Fatima Bhutto: HuffPost Review: The Imperialists Are Still Alive! Fatima Bhutto 2011

Other demands included the release of all political prisoners and the disbanding of Mr. Mubarak's internal security agency, Amn al Dowla, widely viewed as repressive by ordinary Egyptians.

Egyptians Seek More Ousters David Luhnow 2011

There's the practicality of espionage: If they are watching us, does that mean that they watch our friends, our family, our communities the storming of the notorious Amn Dawla State Security offices in Egypt would answer yes, rooms full of tapes and documents and files of yes answers?

Fatima Bhutto: HuffPost Review: The Imperialists Are Still Alive! Fatima Bhutto 2011

Under Mr. Mubarak, who was the target of an Islamist assassination attempt, the country's vast state security apparatus, known in Arabic as Amn al Dawla, harshly repressed the Islamist militancy, often torturing suspects and rounding up entire families.

Egypt Amends View of Islamists Yaroslav Trofimov 2011

There's the practicality of espionage: If they are watching us, does that mean that they watch our friends, our family, our communities the storming of the notorious Amn Dawla State Security offices in Egypt would answer yes, rooms full of tapes and documents and files of yes answers?

Fatima Bhutto: HuffPost Review: The Imperialists Are Still Alive! Fatima Bhutto 2011