Muslim world mourns leading scholar Yusuf Al Qaradawi
Yusuf Al Qaradawi wrote more than 120 books and more than 50–60 additional works that impacted a significant portion of the world’s Muslim population. The Arab and Muslim world was…
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BREAKING: Prominent Muslim scholar Yusuf Al-Qaradawi dies at 96
The scholar was the main religious reference for Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. Prominent Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi has died at the age of 96. The scholar had been battling deteriorating health…
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Qatar-based group revives calls to criminalize religious insults
The International Union of Muslim Scholars has issued a statement calling for Muslim nations "to submit a global law draft criminalizing defamation of religions and the prophets and the holy sites of all."
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Qatar-based Al Qaradawi mocks Interpol arrest warrant
On Friday, Interpol published a notice on behalf on Egyptian authorities accusing the 88-year-old of having a hand in a mass jail break during the 2011 uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak, among other crimes.
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Al Qaradawi debunks rumors that he is being deported from Qatar
The prominent Islamic scholar also sought to smooth over tensions with Gulf nations by saying he loves all six member states, considering them "one country and one house."
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Opinion: Qatar, UAE must agree to disagree on Al Qaradawi spat
Qatar will likely not silence Al Qaradawi anytime soon, much to the UAE's dismay, says analyst Michael Stephens. But the country could still move to manage the garrulous scholar, whose remarks are upsetting regional neighbors.
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Egypt demands extradition of Sheikh Yusuf Al Qaradawi from Qatar
The summoning of Qatar's chargé d'affaires comes at a time when GCC nations are also pressuring Doha to distance itself from the scholar, who has been criticizing those in support of Egypt's new government.
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UAE calls on Qatar to rebuke ‘insults’ by Doha-based Al Qaradawi
Neighboring United Arab Emirates summons Qatar's ambassador in Abu Dhabi to issue “an official protest memorandum” over remarks made by the religious scholar last month.
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Qatar scholar urges Saudi, UAE leaders to halt Egypt support
Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi has hit out at some Gulf governments for providing support to Egypt's new government, which he has called illegitimate and "against Islam."
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