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'''Yusuf al-Qaradawi''' (1926-) is an influential and controversial [[Islamist]] cleric, based in [[Qatar]], and prominent on [[al-Jazeera]] and the [[World Wide Web]].<ref name=BBC>{{citation | '''Yusuf al-Qaradawi''' (1926-) is an influential and controversial [[Islamist]] cleric, based in [[Qatar]], and prominent on [[al-Jazeera]] and the [[World Wide Web]].<ref name=BBC>{{citation | ||
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| author = Marc Lynch | date = 21 January 2010 | | author = Marc Lynch | date = 21 January 2010 | ||
| journal = [[Foreign Policy (magazine)|Foreign Policy]]}}</ref> | | journal = [[Foreign Policy (magazine)|Foreign Policy]]}}</ref> | ||
==Muslim Brotherhood== | |||
He is affiliated with the [[Muslim Brotherhood]]. | He is affiliated with the [[Muslim Brotherhood]], although he declined comment on a recent and controversial internal election, saying merely “I believe that the crisis ended with the election of the new guide. I’d rather not talk about this and I do not want to get involved in the Muslim Brotherhood issue after the [new] guide has been elected.” <ref name=AAA2010-01-21>{{citation | ||
| url = http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2&id=19596 | |||
| title = The Political Activist Yusuf al Qaradawi | |||
| date = 21 January 2010 | |||
| author = Tariq Alhomayed | journal = Asharq Al-Awsat}}</ref> | |||
==Antisemitism== | ==Antisemitism== | ||
The [[Anti-Defamation League]] calls him a "theologian of terror." On the Arabic satellite channel Al-Jazeera TV on January 28, 2009, Qaradawi told his audience, "I will shoot Allah's enemies, the Jews, and they will throw a bomb at me, and thus I will seal my life with martyrdom."<ref name=ADL2009-08-04>{{citation | The [[Anti-Defamation League]] calls him a "theologian of terror." On the Arabic satellite channel Al-Jazeera TV on January 28, 2009, Qaradawi told his audience, "I will shoot Allah's enemies, the Jews, and they will throw a bomb at me, and thus I will seal my life with martyrdom."<ref name=ADL2009-08-04>{{citation | ||
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| journal = [[Anti-Defamation League]] | | journal = [[Anti-Defamation League]] | ||
| url = http://www.adl.org/main_Arab_World/al_Qaradawi_report_20041110.htm}}</ref> | | url = http://www.adl.org/main_Arab_World/al_Qaradawi_report_20041110.htm}}</ref> | ||
==Palestinian Authority politics== | |||
He has criticized [[Mahmoud Abbas]] in the Fatah-Hamas struggle.<ref name=Lynch2010-01-21 /> | |||
==Israel-Palestine Conflict== | ==Israel-Palestine Conflict== | ||
He issued a [[fatwa]] against Egyptian construction of a new wall to enforce the blockade of Gaza, saying it was not politically motivated; if it was, "the same could be said of the counter fatwa issued by the Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar University supporting the construction of the wall."<ref name=GT>{{citation | He issued a [[fatwa]] against Egyptian construction of a new wall to enforce the blockade of Gaza, saying it was not politically motivated; if it was, "the same could be said of the counter fatwa issued by the Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar University supporting the construction of the wall."<ref name=GT>{{citation | ||
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"I support the Palestinian cause. I support the resistance and the jihad," Qaradwi said according to MEMRI. "I support Hamas, the Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah. I oppose the peace that Israel and America wish to dictate. This peace is an illusion. I support martyrdom operations." | "I support the Palestinian cause. I support the resistance and the jihad," Qaradwi said according to MEMRI. "I support Hamas, the Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah. I oppose the peace that Israel and America wish to dictate. This peace is an illusion. I support martyrdom operations." | ||
==Yemen== | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 00:22, 26 January 2010
Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926-) is an influential and controversial Islamist cleric, based in Qatar, and prominent on al-Jazeera and the World Wide Web.[1] Marc Lynch writes "Hate him or love him, the man has a keen sense of Arab opinion -- whether he's following or leading it -- and has a proven track record of driving the debate." [2]
Muslim Brotherhood
He is affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, although he declined comment on a recent and controversial internal election, saying merely “I believe that the crisis ended with the election of the new guide. I’d rather not talk about this and I do not want to get involved in the Muslim Brotherhood issue after the [new] guide has been elected.” [3]
Antisemitism
The Anti-Defamation League calls him a "theologian of terror." On the Arabic satellite channel Al-Jazeera TV on January 28, 2009, Qaradawi told his audience, "I will shoot Allah's enemies, the Jews, and they will throw a bomb at me, and thus I will seal my life with martyrdom."[4]
Palestinian Authority politics
He has criticized Mahmoud Abbas in the Fatah-Hamas struggle.[2]
Israel-Palestine Conflict
He issued a fatwa against Egyptian construction of a new wall to enforce the blockade of Gaza, saying it was not politically motivated; if it was, "the same could be said of the counter fatwa issued by the Grand Sheikh of al-Azhar University supporting the construction of the wall."[5] The Egyptian government was enraged, causing Lynch to observe "Israeli pundits sometimes claim that Egypt's role in the blockade of Gaza is ignored, but at least in the Arab world this is completely false."[2]
Furing a July 2007 conference held in his honor in Doha, Qatar, titled "Imam al-Qaradawi: A Forum for Students and Friends," Qaradawi reiterated his support for suicide bombing and terrorist groups. It was attended by Khalid Mashal of Hamas.
"I support the Palestinian cause. I support the resistance and the jihad," Qaradwi said according to MEMRI. "I support Hamas, the Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah. I oppose the peace that Israel and America wish to dictate. This peace is an illusion. I support martyrdom operations."
Yemen
References
- ↑ Magdi Abdelhadi (7 July 2004), "Controversial preacher with 'star status'", BBC News
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Marc Lynch (21 January 2010), "The Qaradawi Index", Foreign Policy
- ↑ Tariq Alhomayed (21 January 2010), "The Political Activist Yusuf al Qaradawi", Asharq Al-Awsat
- ↑ "Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi: Theologian of Terror", Anti-Defamation League, 4 August 2009
- ↑ "Fatwa against Egypt wall is not politically motivated: Qaradawi", Gulf Times, 20 January 2010