by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jan 4, 2015 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt has seized the assets of controversial preacher Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, seen as the “spiritual guide” of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood organization, according to a judicial source. Qatar-based Qaradawi is currently wanted in Egypt, after...
by Ahmad Al-Ghamrawi | Dec 6, 2014 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Interpol issued arrest warrants for more than 40 senior Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated figures, including head of the Doha-based International Union of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi. “Egyptian authorities succeeded in persuading...
by Tariq Alhomayed | Sep 20, 2014 | Opinion
Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi criticized the US-led fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) earlier this week. In a tweet, he said: “I oppose ISIS in its ideological path and its methods of action, but I will never agree that the country to fight it should be...
by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Sep 17, 2014 | Opinion
The campaign that is being waged by some Islamists, backed by some nationalist and left-wing writers and a new generation of their students, against the new international alliance against religious terrorism reminds us of the cynicism and skepticism that dominated the...
by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Aug 31, 2014 | Opinion
Some say, whether out of ignorance or negligence, that the current criticism of Islamists and political Islam is nothing more than a trend that will soon fade out of fashion. However, those who put forward this point of view do not understand that this “trend” has...
