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A Conversation with Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat- In an extensive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi revealed that he turned down the post of "Muslim Brotherhood guide" on numerous occasions, preferring to remain

Al-Azhar condemns honoring of Danish cartoonist and threat to burn Qurans

Heated reactions continue throughout the Islamic world towards the participation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a ceremony honoring the Danish cartoonist who so outraged Muslims all over the world

The Primacy of Values – A Conversation with Ibrahim al-Houdaiby

The importance of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood can hardly be exaggerated. Since its formal creation over eighty years ago, the Brotherhood (MB) has served as a definitive intellectual and organizational model

Bahar urges Arab League and Islamic conference to fulfil reconstruction pledges

Dr. Ahmed Bahar, the first deputy speaker of the Palestinian legislative council (PLC), on Tuesday called on the Arab League and the organization of the Islamic conference to necessarily fulfil

Egypt: Dispute Over Veil Spreads Across Country

Cairo — A decision by the government to banthe veil in some academic institutions has reignited debate about personal rights.

Engaging the Muslim World

President Barack Obama's election and President Barack Obama's election and post-inauguration statements on political Islam and his speeches in Turkey and Cairo have resonated well in the Muslim world, reflecting

Back to the future

It would be no exaggeration to say that the resignation of the Muslim Brotherhood's (MB) supreme guide (or more accurately his delegation of his responsibilities to his deputy) has ushered

Per Bjorklund: dealing with exile

“Welcome to my exile.” With those words trade union activist Mohammed al-Attar greeted me when I went to see him in Alexandria a few months ago.

Al- Azhar Imam under fire for decision to ban

Sheikh Mohamed Sayyed Tantawi, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and , the Muslim-majority country’s top religious authority, has vowed to ban the niqab (the veil which covers the entire face)

Anti Gaza Blockade Protests Unabated

MB executive bureau member Muhammad Mursi confirmed that public protests and relief efforts will continue with the help of all national currents and in all provinces across the country. He