Erdogan defends Brotherhood's Qaradawi after arrest warrant - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Tulin Daloglu

Tulin Daloglu

Dec 12, 2014

Chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars Youssef al-Qaradawi speaks during a news conference in Doha June 23, 2014. The influential Sunni Muslim cleric said on Monday that only dialogue could solve Iraq's crisis, sounding a conciliatory note on the threat posed by Sunni Islamist insurgents that could further polarise the Middle East along sectarian lines. Picture taken June 23. REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous (QATAR - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR3VSK2 — International Union of Muslim Scholars Chairman Youssef al-Qaradawi speaks during a news conference in Doha, June 23, 2014. — REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous

Hamas leaders reject fatwa forbidding suicide attacks

Adnan Abu Amer

Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh (L) holds the hand of Egyptian Cleric and chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi (R) upon al-Qaradawi's arrival at Rafah Crossing in the southern Gaza Strip May 8, 2013. Al-Qaradawi arrived on Wednesday for a three-day visit to Gaza Strip with a delegation of Muslim scholars. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION) - RTXZFCT

Visit by Egyptian Cleric to Gaza Divides Palestinian Leaders

Abeer Ayyoub

In Istanbul, reporting on Palestine

A supporter of former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi performs prayers near Cairo University in Cairo July 4, 2013. The leader of the Muslim Brotherhood was arrested by Egyptian security forces on Thursday in a crackdown against the Islamist movement after the army ousted the country's first democratically elected president Mursi. At least 16 people have been killed and hundreds wounded in street clashes across Egypt since Mursi's overthrow. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX1

Does Morsi's Fall Mark Failure of Islamism?

Daoud Kuttab

In Amman, reporting on Palestinian politics

People raise their hands with the sign of Muslim Brotherhood supporters from their balcony during a protest by supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Matarya area, east of Cairo, March 21, 2014. REUTERS/Al Youm Al Saabi Newspaper (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) EGYPT OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN EGYPT - RTR3I2B6

Egypt seeks extradition of Brotherhood members

Ayah Aman

In Cairo, reporting on politics and culture