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The Global Mufti: The Phenomenon of Yusuf Al-Qaradawi
Skovgaard Peterson
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Description for The Global Mufti: The Phenomenon of Yusuf Al-Qaradawi
Hardcover. A widely respected legal scholar, Islamist activist, and renowned host of al-Jazeera's most popular religious program, "Sharia and Life", Yusuf al-Qaradawi is a controversial figure of contemporary Islamism. This book contains essays that initiate readers into his immensely influential speeches and thought. Editor(s): Graf, Bettina; Skovgaard-Petersen, Jakob. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
A widely respected legal scholar, Islamist activist, and renowned host of al-Jazeera's most popular religious program, "Sharia and Life", Yusuf al-Qaradawi is an extremely controversial figure of contemporary Islamism. When he was a young man, Qaradawi attended a lecture by Hassan al-Banna, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, and immediately joined the organization's youth wing. After earning his degree in theology at al-Azhar University in Cairo, Qaradawi settled in Qatar, where he played a pivotal role in establishing a system of Islamic higher education. When the Muslim Brotherhood was forced underground in the 1960s, Qaradawi eschewed a formal position with the ... Read more
A widely respected legal scholar, Islamist activist, and renowned host of al-Jazeera's most popular religious program, "Sharia and Life", Yusuf al-Qaradawi is an extremely controversial figure of contemporary Islamism. When he was a young man, Qaradawi attended a lecture by Hassan al-Banna, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, and immediately joined the organization's youth wing. After earning his degree in theology at al-Azhar University in Cairo, Qaradawi settled in Qatar, where he played a pivotal role in establishing a system of Islamic higher education. When the Muslim Brotherhood was forced underground in the 1960s, Qaradawi eschewed a formal position with the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781850659303
SKU
V9781850659303
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99-19
About Skovgaard Peterson
Bettina Graf is an academic assistant to the director at the Centre for Modern Oriental Studies (ZMO) in Berlin. She is currently completing her Ph.D. on the production and adaptation of fatwas in the era of electronic media with reference to the works of Yusuf al-Qaradawi. Jakob Skovgaard-Petersen is the director of the Danish-Egyptian Dialogue Institute in Cairo and the ... Read more
Reviews for The Global Mufti: The Phenomenon of Yusuf Al-Qaradawi
"A fascinating collection of essays that covers all the main dimensions of Yusuf al-Qaradawi, providing well-documented and carefully considered evaluations of key dimensions of Qaradawi's activities and thinking and the more theoretical dimension of his methodology."
Jorgen S. Nielsen, University of Birmingham "The Global Mufti has the potential to become a modern classic in the study of ... Read more
Jorgen S. Nielsen, University of Birmingham "The Global Mufti has the potential to become a modern classic in the study of ... Read more