Egypt Other
Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi
يوسف القرضاويEgyptian-Qatari religious scholar (1926-2022); chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars; widely seen as the spiritual figure of the Muslim Brotherhood through his decades-long Al Jazeera show Al-Sharia wal-Hayat. His rulings shaped contemporary mainstream Sunni Islamism across the Arab world. Lived in exile in Qatar after the 2013 Egyptian coup.
- Country
- Egypt
- Role
- Other
- Status
- Historical figure
Inherited position
Until Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi is scored from their own documents, this page shows their party's compass position. Where individuals visibly diverge from the party line, the gap is noted in the description above; quantifying it is what per-individual document scoring will add.
Briefs about Freedom and Justice Party
Hand-written political-science mini-papers comparing Freedom and Justice Party to other parties. 3 briefs on file.
- Freedom and Justice Party vs. Hamas PS Brotherhood electoral vs Brotherhood armed. Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's 2011 electoral vehicle against the Palestinian Brotherhood branch that became Hamas. Same religious-political tradition, two political ecologies.
- Freedom and Justice Party vs. New Wafd Party EG Egyptian political traditions, two centuries apart. The Wafd's liberal-nationalist legacy from the 1919 revolution against the Brotherhood's 2011 electoral vehicle. Both attempts at Egyptian political pluralism, both crushed by the same logic.
- Freedom and Justice Party vs. Nour Party EG Egypt's two flavours of Islamism. Muslim Brotherhood electoralism vs Salafi literalism. Once allies, then rivals.
Other politicians in Freedom and Justice Party
Politicians who share this party affiliation. Active in-government figures appear first; historical figures (dimmed) at the end. All affiliated →
How to cite
Each record carries a retrieval date because the dataset is live — individual entries update as verification deepens. Use the per-record citation when referencing this specific profile; use the dataset citation below when referencing the project as a whole.
In-text: (Gara, 2026)
Per-record citation
APA 7Reference list · academic default
Gara, T. (2026). Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi [Politician profile]. Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Retrieved June 21, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pol/qaradawi
Chicago author-dateCommon in political-science journals
Gara, Tarek. 2026. "Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi." Politician profile, Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Accessed June 21, 2026. https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pol/qaradawi.
BibTeXFor LaTeX / Zotero / reference managers
@misc{tayyar-qaradawi,
title = {{Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi}},
author = {Gara, Tarek},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset},
type = {Politician profile},
url = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pol/qaradawi},
urldate = {2026-06-21},
note = {First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.}
} Dataset / working-paper citation
If you're citing Tayyar as a project rather than this individual record.
APA 7Preprint
Gara, T. (2026). Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset [Preprint]. Retrieved June 21, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper
BibTeXPreprint
@unpublished{tayyar-preprint,
title = {{Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset}},
author = {Gara, Tarek},
year = {2026},
type = {Preprint},
url = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper},
urldate = {2026-06-21},
note = {Living document, regenerated from the live dataset on page load.}
} First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.