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Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi

يوسف القرضاوي
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Egyptian-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.

In Egypt (via Freedom and Justice Party)
-10 -10 -5 -5 5 5 10 10 Libertarian · Statist Libertarian · Market Authority · Statist Authority · Market 2 parties 2 parties 3 parties secular-liberal centroid · 2 parties ← Statist Market → Libertarian ↑ ↓ Authority Social ↕ Economic ↔ New Wafd Party (EG) · Economic +5.0, Social +3.0 EG New Wafd Party Free Egyptians Party (EG) · Economic +8.0, Social +5.5 EG Free Egyptians Party Freedom and Justice Party (EG) · dissolved · Economic +2.0, Social -7.5 EG Freedom and Justice Party Nour Party (EG) · Economic +2.5, Social -9.0 EG Nour Party Mostaqbal Watan (EG) · in government · Economic +3.0, Social -4.0 EG Mostaqbal Watan Tagammu Party (EG) · Economic -7.0, Social +4.0 EG Tagammu Party Egyptian Social Democratic Party (EG) · Economic -2.5, Social +5.0 EG Egyptian Social Democratic Party
Freedom and Justice Party's spider profile
Economic → Market Social → Libertarian State & religion → Secular state Liberal democracy → Strong commitment West alignment → Pro-Western Regional stance → Stability/normalization Palestinian question → Pro-Palestinian rights Civil liberties → Expand Regime stance → pro-regime Pan-Arab vs particularist → pan-Arab Centralism vs federalism → federalist Traditionalism vs modernization → modernizing Gender equality → Gender equality Iran posture → Pro-Iran / aligned Press freedom → Free press
Freedom and Justice Party

Briefs about Freedom and Justice Party

Hand-written political-science mini-papers comparing Freedom and Justice Party to other parties. 3 briefs on file.

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)

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.}
}

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.