Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Brotherhood spiritual and intellectual leader, October 2005

Date
Oct. 2005
Name of Author
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
Body

“One wonders if the west has given up on Christianity. We supposed that the west's history and roots were in Christianity and the latter objects to homosexuality. The Torah also says sodomy is punished by God. We shouldn't give the impression that Muslims are alone on this.”Madeleine Bunting, “Friendly Fire: Madeleine Bunting Meets Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi in Qatar,” Guardian (London), October 29, 2005, http://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/oct/29/religion.uk1.

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