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The intersection of religion and politics in Egypt has been characterized by both gradual change and revolutionary rupture. Islam arrived in the 7th century CE, and Egypt...

Alqaradawiyusuf

Yusuf Al-Qaradawi Calls for Muslim-Coptic Solidarity Following the Fall of Mubarak

February 18, 2011
O brothers, O my sons and my daughters, O my brothers and my sisters, O my grandsons and my granddaughters, children of Egypt! The usage of preachers, for their sermons, is to say “O Muslims!” but me, I say in this Square, “O Muslims and Copts! O children of Egypt!” This is the day of the children of Egypt all together. It is not the day of the Muslims alone.

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Yusuf al-Qaradawi Yusuf al-Qaradawi
Yusuf al-Qaradawi is an Egyptian Sunni Muslim scholar and preacher known for using television and the internet to spread his message. He was born in Egypt in 1926 and became a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. He was jailed several times for his...