Influential Muslim religious scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who died in Qatar this week at the age of 96, was an outspoken opponent of extremism but also a critic
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![Ola al-Qaradawi [Twitter]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/C1B4270C-D309-4895-9EEE-C8BB8CAF5AC1.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=ZZrY85Uj "Ola al-Qaradawi [Twitter]")
![Qaradawi [Anadolu Agency]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/C2273D4D-83A6-42A1-955F-DFCEE8534CD4.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=vSZMDyGb "Qaradawi [Anadolu Agency]")
![Yusuf al-Qaradawi [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/158C854F-96E3-47D5-94C8-9A32BDCD8D72.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=0xRJLgiQ "Yusuf al-Qaradawi [Getty]")
