At a meeting of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) in Istanbul, organization head Sheikh Yousef Al-Qaradhawi said that the IUMS intended to join Freedom Flotilla 2 to Gaza, and to continue to support the aid convoys.
He said that six years ago, when he founded the IUMS, the Islamic countries had refused to register the organization, and that he therefore turned to Europe.
Sheikh Al-Qaradhawi declared the founding of a public waqf for funding IUMS activities, to which he said he had already donated one million Qatari dinars, and called for establishing a branch of the union in every Islamic country and every country with a strong Muslim presence such as India, Russia, and South Africa.
He also called for closer cooperation with Islamic bodies such as Al-Azhar in Egypt, particularly in light of Sheikh Ahmad Al-Tayeb's appointment as its head.
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He said that six years ago, when he founded the IUMS, the Islamic countries had refused to register the organization, and that he therefore turned to Europe.
Sheikh Al-Qaradhawi declared the founding of a public waqf for funding IUMS activities, to which he said he had already donated one million Qatari dinars, and called for establishing a branch of the union in every Islamic country and every country with a strong Muslim presence such as India, Russia, and South Africa.
He also called for closer cooperation with Islamic bodies such as Al-Azhar in Egypt, particularly in light of Sheikh Ahmad Al-Tayeb's appointment as its head.
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/28236.htm