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Fri 10 Oct 2006Muslims divided on cleric's teachingsThe debate on Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi shows the difficulty of defining 'moderate' Islam, a concept with radically differing interpretations. He talks to Mary FitzgeraldSheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi doesn't have much time for journalists, and it shows. Getting an interview with the man banned from the US yet considered the world's most influential Muslim scholar involves much toing and froing.