Riazat Butt

Riazat Butt

Riazat Butt is a freelance journalist and was previously the Guardian’s religious affairs correspondent.

Articles by Riazat Butt

Muhammad Al Arifi

The trouble with fatwas

As reports of the declaration of "sexual jihad" in Syria show, bizarre clerical pronouncements discredit Islam and distort non-Muslim perceptions of the faith. Riazat Butt calls for some sanity

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