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International Union of Muslim Scholars be actively involved in the restoration of security and peace in Syria.” International Union of Muslim Scholars PAS Islam (IUMS) (also PAS Islam ; ""), and formerly translated as the International Association of Muslim Scholars, IAMS) is a controversial organization of Muslim Islamic theologians headed by Yusuf al-Qaradawi, described as the "supreme authority of the Muslim Brotherhood", founded in 2004, and headquartered in Qatar. Given Yusuf al-Qaradawi's support for suicide attacks, the IUMS was listed as a terrorist organization by various Arab countries, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arabic Emirates and Bahrein. IUMS's leader Yusuf al-Qaradawi's, named "the theologian