Muhammad al-Mukhtar al-Shinqiti

al-Shinqiti, Muhammad al-Mukhtar (2016), أثر الحروب الصليبية على العلاقات السنية الشيعية [The Crusaders' Impact on Suni-Shi'a Relations], Beirut: Arab Network for Research and Publishing, ISBN 9786144311196

al-Shinqiti, Muhammad al-Mukhtar (2013), الخلافات السياسية بين الصحابة [The Political Disputes Between Companions of the Prophet], Beirut: Arab Network for Research and Publishing, ISBN 9786144310151

al-Shinqiti, Muhammad al-Mukhtar (2012), Hacli Savaslarinin Etkisi Altinda Sunni-Sii Iliskileri [The Crusaders' Impact on Suni-Shi'a Relations], Istanbul: İlimyurdu Yayıncılık, ISBN 9786055793692

In 2008, responding to Yahya Jammeh's announcement of his intention to execute all homosexuals, al-Shinqiti issued a fatwa about homosexuality in Islam in which he denied a scriptural ground for punishment of homosexuals. However, he emphasized that it is strongly condemned and is considered by Islam immoral and anti-life.

al-Shinqiti, Muhammad al-Mukhtar (2005), Sahabe Arasindaki Siyasi Ihtilaflar [The Political Disputes Between Companions of the Prophet], Istanbul: Cira Yayinlar, ISBN 9789756353257

Muhammad al-Mukhtar al-Shinqiti (Arabic: محمد المختار الشنقيطي; born 1966) is a Mauritanian political activist, author, scholar, and academic. He currently works at Hamad Bin Khalifa University as an associate professor of political ethics and history of religion. Besides, he regularly writes Arabic articles in Al Jazeera, which, by now, have exceeded 400 articles. al-Shinqiti has studied and acquired degrees in different fields of both traditional and rational sciences. These include Fiqh, Translatology, Business administration, and History of religion. He is a strong critic of Arab regimes and writes extensively about the Arab spring, Islamic civilization, and Islamic reform.