Posted on 12/02/2003 1:15:55 PM PST by Stultis
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:11:08 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
To his admirers, Tariq Ramadan is Europe's leading advocate of liberal Islam.To his detractors, he's a dangerous theocrat in disguise.
WHEN TARIQ RAMADAN delivers a lecture, the room is invariably packed to capacity. Afterwards, dozens of young Muslim men are likely to throng the stage, seeking his definitive guidance on everything from veiling to animal rights to how to live with dignity in a secular society.
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| A Muslim Scholar Raises Hackles in France (pseudo-moderate Tariq Ramadan) ^ |
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| Posted by Stultis On 11/16/2003 7:11 AM CST with 8 comments The New York Times ^ | 16 November 2003 | ELAINE SCIOLINO November 16, 2003 A Muslim Scholar Raises Hackles in FranceBy ELAINE SCIOLINO SAINT-DENIS, France, Nov. 13 — Of all the Muslim leaders in Europe, perhaps none has more visibility — and more faces — than Tariq Ramadan.To many experts on Islam, Mr. Ramadan, a 41-year-old, Swiss-born philosophy professor, is a respectable scholar who promotes a moderate, tolerant version of Islam from his headquarters in Geneva and in his lectures around the world.To his Muslim followers in the rough suburbs of France, he is a spiritual guide whose passionate speeches and cassette tapes inspire them to throw themselves and their beliefs... |
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