He claims he will not flee the country to escape justice, but we shall see. He has to hand over his passport, but that is not an insurmountable obstacle. The accusations are extremely serious, and the case is being investigated in an atmosphere of Muslim Brotherhood thuggery: one of his accusers has already been beaten […]
Tariq Ramadan claims consensual sex with women accusing him of rape, after previously denying any physical contact
Tariq Ramadan’s changing of his story at this point both reveals the dishonesty of this much-lauded Islamic “reformer,” and shows that he realizes how strong the case is against him. The accusations are extremely serious, and the case is being investigated in an atmosphere of Muslim Brotherhood thuggery: one of his accusers has already been […]
Lawyer for woman accusing Tariq Ramadan of rape says he “sees enemies everywhere, he is a conspiracy theorist”
“Ramadan sees enemies everywhere, he is a conspiracy theorist, and my client was able to look him in the eye and tell him that she was not his enemy but his victim.” No, when Islamic supremacists are accused, they are always the victim, both in their own eyes and in the eyes of the establishment […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: For Tariq Ramadan, Another Shoe Drops
Tariq Ramadan, the “towering intellect” and “leading Islamic scholar,” has just had another shoe drop. But before getting to the latest installment of our seriocomic tale, let’s begin at the beginning. To refresh memories, Ramadan is currently being held in a French prison, and has been there since February 2, while awaiting trial on charges […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: The Calendrical Confusions of Henda Ayari Not Enough to Set Tariq Ramadan Free
Henda Ayari, the former Salafist who was the first of many women in France, Switzerland, Belgium, and the United States to accuse Tariq Ramadan of violent sexual assault and rape, has never wavered in her vivid account of what he did to her. But from the very beginning, she has had a hard time, as she has […]
Khaled Abou El Fadl: Tariq Ramadan is the New Dreyfus
UPDATE: Khaled Abou El Fadl’s article about Tariq Ramadan, discussed below, has been removed, without explanation. Could even Abou El Fadl himself have realized its shoddiness and incoherence? — Ed. ———- Khaled Abou El Fadl is a professor of law at UCLA who stands very high in Khaled Abou El Fadl’s estimation. He runs a […]
Tariq Ramadan: Too Devilishly Attractive For His Own Good
The lawyers for Tariq Ramadan, the “towering intellect” and “foremost Islamic scholar,” recently won a lone victory: the judges considering the accusations against him by the woman known as “Marie,” whose real name is Mounia Barrouj. On June 5, the French judges handling Ramadan’s case dismissed the charges made by “Marie.” As I wrote at […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: Tariq Ramadan Wins One
The latest installment in the long-running saga of Tariq Ramadan, the “towering intellect” and “leading Islamic scholar” took place on June 5, and represented a victory — the only one so far — for his lawyers. His supporters are ecstatic. To refresh memories, Ramadan is currently being held in a French prison while awaiting trial […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: Tariq Ramadan Accuser Henda Ayari Corrects Herself
Henda Ayari, the first woman to have accused Tariq Ramadan of sexual assault, has changed her account of the events that led up to the incident, the French daily Liberation first reported on Wednesday, May 30. Here is the story from Al Jazeera: “Tariq Ramadan’s accuser changes details of rape account,” Al Jazeera, May 30, […]
France: Muslim “reformer” and accused violent rapist Tariq Ramadan ordered to remain in prison
Tariq Ramadan has only recently started claiming that he has multiple sclerosis, after he was denied bail on the rape charges he is facing. How convenient that he would suddenly turn out to be too ill to remain behind bars. He should not be released. One of his accusers has already been beaten and threatened. […]