When Samia Ghali spoke on CNews, the PS Senator from Bouches-du-Rhône did not hesitate to claim that in the Tariq Ramadan affair, it’s “the Muslim” who is judged, rather than “the man.” “The presumption of innocence must still exist, even for Tariq Ramadan… I ask myself: who are we judging here? Is it Tariq Ramadan,…
Following Tariq Ramadan’s detention in France, many of his supporters have taken to social media to voice their support. Most recently, his wife Iman Ramadan posted a video online, stating: “I think that Tariq has been judged to be guilty since the beginning…The picture that’s been painted [of him] does not reflect what I know…
When accusations against Tariq Ramadan became public last fall, the French Council of the Muslim Faith’s (CFCM) president Ahmet Ogras hoped that “justice [would be] served quickly.” Three months later, France’s Muslim leadership has rarely spoken publicly about Ramadan. Amar Lasfar, president of the Muslims of France (formerly UOIF), whose organization is affiliated with the…
While accusations of sexual misconduct against Tariq Ramadan have sparked French debate about wider issues to do with the Muslim community, the same debate has not emerged in Britain.
Tariq Ramadan might be seen as a voice for the voiceless among the Muslim and Arab youth in the banlieues, but it doesn’t make him their hero.
