Ramadan, 62, is a Swiss citizen and the grandson of Hassan al-Banna, the founder of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood.
He rose to prominence as an academic in the early 2000s, and in 2007 he became a professor of Islamic studies at St Antony’s College Oxford.
Ramadan challenged Muslim fundamentalists and encouraged dialogue between religions, but was accused by some critics of promoting political Islam.
Ramadan was initially accused of rape in 2017 by a French woman, and, when that case became public, more women came forward with claimsthat he had attacked them or made unwanted sexual advances.
One of them, a convert to Islam who has remained anonymous, said Ramadan raped her in a hotel room in Geneva in 2008 – the accusation which has now led to his conviction.
The accuser described the alleged attack in detail, saying she feared she would die. Ramadan admitted inviting her to his hotel room, but denied any form of violence.
By 2020, Ramadan was facing five charges of rape in total – four in France, and one in Switzerland – and had spent nine months in detention in France before being released on probation.”
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Political Islam? Islam is political at its core.
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> A Swiss appeals court has convicted the prominent scholar of Islam Tariq Ramadan of rape, overturning a previous acquittal dating back to 2023.
> Ramadan was initially accused of rape in 2017 by a French woman, and, when that case became public, more women came forward with claims that he had attacked them or made unwanted sexual advances.
> By 2020, Ramadan was facing five charges of rape in total – four in France, and one in Switzerland – and had spent nine months in detention in France before being released on probation.
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Good riddance
Ramadan, 62, is a Swiss citizen and the grandson of Hassan al-Banna, the founder of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood.
He rose to prominence as an academic in the early 2000s, and in 2007 he became a professor of Islamic studies at St Antony’s College Oxford.
Ramadan challenged Muslim fundamentalists and encouraged dialogue between religions, but was accused by some critics of promoting political Islam.
Ramadan was initially accused of rape in 2017 by a French woman, and, when that case became public, more women came forward with claimsthat he had attacked them or made unwanted sexual advances.
One of them, a convert to Islam who has remained anonymous, said Ramadan raped her in a hotel room in Geneva in 2008 – the accusation which has now led to his conviction.
The accuser described the alleged attack in detail, saying she feared she would die. Ramadan admitted inviting her to his hotel room, but denied any form of violence.
By 2020, Ramadan was facing five charges of rape in total – four in France, and one in Switzerland – and had spent nine months in detention in France before being released on probation.”
Some information.
Political Islam? Islam is political at its core.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2n74n6q1vo) reduced by 75%. (I’m a bot)
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> A Swiss appeals court has convicted the prominent scholar of Islam Tariq Ramadan of rape, overturning a previous acquittal dating back to 2023.
> Ramadan was initially accused of rape in 2017 by a French woman, and, when that case became public, more women came forward with claims that he had attacked them or made unwanted sexual advances.
> By 2020, Ramadan was facing five charges of rape in total – four in France, and one in Switzerland – and had spent nine months in detention in France before being released on probation.
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You might expect someone to play it safe once you achieved a certain amount of wealth in your life…
Buuut maybe this someone might just have been bored too much…
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His name sounds like a fake impersonation. “Hi I’m Joe Easter”
Wow he stands to serve a whole year in prison!
surprise surprise. They love to treat women well don’t they