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2008-02-09 Europe

German Bishop Protests Against UK Shariah Comments

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Posted by Fred 2008-02-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
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#1 Tariq Ramadan, and Islamic scholar who teaches at Oxford University said Muslims needed to find a way to merge religious beliefs and law. "[Williams'] kinds of statements just feed the fears of fellow citizens,"...

Oh, that's just great. Rowan Willians gives a smooth operator like Tariq Ramadan the opportunity to triangulate Christians against Islam and the secular state. Williams doesn't have a clue as to the stakes involved here, and he dithers on accordingly.

Posted by mrp 2008-02-09 14:34|| 2008-02-09 14:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Christopher Howse, a columnist for the Daily Telegraph , also draws a bead on Tariq Ramadan in this blog post.

Tariq Ramadan, (Mr Ramadan as Douglas Murray calls him) had a book of his quoted by Dr Rowan Williams during Thursday nights unwise lecture. I can hardly think of a less reliable guide to the real state of Muslim belief and practice.

Professor Ramadan was barred from entering France for some time by Nicolas Sarkozy (as Interior Minister). He lives in England now because he is denied a visa to take up an academic job in America. So he has to make do with a fellowship at St Antonys College Oxford and a part-time professorship at some Dutch university. Lucky to have either, I suppose.

Professor Ramadan shares a first name with Tariq bin Ziyad, the commander of the Muslim army that conquered Spain in 711. An heroic namesake to live up to, indeed.

Posted by mrp 2008-02-09 14:42|| 2008-02-09 14:42|| Front Page Top

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