Re-upping. The damage Tariq Ramadan has done is incalculable. A con man, a bigot, a heretic, a liar, a moral degenerate a rapist & still defended by far too many. Watch them slither out of the woodwork on news of his conviction Tariq Ramadan Has an Identity Issue www.nytimes.com/2007/02/04/m....

Tariq Ramadan Has an Identity Issue (Published 2007)

Is he an activist scholar or an extremist in scholarly garb?

I had no clue who this gent. Was. Should have been off the scene years ago it would seem.

Written by Ian Buruma, who himself defended the publication by rapist Jian Ghomeshi in NYRB. www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/0... And who defended colonialism and imperialism.

How Ian Buruma’s New York Review of Books Ouster Became Inevitable

The controversial editorial was one thing, but after a gaffe-filled interview his tenure at the magazine was all but done for.

Yes. And like so many other public figures one knew were abusing women, it didn't seem to matter. In our patriarchal culture, silence and victim-blaming empower and encourage abusive men to continue their inhumane behavior.

"Young European Muslims flock to his talks, which are widely distributed on audiocassettes." lolwut? <checks byline> "Feb. 4, 2007" Oh.