Sep. 2nd, 2004

chickenfeet: (bull)
Some of you will be aware that Tariq Ramadan, a well known Swiss Muslim scholar, was due to take up a faculty position at that well known hotbed of Islam the University of Notre Dame. The US government issued and then revoked his visa giving unspecified security concerns as the reason.

In an article in today's New York Times, Ramadan defends his position and calls for a dialogue between Islam and the West. If the United States government is frightened of this kind of debate we have a great deal to be worried about.

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