Should we celebrate Jeremy Corbyn’s victory? The radical left speak of an “earthquake”. For others, however, it is a political suicide. In fact it all depends how one views Jeremy Corbyn. From a purely economic angle, sh ...
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Tariq Ramadan : Violence? What violence?
Extract fom Brother Tariq The doublespeak of Tariq Ramadan Tariq Ramadan vehemently denies that his grandfather had anything to do with the ever-increasing recourse to violence in the name of Islam. In his e ...
Tariq Ramadan portrayed the Muslim Brotherhood as a “liberation movement”
The Muslim Brotherhood began organizing when, in March 1928, six companions, fired with enthusiasm by al-Banna’s preaching, sought him out to ask him to launch a political campaign in the name of Islam: “We have listen ...
Egypt’s Error
Egyptian justice has just rendered a despicable verdict. The court of Al Minya has sentenced to death 529 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood for the murder of a policeman. They were all accused of having contributed to ...
Brother Tariq: The Doublespeak of Tariq Ramadan
The name of Tariq Ramadan is well known in the West. Thanks to his urbane manner and articulate way of expressing himself - in a number of languages - this Swiss-born academic is a regular contributor to television and r ...
Tariq Ramadan : Brother or not a Brother?
“I have no functional connection with the Muslim Brotherhood“, Tariq Ramadan made a point of declaring for the benefit of the press. As if the Brotherhood was a party that issued membership cards. As if the lack of a for ...
The “National Front” of Islam
A strange consensus has appeared, ranging from the anti-globalization movement to the UMP: the message is that the only way to favour integration is to integrate the fundamentalists… Clearly, Pierre Khalfa and Nicolas Sa ...