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Tariq Ramadan
Described variously as a fascist, an anti-Semite and a defender of the most brutal tenets of Shariah law, Tariq Ramadan is here, presenting his book What I Believe, to defend himself against these allegations.
For others, however, Ramadan is a reconciler and a progressive, seeking ways to balance faith and enagagement in modern, secular democracy. The Swiss academic is Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at Oxford University.
A controversial figure, Ramadan inevitably hits upon the most sensitive nerves of our post-9/11 world.
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