Tariq Ramadan Denied Bail Due to New Evidence

Islam scholar—and grandson of Muslim Brotherhood founder Hassan Al-Banna—Tariq Ramadan has been denied bail for a third time by a French court after explicit messages to two of the plaintiffs, with whom he had previously denied sexual relationships, were found on his phone and computer.

Cinnamon Stillwell analyzes Middle East studies academia in West Coast colleges and universities for Campus Watch. A San Francisco Bay Area native and graduate of San Francisco State University, she is a columnist, blogger, and social media analyst. Ms. Stillwell, a former contributing political columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, has written on a wide variety of topics, including the political atmosphere in American higher education, and has appeared as a guest on television and talk radio.
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