Tariq Ramadan (born 1962) is a Swiss Muslim academic, philosopher, and writer. He is the Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies in the Faculty of Oriental Studies at St Antony's College, Oxford and teaches at the Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford. He is a visiting professor at the Faculty of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar, and the Universite Mundiapolis in Morocco. Ramadan was elected by Time magazine in 2000 as one of the seven religious innovators of the 21st century and in 2004 as one of the 100 most influential people in the world and by Foreign Policy readers (2005, 2006, 2008-2010, 2012-2015) as one of the top 100 most influential thinkers in the world and Global Thinkers.
Al Jazeera English (AJE) is an international state-funded 24-hour English-language news and current affairs TV channel. It is owned and operated by Al Jazeera Media Network, headquartered in Doha, Qatar.
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Culturally European, Muslim by religion, Tariq Ramadan’s views have not always been without controversy. His supporters say he has been working for decades to build bridges between Western Muslims and wider society, mainly in Europe. But in France, where he spends a lot of time, he has been accused of holding misogynistic views and harbouring a hidden agenda to Islamicise Europe.
Ramadan joins The Stream LIVE on YouTube to discuss his latest book, “Introduction to Islam” and the challenges Muslims face today.
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