Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan goes on trial in Paris accused of raping three women
The Guardian – World —
Former Oxford University professor and UK government adviser faces up to 20 years in prison if convictedThe prominent Swiss academic and Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan will go trial in Paris on Monday on charges of raping three women in France between 2009 and 2016.Ramadan, who advised previous British governments on Islam and society, denies all the charges in a case that has been seen as one of the biggest repercussions of the #MeToo movement in France. Continue reading...