Third woman accuses Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan of rape

[oberliner]

Paris (AFP) - A third woman has accused prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan of rape, a month after he was indicted over similar charges and remanded into custody, judicial sources told AFP on Wednesday.

The French Muslim woman, who wants to remain anonymous and uses the pseudonym "Marie", claims to have suffered multiple rapes in France, Brussels and London between 2013 and 2014.

She has accused Ramadan, 55, of subjecting her to violent and sexually degrading acts during a dozen meetings, often in hotels at the sidelines of conferences.

"Marie tried in vain to escape the influence of Mr Ramadan who did not stop threatening her," according to a judicial source, discussing the period between February 2013 and June 2014.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/third-woman-accuses-islamic-scholar-tariq-ramadan-rape-202428675.html

[Tipperary]

1. Funny how there are no replies to this thread.

[MicaelS]

3. Yepper.

Just imagine the reaction if he was a Christian scholar.

[el_bryanto]

4. People like to respond to stories when there is a convenient box they can put the story in

This story is more complex than that - because of course raping and abusing a woman is wrong no matter who does it, but by promoting this story you also run the risk of drawing in people who are opposed to Islam. In other words saying "Rape is wrong" is easy, saying "Islamaphobia is wrong" is also easy - saying "People who rape are bad people but not all Islamic scholars are bad people" is a bit more complex.

Bryant

[IluvPitties]

6. Rape is rape, no matter the religion or the race.

This Tariq dude is a piece of shit.

[el_bryanto]

7. That's true.

The issue is that some conservative pieces of shit will site Tariq as proof that practitioners of Islam are racists.

Bryant

[IluvPitties]

8. They will do that, but we only need to remind them

about the thousands of Christian rapists we have over here. Sexual abuse is universal.

[leftynyc]

2. That poor woman

Probably staying anonymous to avoid that "shame" nonsense. I hope she gets the help she needs and the justice she deserves.

[oberliner]

10. I fear for her life

[leftynyc]

11. I don't blame you

She's staying anonymous for good reasons.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. No culture has a lock on misogyny. Here's hoping women continue to speak up.

[oberliner]

9. Glad he is finally facing some consequences for his actions