By: Keerthi Mohan
Prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who was arrested last week on charges of rape, was denied bail in France on Tuesday. Two women have come forward accusing Ramadan of assaulting them in hotel rooms in Lyon and Paris in 2009 and 2012. Some reports claim more women are expected to file formal complaints against the scholar. Ramadan, a prominent face on television, is a professor of contemporary Islamic studies at the University of Oxford. He has denied all allegations against him, and according to his lawyer the women colluded to disgrace him. Shortly after the scandal erupted the University of Oxford announced…
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