Tariq Ramadan

Reading Ramadan in Istanbul

John Feffer | Posted 11.05.2009 | World


John Feffer

This year in Istanbul, the flags on Republic Day seemed extra large. It wasn't a special anniversary year. Turkey was celebrating its 86th year as a modern secular state.

Closing Our Open Society is a Victory for Terrorism

Salam Al Marayati | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


Salam Al Marayati

To divert planes and stop people from entering the United States because they disagree with our government policies undermines the principles underpinning our open society.

Tariq Ramadan, Islamic Scholar, Fired By Dutch University For Supporting Iran

AP | TOBY STERLING | Posted 09.19.2009 | World


AMSTERDAM — A Dutch university fired Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan on Tuesday for hosting a show on Iran's state television, which the school sa...

US Immigration Law Used To Censor Foreign Scholars: ACLU

Inter Press Service | William Fisher | Posted 04.24.2009 | World


A leading legal rights group charged Tuesday that the Barack Obama Justice Department is using immigration law to censor debate by selectively barri...