Chicago Tribune wrote:
Tariq Ramadan, a Swiss scholar known for his work on Islamic theology and the place of Muslims in the modern world, was supposed to start teaching last week at the University of Notre Dame. But after he got a visa from the State Department, it was revoked at the behest of the Department of Homeland Security, which apparently sees him as a danger.
Some critics regard him as an anti-Semitic apologist for extremism. Among them is Daniel Pipes, director of the Middle East Forum, who wrote in Sunday's Tribune to accuse Ramadan of connections with Al Qaeda, denying Osama bin Laden's role in the Sept. 11 attacks and defending the March terrorist bombing in Madrid.
On today's Commentary page, Ramadan rebuts the charges.
Some critics regard him as an anti-Semitic apologist for extremism. Among them is Daniel Pipes, director of the Middle East Forum, who wrote in Sunday's Tribune to accuse Ramadan of connections with Al Qaeda, denying Osama bin Laden's role in the Sept. 11 attacks and defending the March terrorist bombing in Madrid.
On today's Commentary page, Ramadan rebuts the charges.
His rebuttal does a pretty good job of refuting every claim made against him, assuming the facts can be verified.
I'm all for vigilant background checks for people applying for visas, but sometimes they pull some real boners.
You might have to register to read it, but it's free.