British knight, Muslim, professor, refused entry to US

[garybeck]

forwarded by an organizer of the Chautauqua Institute

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Zaki Badawi, 82, was denied entry to America from Britain. He was to give a lecture at Chautauqua Institute New York July 14 on Islam as part of its series on law and religion in society. He is well known in Britain as 'the unofficial leader of British Muslims,' he appeared with other British religious leaders to condemn the London bombings of 7/7, was guest at a 2003 dinner hosted by the Queen for President Bush, has an honorary knighthood, and is the founder of the Muslim College in London. He has been in the USA many times in the past.

Security did not tell him why he was denied entry. The public should know this. Otherwise we are moving toward an Orwellian society where the government controls who you meet, something for which thousands of Americans died so that it wouldn't happen in other parts of the world.

July 14 is Bastille Day when the French celebrate their freedom. July 14 here will be remembered by some of us when America refused entry to one of Britains leading Muslims who could have helped us understand why the world is losing its sanity and offer suggestions what jointly we could do about it.

[Xipe Totec]

1. What an Absolute Embarrassment n/t

[garybeck]

2. I wonder who makes these decisions n/t

[allemand]

3. But he was wearing a highly suspicious hat!

:sarcasm:

[nine23]

4. This is what Tony Blair gets from * in exchange for being a poodle.

Here, where Blair is seriously reaching out for help from the UK Muslim community in dealing with the current UK domestic situation, and he has people such as this to assist, Bush just smacks him square in the face.

Unbelievable. I'm speechless. I'll bet Blair is too...

[garybeck]

6. first Cat Stevens, now a British knight, what's next? n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. Oh my word. Un-frickin-believable. Way to make more enemies, **!

[anarch]

7. well, if I remember correctly they wouldn't let Cat Stevens in, either

Perhaps any well-known Muslim who belies the "stark, raving mad suicide bomber who hates our freedom" stereotype is destined to be excluded from the U.S., so as not to contaminate the perception of the sheeple.


Shameful.

[The Magistrate]

8. This, Sir, Is Stark, Bloody-Minded Nonesense

[bloom]

9. I hate this. I wonder how many of these cases there are.

:grr:

New professor is Muslim scholar (July 2004)

A Muslim scholar rated by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world joins the Notre Dame faculty this fall.

Tariq Ramadan is expected to teach Islamic philosophy and ethics in the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. He'll hold the Luce Chair in Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding, a full-time, tenured position.

Ramadan's appointment has drawn plenty attention. In its April 26 edition, Time said that in the past five years Ramadan had become highly influential among Muslims throughout Europe. He often writes and lectures about how Muslims can remain true to their religion and culture in the modern world.<more>

http://www.nd.edu/~ndmag/su2004/ramadan.html

Peace Professor Singled Out Jews of France
Wins Key Post at Notre Dame
by Eli Lake

http://daily.nysun.com/standard/ShowStoryTemplate.asp?Path=NYS/2004/01/07&ID=Ar00102&Section=National

A Swiss scholar who has been accused in France of sowing anti-Semitism and is considered by some analysts to be an apologist for radical Islam will be coming to America this fall to teach at University of Notre Dame in Indiana.

Tariq Ramadan has accepted a post as the Henry Luce Professor at Notre Dame's Joan B. Kroc Center for International Peace Studies.

Mr. Ramadan in October published an article on an Islamic Web site, Oumma.com, singling out some of France's Jewish intellectuals for supporting the war in Iraq and thus,he said, placing the allegiances of their religion ahead of their obligation as scholars.

In it he wrote that the analysis of French Jewish intellectuals was "increasingly oriented toward a community-based concern that tends to relativize the defense of universal principles like equality and justice."<more>

http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/939

Indystar – December 14, 2004

Muslim scholar resigns appointment to Notre Dame

By Tom Coyne

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A Muslim scholar who was to teach at the University of Notre Dame until his U.S. work visa was revoked because of security concerns has resigned his appointment, the school said today.

Tariq Ramadan notified the university on Monday, citing the stress on him and his family from the uncertainty of their situation as the reason for his resignation, said R. Scott Appleby, director of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.

"I'm abandoning the idea of moving to the United States," Ramadan told The Associated Press. "I want to maintain my dignity."

Ramadan, whose studies focus on showing how Islamic values are compatible with those of secular European society, has denied accusations he has ties to Islamic militants. He claims he has been the target of allegations because he encourages Muslims to be outspoken about government policies they oppose.<more>

http://www.amperspective.com/html/muslim_scholar.html

[tomg]

10. Look who Dr. Badawi is directly linked to

Former Judges of The Templeton Prize

The Duchess of Abercorn
The Duke of Abercorn
His Royal Highness Prince Albert of Belgium
Mr. Norman E. Alexander
The Hon. Walter H. Annenberg
Francis Cardinal Arinze
Dr. M. A. Zaki Badawi
Mr. K. Shankar Bajpai
His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Justice P. N. Bhagwatti
The Hon. James H. Billington
The Rev. Dr. Eugene Carson Blake
The Most Rev. Stuart Blanch
The Viscount Brentford
The Viscountess Brentford, OBE
President George H. W. Bush


http://www.templetonprize.org/judges_past.html

I forgot the Dali Lama who is also on the list.

[mr blur]

11. Well, here's a quote that sums it up nicely:

"I'm abandoning the idea of moving to the United States," Ramadan told The Associated Press. "I want to maintain my dignity."

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