Tariq Ramadan, the “towering intellect” and “leading Islamic scholar,” has just had another shoe drop. But before getting to the latest installment of our seriocomic tale, let’s begin at the beginning.
To refresh memories, Ramadan is currently being held in a French prison, and has been there since February 2, while awaiting trial on charges of the rape of two women in France — Henda Ayari and the woman known as “Christelle.’” A third woman known as “Marie” — her real name is Mounia Borrouj — also accused Ramadan of rape. Other accusations of rape and sexual violence have also been made against him by an American woman now living in Kuwait, and by another in Belgium; the legal status of these accusations is not clear. In addition, four Swiss women have accused Ramadan of sexual assault when they were his underage pupils at a high school in Geneva.
On June 5, the French judges handling Ramadan’s case dismissed the charges made by “Marie.” This has led to much mafficking by Ramadan’s supporters. They think their hero, unjustly persecuted by the French justice system because he is a Muslim, is at last seeing justice done, and they look forward to his being completely exonerated. Apparently these judges, described by Ramadan’s loyalists for so long as “unfair” and “biased,” have suddenly became “fair” and “unbiased.”
What made the judges dismiss the accusations by “Marie”?
First, “Marie” was no innocent, but an ex-escort girl, that is, a call girl, who had already been involved in a famous sex scandal in France involving special “evenings” — at such sites as the Hotel Carlton in Lille (l’ affaire du Carlton de Lille) — where such notables as Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former director of the IMF, enjoyed the favors of high-end prostitutes. There is no hint of any such background in the lives of any of Ramadan’s other accusers.
Second, “Marie” claimed to have been raped by Ramadan in France, London, and Brussels nine times over sixteen months between 2013 and 2014. Both Henda Ayari and “Christelle” claimed to have been raped only once. The judges obviously felt that if “Marie” kept coming back to Ramadan eight times after her initial “rape,” that made more plausible Ramadan’s contention that their relationship was not forced by him, but mutually agreed on. He who had claimed a few months ago never to have engaged in adultery recently changed his story, and before the judges he admitted that his encounters with “Marie” were sexual, and involved mild (!) S and M. These “sexual games,” as Ramadan and his lawyers called this sordidness, were — they claimed — consensual. Why would “Marie” keep agreeing to meet with Ramadan if she had been previously raped by him, against her will, again and again?
Third, Ramadan’s lawyers introduced into evidence 300 videos and a thousand photos sent by “Marie,” with sexual content, that support Ramadan’s contention that their meetings, however violent, were consensual. On one of the videos, “Marie” can be heard pleading with Ramadan, saying “My love, I love you very much” (“Mon amour, je t’aime fort”). That message was sent by “Marie’’ on May 17, 2013; she claimed that she had been raped by Ramadan the night before. Isn’t it possible that she had been smitten with Ramadan – flattered that this “towering intellect’’ took what seemed to be a real interest in her, and so she willingly submitted to his sexual violence? Isn’t it plausible that once “Marie” learned of all the others Ramadan was accused of sexually violating, in France, Belgium, the U.S. and Switzerland, she became infuriated at this evidence of Ramadan’s “betrayal” of her, and decided to press her own charges of rape for what may well have been “consensual” encounters?
Given her own past as a call girl, the fact that she kept coming back to Ramadan for more of those “rapes,” the fact that Ramadan admitted to a long “consensual” affair with her (while continuing to deny any sexual contact with his other accusers), and given, too, the 300 videos and the thousand photographs, some with sexual content, which she continued to send Ramadan to remind him of all those times they had had together, while at the same time declaring her love — this unhinged “Fatal Attraction” behavior was what finally Ramadan found too much trouble to deal with, and thus he cut off all contact with her.
The decision of the judges not to hear “Marie’s” case was the first victory for Ramadan and his lawyers. But it turned out to be premature for his loyalists to celebrate. The story of “Marie” had nothing in common with the accusations made by the eminently respectable Henda Ayari and “Christelle,” who have each testified to having been raped, but only once, with extreme violence, by Ramadan. Those of his many fans (two million Facebook friends, 200,000 followers on Twitter) who exulted in Ramadan’s “victory” over a former call girl’s doubtful accusation of having endured “nine rapes” by the “towering intellect” over a two-year period should curb their enthusiasm. There are many cases concerning Ramadan still to come — and not just in France — and none of them involve accusations by ex-call girls, nor claims of repeated rapes. And for all of the other accusers, Ramadan continues to insist — as he did not with “Marie” — on his complete innocence.
On September 16, another shoe dropped. A Swiss woman (and a Muslim) had accused Ramadan this past April of rape and assault. After five months of investigation, a Geneva prosecutor considered the complaint to be sufficiently serious to open another, criminal, investigation against Ramadan in early September, the Tribune de Genève newspaper revealed. The Geneva Attorney General’s Office has now upheld the charges of rape and sexual coercion.
This must fill Ramadan’s supporters with despair. After the debacle with “Marie,” who was judged to not be sufficiently credible an accuser, they were triumphantly predicting that the other charges would be exposed as part of an islamophobic frame-up, and their hero would soon be freed. But not only have the previous charges by Henda Ayari and “Christelle” in France continued to stand up against attack by Ramadan’s lawyers, but now the Swiss woman’s claims have also been upheld by the Attorney General of Geneva.
Everyone knows that there are still other accusers out there, including an American citizen living in Kuwait who has yet to come forward. Ramadan’s French accusers, and their families, have been physically threatened, after all; not everyone is willing to risk what his many followers might do. But some may still come forward if they believe it is safe to do so.
Finally, perhaps the most damning of all the charges are the accusations by four Swiss women that when they were his underage students in high school, Ramadan was guilty of “serious sexual assault.” We are still waiting for that investigation to be completed — the wheels of justice grind exceeding slow — and so, of course, is that Great Man and Towering Intellect, Tariq Ramadan. There is much more to come.
Spiro says
The final judgement is the one he should most fear
Westman says
The issue is no longer about a sterling reputation for Ramadan – his admitted S&M affair with a prostitute has definitively destroyed that. It is now about prison and the coup de gras, a likely conviction for forced relations with a Muslima(since, in Islam, only Muslims are higher than an animal).
There will be no future invitations to be a model for youth, regardless of the outcome of rape trials. Maybe a book entitled something like:
“How My Professional Life Was Ruined By Jealous Kefir Jinns”,
or,
“How Unbelievers Turned Innocent Women Into Raving Nymphomaniacs, Desiring Only Me”,
or,
“Halal S&M Methods For The Complete Idiot”.
Phil Copson says
“How My Professional Life Was Ruined By Jealous Kefir Jinns”
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Fortunately, a long spell in prison should provide a complete cure – what you might call a “Jinn and Tonic” in fact….?
Phil Copson says
“….It is now about prison and the coup de gras….”
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You think he’ll be put on lawn-mowing duties, then ? “Coup de gras” is surely the French for a lawn-mower…… “coup de grace” is a bit more like it.
FYI says
“mild S & M”
Sadistic and Muslim?Why should that come as any surprise?
S&M is the norm in the islamic world isn’t it?
Starting with Halal,the torture of animals{..do you hear any protests from animal rights groups??..}to the perverse wickedness of FGM,to the disgraceful misogynistic ill-treattment of women and children…
islam IS… S&M in action.
Mr Ramadan,the “towering intellect”,defender of the cult of muhammed the false prophet:how the mighty fall!
I guess the SHOE is on the other foot now……
{“another shoe drops”?How many feet does this guy have?What is he:an octopus?You know what they say-
“a lie has no legs to stand on” }
Ibrahim itace muhammed says
FYI, but bestiality is rampant among mithraist christians because Paul the liar said mithraist christians are not accountable for their sins, because mithraist jesus (not prophet Isa AS) died for their sins. Muslims are conscious of sharia provision that bestiality carries death and if not caught they will be held accountable on the day of judgement.
Elisha says
“Paul the liar said mithraist christians are not accountable for their sins”
Please, quote the alleged verse/s, you blithering fool, or shut your ignorant, child rapist worshiping hole.
James Lincoln says
Ibrahim,
Lots of references to bestiality – you are “projecting”.
Look up “projecting” in a textbook of psychology, maybe you will learn something about yourself.
gravenimage says
Actually, the biggest internet searches for bestiality are in the Muslims world.
As for the claim that Christians will commit any crime because Jesus died for their sins and they believe they are forgiven, this is not just a grotesque misunderstanding of Christian beliefs, it also is not borne out in the real world.
Nations with Christian values are over all *much* more law abiding and less violent than are Islamic hell holes.
Frank Anderson says
GI, I have known and know many Christians and most of them are somewhere between good and wonderful. I have known one in particular who was
President of
The local Baptist Church Sunday School,
The State Boy Scouts,
The State Chamber of Commerce,
The State Engineering Society,
The State trade organization for certain utilities,
The National organization of managers for certain utilities,
and many other local, state and national activities.
He was distressed when I would not help him intimidate an auditor into concealing the theft of money from the company that employed us. He did his best with the aid and comfort of dozens to destroy me and came close. He thought he had a ticket to steal and destroy anyone or anything in his way because he was “forgiven”.
Life is infected with evil people. The ones who are not evil must deal with them and make a decision like I did to go along or fight. Labels mean nothing compared to actions.
Pete says
Well…..muhamad even slept with his dead aunt.
Sorry. That was halal
ibrahim itace muhammed says
pete, when last your satan god you call Holy Spirit has anus sex with you while you were busy fucking your horrible bad smelly lady? scums of horrible bad smells!!
jewdog says
Ramadan should have stayed in Islamburg, where rape is something female victims are usually guilty of. This is just another example of the kulturkampf between Islam and civilization.
Disgusting that so many nitwits defend this guy just because he’s Muslim.
That shoe that just dropped should be thrown at him.
mortimer says
Tariq Ramadan’s record of rapes and violent abuse of women proves that he understands the inherent misogyny of Islam.
He is practicing Islam as MOST Muslims males understand Islam, but most are too fearful to treat women that badly.
Slavery is no longer permissible around the world, so the worst evils of Islam are somewhat curbed.
Tariq Ramadan was practicing Islamic sex slavery because no one stopped him and now he will pay the price.
I hope women will realize that they should NEVER DATE A MUSLIM.
TheBuffster says
Mortimer: “Tariq Ramadan was practicing Islamic sex slavery because no one stopped him and now he will pay the price.”
The thing is that the women, most at least, that he was sexually abusing were Muslims. I’m pretty sure that’s haram in Islam.
Also, aren’t sex slaves supposed to be non-Muslims who have been captured in war? The girls Ramadan is alleged to have raped don’t fit the bill on either count.
I think this guy will be well and truly done among a good part of his own community after this. There will surely be those who will consider that the women are liars, no matter what, and that they’re at fault even if they’re telling the truth. But I’m betting plenty of Muslims who know about these cases will write Ramadan off as a hypocrite and a crappy guy.
DLR says
And in case anyone was wondering about the media here’s a slimy sample of how one of Ramadan’s most fawning fans – Myriam François-Cerrah (born Emilie Siobhan Geoghegan François) whitewashes the case so far. Myriam François-Cerrah (born Emilie Siobhan Geoghegan François)
BBC doc. 7 minues pece called The troack star scholar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGComFfYkXY
It’s the lies by omission that makes it so dishonest.
Here she is launching Ramadan at Oxford in “Rethinking Islamic Reform:”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY17d4ZhY8M.
Click and you hear her straight away gushing enthusiasm for him. He posits NO reform for Islam by the way in this rant.
If you can stomach the almost 2 hours of pseudo babble and double speak you will hear Ramadan talking about family values and condemning prostitution as if a western vice. 1:48;40 and also invokes Jihad to his audience after installing the Koran an d Hadith as unreformable i.e canonic Jihad is based on violonce. Shame he is not being tried for this by the French and not just raping vulnerable coreligionists.
And she’s now objectively writing reports in defense of him for the BBC?
DLR says
And from 1:20 onwards you can hear the invocation for Jihad as expression of faithfulness for all muslims
DLR says
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY17d4ZhY8M
DLR says
Also since a new twist. A supposed supporter of TR who said he too was seduced by Henda Ayari and subjected to blackmail by her – loose woman, Whore ! – has been condemned for supposed rape and intimidation. Ex Policeman it seems…
https://www.paris-normandie.fr/accueil/la-credibilite-d-un-temoin-en-faveur-de-tariq-ramadan-mise-a-mal-apres-sa-condamnation-a-rouen-FE13718195
All in French but Google translate will oblige…
Buck Tucker says
Ramadan lives like a player. To me this sounds like he was taking advantage of his women fans, and this is more like groupie sex than rape. Honestly people need to keep an open mind about this. Of course the level of hypocrisy that is involved is sickening, but to convict him would almost be to uphold sharia law, like muslims cant be players and this will be upheld now by western courts.
6woods says
Forcing oneself on a woman (or anyone) without consent does not make one a “player”. It makes one a rapist. To convict him of this is not to “uphold sharia law”. On the contrary, to not take these women seriously and deny them a day in court would be enforcing sharia. Should they be required to bring 4 male witnesses?
gravenimage says
Agreed, 6woods.
eduardo odraude says
Serial rape is being a “player”? What about serial killing?
Strange definition of “player,” Buck.
Guy Macher says
No Muslim barrow has ever had a “towering intellect’. Being Muslim, by definition, precludes intellect.
Aunty Podes says
I fear that ‘Marie’s’ tale has far too many ifs and buts attached to be credible. Stick to the ones upheld by prosecutors.
Frank Anderson says
A.P. I think the point of the extended detailed explanation was to distinguish between a really weak, dubious charge and the substantial charges remaining, as much to emphasize the substantial charges as to explain the weak one.
Brief illustration: In serving as defense counsel for domestic violence misdemeanor charges my clients were charged and spent time in jail awaiting trial by women who were actually the attackers. In one case I remember the man was stabbed in the back of his arm as he tried to leave. He spent a number of days in jail while she walked away from arrest because the man is always the criminal. She failed to appear. The charge was dismissed. She was arrested, jailed and convicted for filing a false police report. This is just one illustration. I handled a few others that are similar.
A persecuted Christian says
Every time I read the description ” towering intellect ” associated with this moron ( Tariq Ramadan ) , I have a good laugh
Describing him as a towering intellect is an oxymoron
Frank Anderson says
There must always be an element of sarcasm when referring to anyone explaining, supporting or excusing islam as a “towering intellect”. Most every person who reads and writes here is far more insightful, brilliant and candid than any liar who supports evil. We, our host and his sidekicks are the real “towering intellects” in this discussion. I can’t at the moment think of any sufficient words for the mental midgets we oppose. Open to suggestions?
A Persecuted Christian says
I agree . I fully understand that the description ” towering intellect ” here is not the opinion of this website or the readers. Posting this quote unquote reflects that. I know that his followers and the European Countries that hosted him gave him high positions that helped spread his ideas
Sarcasm can emphasize the points we are trying to explain here.
The description ” towering intellect ” of that individual ( Tariq Ramadan ) helps expose the misogyny in islam
Frank Anderson says
Amen. Stated as nearly perfectly as any of us humans could.
eduardo odraude says
Maffick —
to celebrate with extravagant public demonstrations