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February 5, 2018

French Police Arrest Tariq Ramadan on Rape Charges
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In France, Oxford professor and renowned Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan
has been charged with rape, after he was accused by two women of rape
and sexual assault last year. Ramadan, who has been taken into custody,
has denied the accusations.


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