Oxford academic detained in France on rape accusations

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Published Jan 31, 2018

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Paris - Prominent Swiss academic Tariq

Ramadan, a professor of Islamic studies at the University of

Oxford, has been taken into custody by French police following

accusations of rape, a judicial source said on Wednesday.

The source said a preliminary investigation was opened after

two complaints were filed against Ramadan, a well-known figure

in the Middle East. He is the grandson of the founder of the

Muslim Brotherhood movement in Egypt, Hassan al-Banna.

Ramadan took a leave of absence from Oxford last November

after two women filed complaints in France alleging rape. He has

denied the allegations and filed a complaint for slander against

author Henda Ayari, one of his accusers.

Reuters

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