Tariq Ramadan Tweets About Freedom of Expression

Hat tip Frontpage Magazine

Tariq Ramadan

what about all the non-Muslim minorities in Muslim-majority lands who are in jail, isolated and/or tortured for thinking freely-in other words, belonging to another religion or no religion at all-or for having left Islam? Many, probably most, are not scholars or intellectuals but simply ordinary people, such as Asia Bibi in Pakistan or the Baha’is in Iran. The list is long. I have always found it amazing how so many Muslim leaders constantly yell about Islamophobia while denying the obvious-  that Islam is the most intolerant religion on earth. Ramadan speaks of freedom of expression, but under Islam, there is no freedom of expression when it comes to criticizing Islam or the Prophet Mohammad. That calls for the death penalty.
Ramadan is believed by many to be a reformer within Islam. I don’t buy it. To me, he is just another one of those skilled communicators who makes non-Muslims feel good. In his case, he is one of the most skilled. He is smart, eloquent, urbane, and impressive in both English and French.

I have no desire to see Ramadan locked away for his beliefs. Given the climate in France today, I have a hard time believing they would try to imprison Ramadan for that sole reason. As to the rape charges, I only hope that truth will prevail. Taken alone, the words in his tweet are benign. With Ramadan, however, it seems there is always something between the lines.