“There us no freedom of speech in Muslim counties” – so says Tariq Ramadan, a Muslim scholar who was prevented from entering the country during the Bush Administration for his support of Hamas (He had been offered a job at Notre Dame in 2004). He reports that now under the Obama administration, Homeland Security is giving him VIP treatment, whisking him through faster than his native Switzerland
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He urges Muslims to stop focusing on concerns about being called terrorists and get involved in public policy debates, like the recent health care debate.
What does Islam teach about birth control and abortion? Homosexuality? Equality for women doctors? Teen pregnancy?
