Hamza Yusuf and Tariq Ramadan at Oxford University

[inzy_paratha]

The topic is rethinking Islamic reform, Subhanallah its an enlightening amazing talk that I am sure all of you (muslim or non muslim , especially you James!) would enjoy. Hamza Yusuf is probably the best Muslim speaker out there, his level of knowledge and understanding is amazing, and his sheer love for Islam shines through... for an example of that in this video skip forward to 2 hours 41 minutes where a woman asks him a question, a display of emotion you rarely see on a public forum . Enjoy

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[s28]

Thanks for sharing.

Wow only watched first few minutes and already feel more knowledgeable

 

[s28]

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[attock]

Hamza Yusuf is probably the best Islamic speaker in the West............

 

[inzy_paratha]

Hamza Yusuf is probably the best Islamic speaker in the West............

I agree, he is so knowledgeable, not just on Islamic issues but on philosophy, reasoning, literature , as well as being very genuine when he speaks. An inspiration for all us Muslims ..

 

[s28]

Hss the video been edited ? I wasn't clear why their was so much emotion 2 hr 41 mins in ? I couldn't understand that Irish woman which might explain it ?

 

[Britstani]

Hamza Yusuf is probably the best Islamic speaker in the West............

Yep for sure!

My fav Sheikh

 

[attock]

I agree, he is so knowledgeable, not just on Islamic issues but on philosophy, reasoning, literature , as well as being very genuine when he speaks. An inspiration for all us Muslims ..

Yes, fully agree..........

 

[chacha kashmiri]

tariq ramadhan is a disgrace to his grandfather

 

[DeadlyVenom]

tariq ramadhan is a disgrace to his grandfather

How so?

 

[Britstani]

tariq ramadhan is a disgrace to his grandfather

Please explain?

 

[s28]

my brother met Sheikh Hamza at Davos today was in tears apparently (my brother that is )

https://www.facebook.com/ShaykhHamzaYusuf/posts/10152963453406544

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf discussing how Muslim nations have moved away from a Hobbesian approach to that of a Lockean political philosophy, as well as highlighting the dangers of how extremists have perversely romanticised their approach to chivalry.

He also highlighted that we can have constructive debates and scientific gatherings to discuss matters about religion and Islam, however to denigrate religion such as the recent events in Paris, will cause further divide in our efforts for tolerance and coexistence.

http://www.weforum.org/se…/summary/religion-pretext-conflict

 

[s28]

Hamza Yusuf
Yesterday at 07:54 ·

One of the intriguing aspects of the Arabic language is that the word for "right" is also the word for "responsibility". They are two sides of one coin. Freedom of speech is a 'right' but it also has a great responsibility that goes with it. My own teacher, Shaykh Abdullah bin Bayyah, argues that we have to spread peace, as the Prophet Muhammadﷺ was a peacemaker trying to stop the violence widespread in the Arabian Peninsula at the time. He argues that within the context of peace we can redress many wrongs more effectively and with greater hope, than in the context of war - the outcome of which is never known.

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf
World Economic Forum 2015 ‪#‎wef2015‬
‪#‎Davos‬, Switzerland

 

[Laparwah]

I use to enjoy listening to Hamza Yusuf until after 9/11 when he made some insensitive comments. Seems he is much less in the public eye nowadays.

 

[Laparwah]

my brother met Sheikh Hamza at Davos today was in tears apparently (my brother that is )

https://www.facebook.com/ShaykhHamzaYusuf/posts/10152963453406544

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf discussing how Muslim nations have moved away from a Hobbesian approach to that of a Lockean political philosophy, as well as highlighting the dangers of how extremists have perversely romanticised their approach to chivalry.

He also highlighted that we can have constructive debates and scientific gatherings to discuss matters about religion and Islam, however to denigrate religion such as the recent events in Paris, will cause further divide in our efforts for tolerance and coexistence.

http://www.weforum.org/se…/summary/religion-pretext-conflict

What's so tearful about meeting Hamza Yusuf? I also met him many years back as well.

 

[s28]

No idea. Maybe he was peeling onions in the Davos kitchen ?

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Yusuf is coming in for a fair bit of criticism for agreeing to join a group which advises the Trump administration on human rights.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/...ted-human-rights-adviser-trump-administration

 

[Madplayer]

Yusuf is coming in for a fair bit of criticism for agreeing to join a group which advises the Trump administration on human rights.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/...ted-human-rights-adviser-trump-administration

I wonder why. Muslims should be smart enough to not isolate themselves completely.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

I wonder why. Muslims should be smart enough to not isolate themselves completely.

Yep.

Better to be on the inside trying to change policy than on the outside criticising but with no influence to change anything.

 

[the Great Khan]

Yusuf is coming in for a fair bit of criticism for agreeing to join a group which advises the Trump administration on human rights.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/...ted-human-rights-adviser-trump-administration

yes stay on the outside and moan and complain..that is what those that criticise have left...nothing..most of them have done nothing..Yusuf is somebody who has worked tirelessly for the betterment of teh Muslim community not just in the way they act but the way they think..

 

[SalimBhai]

The rape trial against Tariq Ramadan has begun

 

[MenInG]

The rape trial against Tariq Ramadan has begun

Best to add where you got the news from with a link.

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The prominent Swiss academic and Islam scholar Tariq Ramadan has gone on trial in Geneva on charges of rape and sexual coercion.

The 60-year-old told the court he denied allegations that he carried out an attack on a Swiss woman in a Geneva hotel in 2008.

Ramadan was a professor of contemporary Islamic studies at the University of Oxford before taking a leave of absence in 2017 when rape allegations were first made against him by French women, in what was seen as the biggest repercussion of the #MeToo movement in France. He has also denied those allegations.

The complainant in the Swiss case, who had converted to Islam in her youth, was 40 at the time of the alleged attack. She says she has faced threats and therefore wishes to be known under the assumed name of “Brigitte” during the trial.

She said she had met Ramadan at a book signing in Geneva and later at a conference. They had corresponded via social media. A few months later he had invited her for coffee at his hotel after a conference. Ramadan is charged with three counts of rape against Brigitte in his hotel room on 28 October 2008, and one count of sexual coercion. Ramadan is accused of subjecting her to brutal sexual acts as well as beatings and insults.

Ramadan, who could face up to 10 years in prison, denies all charges and told the court he was innocent. He said: “I’m here because I’m going to fight,” and denounced what he called “lies and manipulation” against him. He told the court he had multiple sclerosis and was currently receiving a monthly payment from Oxford.

“This trial is an ordeal for my client, not therapy,” the Swiss complainant’s French lawyer, François Zimeray, told AFP. “She is waiting for recognition of the suffering that she has lived with for 15 years and which she has made it a painful duty to reveal. She expects a difficult, painful confrontation but she is ready for it, convinced that this fight is a duty for her as much as an ordeal.”

The Swiss woman had filed a police complaint in Geneva after French women spoke to the media about alleged rapes by Ramadan in hotels in France.

The French state prosecutor last year called for Ramadan to stand trial in France for the alleged rapes of four women between 2009 and 2016. It will fall to French investigating judges to rule whether those cases should go to trial.

Ramadan was arrested in France in 2018 and spent nine months in prison on remand over the French rape allegations before being released on probation and barred from leaving the country. He was given exceptional authorisation to attend the Geneva trial this week.

In recent years, Ramadan had repeatedly said allegations of rape against him in France and Switzerland were a politically motivated plot and that he had been the victim of bias in the French justice system. The academic, who had advised successive British governments on Islam and society, denied all allegations.

The three-day trial in Geneva will be heard by a panel of judges who will return a verdict on 24 May.

Guardian