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There has been so much news of late that stories which might once have caused a splash have sailed by all but unnoticed. One in particular seems worthy of bringing into a greater light, not least because it has been almost entirely ignored by the English-language media.
Tariq Ramadan is the grandson of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood. In recent years he was probably the most famous Muslim intellectual in the West. Last month, a court in Paris found him guilty of the rape of three women and sentenced him to 18 years in prison.
The case is the culmination of several trials since allegations were first made against him in 2017. Clearly expecting a guilty verdict, despite denying the charges, Ramadan broke a court order and skipped France. The 63-year-old is currently hiding out in Switzerland, claiming he was unable to attend his Paris trial because he is suffering from anxiety and depression linked to an alleged flare-up of multiple sclerosis. The court found him fit to attend. But now he has been sentenced, Ramadan will presumably continue to try to evade French justice and stay in Switzerland.
Continue reading the entire piece here at The Spectator (paywall)
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Douglas Murray is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and contributing editor of City Journal.