You cannot limit the debate to being solely in favour or against. It should be more complex. When you condemn, you need to understand what led to it. In general, if it is our responsibility to condemn terrorist actions after they had happened, we have an even greater responsibility beforehand to make sure they won't happen.
Tariq RamadanI am talking about anything that is a provocation - ignore it. When something falls under freedom of expression, you can read it and take a critical distance.
Tariq RamadanI had no intention to cover my tracks since I am not a politician and I do not represent anybody.
Tariq RamadanIn my book, the Arab Awakening, I talk about the fact that we have to move from this. All the contemporary ideologies of political Islam have been based on the nation state. The nation state is very problematic but I'm not sure if we have an alternative political model.
Tariq Ramadan