Quote Originally Posted by Valin View Post
Before people get all giddy over this guy. A very different take on Tariq Ramadan can be found in
The Flight of the Intellectuals
Paul Berman

Needless to say this small book has raised quite a to do in some circles.
I think that Ramadan's position on Islam, modernity, and the West stand on their own--unless someone finds anything particularly obnoxious in the WashPo piece I posted.

On the debate over Ramadan, and over Berman on Ramadan, Foreign Affairs (July/August 2010) had an excellent piece by Marc Lynch, and follow-ups by Berman and Lynch. You'll find them here and here.