PhotoPARIS — If you thought it was challenging for women to come forward and accuse Harvey Weinstein of rape, consider accusing the Islamic theologist Tariq Ramadan. Emboldened by the enormous response in France to the #MeToo wave that was born in Hollywood, two Frenchwomen decided last month to sue Mr. Ramadan for rape and sexual abuse. Mr. Ramadan, a grandson of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, denies the accusations. The sexual revolution that liberated Western women in the 20th century has yet to occur in most of the Muslim world. In the end, Ms. Ben Hania explains, “it is the policemen who are afraid of her.

Source: New York Times November 13, 2017 06:45 UTC