Tariq Ramadan

Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Oxford

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Professor of contemporary Islamic studies at Oxford. His latest book is "The Quest for Meaning: Developing a Philosophy of Pluralism" (Allen Lane). Ramadan is the grandson of Hassan al-Banna, who founded the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt in 1928.

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Protests are spreading in Cairo and other cities. Workers have gone on strike—but it’s not clear if they share the goal of regime change.

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