Muslim Scholar, Formerly Barred, Coming to New York

clipped from cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com Muslim Scholar, Formerly Barred, Coming to New York By ANDY NEWMAN A prominent Muslim academic barred from the United States for six years under the Patriot Act will speak at a panel at Cooper Union next month, his first public appearance since the restriction was lifted. The scholar, Tariq Ramadan, will speak at “Secularism, Islam and Democracy: Muslims in Europe and the West,” presented on April 8 by the American Association for University Professors, the American Civil Liberties Union, PEN American Center and Slate. Karim Selmaoui/European Press Photo Agency Tariq Ramadan at a news conference on March 4 in Morocco.