Women's Issues: French women's rights group protest visit of pro-stoning Muslim scholar

AKI reports that a French women's rights group Regards de femmes, is demanding that the authorities bar controversial Muslim scholar Hani Ramadan from entering the country. The so-called scholar has publicly advocated death by stoning for women who commit adultery

The president of Regards de femmes, Michele Vianes, has this week sent a letter, co-signed by number of prominent French figures, including several former ministers, to interior minister, Nicolas Sarkozy demanding he keep Ramadan out of France.

He is due to teach a series of courses a the newly formed Shatibi centre in the city of Lyon, beginning on 14 October. The Shatibi centre was founded by a group of young Muslims and offers courses in Islamic studies and the Arabic language.