Groups Decry Muslim Scholar's Visa Denial

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040917/ap_on_re_us/muslim_scholar_visa

The State Department issued Ramadan a work visa in May but revoked it in July. The action came just weeks before the scholar was scheduled to begin a tenured position as professor of religion, conflict and peace-building at Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies.


Russ Knocke, a Department of Homeland Security spokesman, said last month that the visa was revoked based on "public safety or national security interests." Knocke has not responded to recent requests for interviews from The Associated Press.


Many who have rallied in Ramadan's support believe the scholar's controversial profile, including sharp criticism of Israel, the war in Iraq (news - web sites) and U.S. policy in the Middle East, was the real reason for the revocation.

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