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Roger Garaudy or Ragaa (born July 17, 1913, in Marseille) is a French Muslim author who drew public attention for his stance and writings as a Holocaust denier.

During World War II, Garaudy was imprisoned in Algeria, as a prisoner of war of Vichy France; he was a member of the French Communist Party who tried to reconcile Marxism with Roman Catholicism in the 1970s, and then abandoned both doctrines in favour of Sunni Islam when he became Muslim in 1982, taking his new name. He currently lives in Spain.

In 1998, a French court found him guilty of Holocaust denial and racial defamation, fining him FF 120,000 ($40,000) for his 1995 book, The Founding Myths of Israeli Politics. Endorsing the views of French Holocaust denier Robert Faurisson, the book declared that during the Holocaust, Jews were not killed in gas chambers [1]. The book was quickly translated into Arabic and Persian, and a Sudanese lawyer, Faruk M. Abu Eissa, assembled a five-man legal team to support Garaudy at his trial in Paris. The Iranian government paid some of Garaudy's fine.

Garaudy is also known to be a friend of Abbé Pierre. The year of Garaudy's conviction, Abbé Pierre endorsed the Founding Myths... and also compared the Holocaust to the supposed "atrocities" of the ancient Israelites.

Works

Garaudy has written over 20 books, including:

Do we need God? (Avons-nous besoin de Dieu?)
God is dead (Dieu est mort)
The grandeur and decadences of Islam
Islam and integrism
Call to the living
Who do you say that I am?
Towards a war of religion
The Founding Myths of Modern Israel

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-'''Roger Garaudy''' or '''Ragaa''' (born [[July 17]], [[1913]], in [[Marseille]]) is a [[France|French]] [[Muslim]] (convert) thinker from a  strong [[Communism|communist]] background.
+'''Roger Garaudy''' or '''Ragaa''' (born [[July 17]], [[1913]], in [[Marseille]]) is a [[France|French]] [[Muslim]] [[author]] who drew public attention for his stance and writings as a [[Holocaust denial|Holocaust denier]].
 During [[World War II]], Garaudy was imprisoned  in [[Algeria]], as a [[prisoner of war]] of [[Vichy France]]; he was a member of the [[French Communist Party]] who tried to reconcile [[Marxism]] with [[Roman Catholicism]] in the 1970s, and then abandoned both doctrines in favour of [[Sunni Islam]] when he became Muslim in 1982, taking his new name. He currently lives in [[Spain]].
-In 1998, a French court found him guilty of [[Holocaust denial]] and racial defamation, fining him FF 120,000 ($40,000) for his 1995 book, [http://www.radioislam.org/islam/english/books/garaudy/main.htm ''The Founding Myths of Israeli Politics'']. Endorsing the views of French [[Historical revisionism (negationism)|revisionist historian]] [[Robert Faurisson]], the book declared that during the [[Holocaust]], Jews were not killed in [[gas chamber]]s[http://www.iran-press-service.com/articles/vaziri_garaudy.html]. The book was quickly translated into [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and [[Persian language|Persian]], and a [[Sudan]]ese lawyer, Faruk M. Abu Eissa, assembled a five-man legal team to support Garaudy at his trial in Paris. The [[Iran]]ian government paid some of Garaudy's fine.
+In 1998, a French court found him guilty of [[Holocaust denial]] and racial defamation, fining him FF 120,000 ($40,000) for his 1995 book, ''The Founding Myths of Israeli Politics''. Endorsing the views of French Holocaust denier [[Robert Faurisson]], the book declared that during the [[Holocaust]], Jews were not killed in [[gas chamber]]s[http://www.iran-press-service.com/articles/vaziri_garaudy.html]. The book was quickly translated into [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and [[Persian language|Persian]], and a [[Sudan]]ese lawyer, Faruk M. Abu Eissa, assembled a five-man legal team to support Garaudy at his trial in Paris. The [[Iran]]ian government paid some of Garaudy's fine.
 Garaudy is also known to be a friend of [[Abbé Pierre]].  The year of Garaudy's conviction, Abbé Pierre endorsed the ''Founding Myths...'' and also compared the [[Holocaust]] to the supposed "atrocities" of the ancient [[Israelite]]s.