In 1983 he obtained Swiss citizenship by naturalization[1] and earned a doctorate in Philosophy form the University of Geneva.
[3] He defended stoning for adultery and believes AIDS is a "divine curse".
[6] He again attracted the attention of the press and Swiss authorities by virtue of his radical statements.
At the 2014 meeting of the Union of Islamic Organizations in France, he stated: "All the evil in the world originates from the Jews and the Zionist barbarism".
[8] He was expelled from France on April 8, 2017, for his past remarks and behaviour that posed a serious threat to public order, as per the statement issued by the French Interior Ministry.