Muslims should ‘forcefully reject’ blasphemy laws
Epigraph: And He has already revealed to you in the Book that, when you hear the Signs of Allah being denied and mocked at, sit not with them until they […]
Urdu Video: Million Man March Against Charlie Hebdo in Karachi
JI Ki Gustakhana Khako Ke Khilaf Karachi Mein Million March… Guests: Siraj-ul-Haq Ameer JI, Najmi Alam PPP, Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman JI, Naeem Qureshi President KBA and Aneeq Ahmed Anchor Person Dunya […]
Charlie Hebdo: How Prophet Muhammad Would Deal With Blasphemy?
Huffington Post: By Amaar Ahmad, Virgina Tech PhD Alum In their criminal assault against Charlie Hebdo, Muslim extremists succeeded in the one thing they were trying to prevent: the publication […]
Washington Post: I used to be a free speech absolutist; Charlie Hebdo changed that
Washington Post: By Andrés Martinez January 26 2015. Andres Martinez is editorial director of Zocalo Public Square, for which he writes the Trade Winds column. He teaches journalism at Arizona […]
Patriarchs say NO to deriding religious feelings
Russia’s Patriarch Kirill Slams Charlie Hebdo’s Mockery of Muslims, Christians and others with its irreverent cartoons “Today, in saying ‘no’ to terrorism, killings, violence, we also say ‘no’ to the […]
Balance free speech with civility
Herald: Of course it was right to show solidarity with the French in the wake of the massacre at the offices of the satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo.” Western, pluralistic societies […]
Islamic history is full of free thinkers – but recent attempts to suppress critical thought are verging on the absurd
Source: The Independent By Ziauddin Sardar, who is editor of the quarterly journal ‘Critical Muslim’. His book, ‘Mecca: The Sacred City’, is published by Bloomsbury The West’s best hope of dealing […]
Cyber experts warn on Cameron’s eavesdropping plans
Source: The Telegraph Prime Minister’s promise to allow security services to access encrypted mobile data “compromises protection for everybody on everything” says Microsoft chief By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Davos The world’s […]
Queen Rania On Charlie Hebdo Attackers: ‘Their Actions Are The Antithesis Of Islam’
“[The attackers] do not represent the millions of Muslims around the world who condemn terrorism. To equate an entire religion and its followers with the actions of a minority is […]
Murdering Journalists … Them and Us
Global Research: by William Blum — After Paris, condemnation of religious fanaticism is at its height. I’d guess that even many progressives fantasize about wringing the necks of jihadists, bashing into their heads some thoughts about the intellect, about satire, humor, freedom of speech. We’re talking here, after all, about young […]
Should Freedom of Expression Have Limits?
Source: Huffington Post By Farooq Aftab, Spokesperson Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Worldwide & AMYA UK, Lawyer, Human Rights Advocate, News Commentator, Writer & Public Speaker/Trainer on Islam In light of the recent attacks on Charlie Hebdo, the debate on freedom of expression has once again come to the fore. It is claimed that […]
Freedom of speech in a civilised society
Felixonline.co.uk — Should freedom of speech be given when it threatens social peace? Last week’s heinous attacks on Charlie Hebdo caused an outpouring of grief and support from around the world for the innocents who lost their lives that day, and in the days that followed. The brazen assault was […]
The Muslim Times Leading the Discussion on Free Speech and Its Limitations
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If you have a bright idea, but are not allowed to share it, regardless of its value, […]
What separates Charlie Hebdo from The New York Times?
Source: The Express Tribunes Blogs By Kashif Chaudhry Published: January 21, 2015 Let’s say you had a new neighbour. You knock on their door and say, “Hey there, welcome to […]
Free Speech or Slander: UN condemns Myanmar monk Wirathu’s ‘sexist’ comments?
Continue reading the main story in BBC Related Stories Myanmar probes monk’s UN comments Why are monks attacking Muslims? Rohingya discrimination ‘is policy’ The UN human rights chief has called […]
Responsible Free Speech in the Name of Tolerance
Huff Post: by Ahmed Khan — The dust is beginning to finally settle down from all the chaos that ensued after the Charlie Hebdo attacks with people now intellectually trying to analyze what happened. The initial response, however, included significant vilification of Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. It seemed for […]
Muslim Leader Says: Monitor All Mosque Sermons
Tuesday 20th January 2015 The leader of the world’s largest organised Muslim community believes we should arm all police in Britain to stop Islamic extremists. Speaking to Shelagh Fogarty, Mirza […]
Paris mayor: We intend to sue Fox News
By Gregory Wallace and Brian Stelter @CNNMoney January 20, 2015 Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo told CNN Tuesday she intends to sue Fox News in the wake of the channel’s […]
How the “Ban” on Images of Muhammad Came to Be
Epigraph: Have We not opened for thee (Muhammad) thy bosom, and removed from thee thy burden, Which had well nigh broken thy back, and We exalted thy name? (Al Quran 94:2-5) Courtesy: […]
Chomsky: Paris attacks show hypocrisy of West’s outrage
Source: CNN (CNN) After the terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo, which killed 12 people including the editor and four other cartoonists, and the murder of four Jews at a kosher supermarket […]