Muhammad cartoon contest in Phoenix today and the Muslim Times’ response
Epigraph: “The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam.” — President Obama Mosque of Madinah, first built in 1 AH. The alleged contest […]
Free Speech and Civility in America and in Islam
Source: Huffington Post By Sarah Sayeed, Ph.D. Director of Community Partnerships, Interfaith Center of New Growing up Muslim in America, I learned that there were many rules about speech. At home, […]
Bangladesh bans Islamist group after blogger killings
Rappler.com: DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh on Monday banned an Islamist militant group suspected of involvement in the murders of atheist bloggers that sparked protests in Dhaka and outrage around the […]
These guys are painfully wrong about Islam: 3 things that every anti-Muslim zealot needs to admit
Epigraph: “The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam.” – President Obama Source: Salon.com By Qasim Rashid Bill Maher & Richard Dawkins continue to disparage […]
Muslim Sunrise Publishes a Timely Volume on Free Speech
Source: Muslim Sunrise, the First Muslim Publication of North America Editorial by the Editor: Falah Shams In the aftermath of the heinous attack on the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, the […]
What is the Punishment for Blasphemy in Islam?
Review of Religions: Introduction Blasphemy, derived from the Latin Blasphemia, is generally defined as the exhibition of irreverent behaviour or language towards God, religion or anything held sacred. It is […]
Draw Mohammed Day: Free Speech Or Hate?
Draw Mohammed Day is approaching — the sixth anniversary of the first one, though the event hasn’t been widely held every year. This year, it’s expected to garner a great […]
The Muslim Times Continued Pursuit to Define Free Speech
Epigraph: Allah likes not the uttering of unseemly speech in public, except on the part of one who is being wronged. Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Al Quran 4:149) […]
Loaded gesture gets ranking Congresswoman into ethnic hot water
By Ben Brumfield, CNN Updated 6:17 AM ET, Sun May 17, 2015 (CNN) U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez would seem the perfect picture of an ethnically diverse Democrat. But a brief gesture […]
Freedom of speech is not absolute, says apex court of India
By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: May 15, 2015 7:03 am Freedom of speech and expression has to be given a broad canvas, but it has to […]
Free Speech: The Hottest Topic for Our Times
Epigraph: Allah likes not the uttering of unseemly speech in public, except on the part of one who is being wronged. Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Al Quran 4:149) […]
An Era of Reporting Under Fear
Source: Huffington Post By Raza Rumi, who is a writer, journalist and international development practitioner. C.Editor at The Friday Times, Fellow at National Endowment for Democracy, Washington D.C. WASHINGTON – Media […]
Bangladesh blogger Ananta Bijoy Das hacked to death
Source: BBC A secular blogger in Bangladesh has been hacked to death in north-eastern Bangladesh in the third such deadly attack since the start of the year, police say. Ananta […]
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SAYS FREE SPEECH IS FOR OFFENDING MUSLIMS — NOT OPPOSING ISRAEL
firstlook.org: CBC, today: “Ottawa threatening hate charges against those who boycott Israel” The Harper government is signaling its intention to use hate crime laws against Canadian advocacy groups that encourage boycotts of Israel. Such a move could target a range of civil society organizations, from the United Church of Canada […]
Speech Should Inspire Peace–not Hate
Source: Patheos By Saima Sheikh Recently, American Freedom Defense Initiative or AFDI, which is co founded by Pamela Geller, hosted a cartoon drawing contest of Prophet Muhammad of Islam in Garland, […]
The Muslim Times Building its Portfolio on Free Speech and its Limitations
Epigraph: Allah likes not the uttering of unseemly speech in public, except on the part of one who is being wronged. Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Al Quran 4:149) […]
Free Speech : theirs and ours
Free Speech: Theirs and Ours By Hussain Nadim May 02, 2015 What’s the cost of free speech in the ‘free world’? Scott McIntyre, a sports journalist for Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) in Australia, recently had a taste of it. Not only was he fired from SBS, but was also put […]
British Politicians Woo 'Muslim Vote' With Pledges
Source: The Clarion Project By Soeren Kern; April 30, 2015 British Politicians Woo ‘Muslim Vote’ With Pledges British Muslims — who voted overwhelmingly for Labour in the 2010 general election — […]
British Politicians Woo ‘Muslim Vote’ With Pledges
Source: The Clarion Project By Soeren Kern; April 30, 2015 British Politicians Woo ‘Muslim Vote’ With Pledges British Muslims — who voted overwhelmingly for Labour in the 2010 general election — […]
The Muslim Times Condemns Killing of Another Secular Blogger in Bangladesh
Washiqur Rahman: Another secular blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh (CNN) When American writer Avijit Roy was hacked to death on a Dhaka, Bangladesh, street in full view of horrified […]