Who gets to say what about religion? When does free speech verge into something more insidious — insult, offense, even…
The surprising history of global blasphemy law
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Blasphemy and “hate spin” campaigns in Indonesia
On May 9, 2017, the former governor of Jakarta, Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, was convicted of blasphemy in the North…
Blasphemous cartoons: The old threat of secularism and the new threat of Islam
Around Christmas time, in the heart of Europe, furor broke out over blasphemous cartoons. The newspapers and public opinion were…
Religious freedom as a binding practice of suspicion
I would like to begin with a famous case in Egypt that, though over a decade and a half old,…
Pakistan and blasphemy
TIF contributor Dr. Ebrahim Moosa recently posted on his blog a statement written by Mawlana Ammar Khan Nasir, editor of the Urdu…
Fighting words that are not fought
“Under what conditions does freedom of speech become freedom to hate?” Judith Butler recently asked. Here I will explore these…
Poppies and Prophets
Last November 11, two British Muslims, purportedly members of an organization calling itself “Muslims Against Crusades” (MAC), were arrested under…
Tariq Ramadan on South Park and censorship
Tariq Ramadan speaks with On Faith's Sally Quinn about the meaning(s) of jihad and why Comedy Central was wrong to…