April 27, 2010

Not Funny: Americans Opposed to Censoring by Comedy Central

About seven in ten Americans (71%) disagree with the recent Comedy Central decision to censor part of a […]

April 27, 2010

Sweden: University cancels Vilks lecture

Artist Lars Vilks was invited by Jonkoping University to speak about freedom of speech, but the seminar was […]

April 27, 2010

Iran, gender discrimination, and the UN’s Women’s Commission

Writing in Foreign Policy, SB Anderlini, Hadi Ghaemi and Dokhi Fassihian write: “The Iranian government by contrast has […]

April 27, 2010

‘South Park’ and the Informal Fatwa

In an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues the veiled threats against South […]

April 26, 2010

France’s Most Famous Muslim Cleric Supports Burqa Ban

Hassen Chalghoumi, France’s best known Imam, has dared to publicly condemn the wearing of the full veil, and […]

April 26, 2010

Creators of ‘Everybody Draw Muhammad Day’ drop gag after everybody gets angry

In declaring May 20th to be “Everybody Draw Muhammad Day,” Seattle artist Molly Norris created a poster-like cartoon […]

April 25, 2010

Islamic Scholar: ‘There Is No Jihad Against Noncombatants’

Ever since the influential Muslim scholar Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri last month issued a 600-page fatwa, or religious ruling, condemning […]

April 25, 2010

South Park creators should voice protest

In an interview, Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard urged South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker to “protest […]

April 25, 2010

Ayaan on CNN

Ayaan Hirsi Ali addresses the South Park controversy on CNN: “If the entertainment business were to take this […]

April 25, 2010

A new generation at the mosque in Finland

Finnish journalist Tommi Nieminen explores the integration of Finland’s second-generation immigrants and finds that “the individuality varies considerably: […]

April 24, 2010

Dutch Cabinet Finds No Sharia Courts in Netherlands

A report prepared for Dutch Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin finds there are no sharia courts strictly speaking, […]

April 23, 2010

Matt Stone and Trey Parker comment on the controversy

South Park’s creators Trey Parket and Matt Stone address the controversy surrounding the Prophet Mohammed in an interview […]

April 23, 2010

Seattle cartoonist launches “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day”

After Comedy Central cut a portion of a South Park episode following a death threat from a radical […]

April 23, 2010

Most French want burqa law, but not total ban

Two-thirds of French people want a law limiting the use of face-covering Islamic veils such as the niqab […]

April 23, 2010

Road to Radicalism: The Man Behind the ‘South Park’ Threats

Joshua Rhett Miller investigates Zachary Adam Chesser, the man behind the South Park threats through the US-based group […]

April 23, 2010

Belgium in chaos as PM quits over burqa

The collapse of the Belgian coalition government has prevented the country’s parliament from voting in Europe’s first ban […]

April 23, 2010

‘South Park’ producers say network cut fear speech

Producers of “South Park” said Thursday that Comedy Central removed a speech about intimidation and fear from their […]

April 22, 2010

Danish cartoonist at centre of Muhammad controversy on leave ‘for security reasons’

Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, who has been attacked and repeatedly threatened over a drawing of Prophet Muhammad, has […]

April 22, 2010

Saudi Arabia to introduce minimum marriage age after 11-year-old wins divorce

Saudi Arabia could introduce a minimum age of marriage for the first time after a girl who married […]

April 22, 2010

“South Park” Episode Is Altered After Muslim Group’s Warning

An episode of “South Park” that continued a story line involving the Prophet Muhammad was shown Wednesday night […]