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April 28, 2010

Hirsi Ali wins rights award from Danish cartoon paper

Ayaan Hirsi Ali has received the Prize for Freedom of Expression from Jyllands-Posten, a Danish newspaper which sparked […]
April 28, 2010

The Simpsons support South Park writers in Mohammed censorship row

Creators of The Simpsons have given a nod of support to rivals at South Park whose recent episode […]
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 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

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

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 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 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 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 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

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

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 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

‘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 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 […]