When free speech comes into conflict with religious sensitivity, common sense must prevail.
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Laws against blasphemy privilege the feelings of Christians over other religious people, and have no place in a modern, inclusive society.
Ahok is only one among many people in Indonesia who have been jailed under the country’s controversial blasphemy law.
A spate of violence linked to accusations of blasphemy has rocked Pakistan.
There are elements of intolerance and racism in Indonesia. But that does not necessarily mean that an organised Islamic political movement is on the rise.
A recent case of comedian Stephen Fry being accused of blasphemy is a reminder that blasphemy laws are not unique to the Muslim world.
Christians’ plight in Pakistan reflects the confused identity and ideologies of the country they live in.
To avoid misguided use of sacred texts, religious believers should understand the context in which the texts appeared the first time.
About one-quarter of the world’s countries, both in developing and developed economies, have anti-blasphemy laws. Their implementation is always controversial and highly politicised.
Minorities are increasingly facing exclusion from Pakistan’s public realm; and it’s not only terrorists who are responsible.
The tradition of freedom of expression on religious matters is not quite so venerable as many seem to imagine in the outcry at the killing of Charlie Hebdo journalists and cartoonists in Paris. While modern…
In the wake of the violence sparked around the world by the anti-Islam video entitled Innocence of Muslims, the debate about the need for anti-blasphemy laws has re-emerged. The Organisation of Islamic…
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Professor of Political Science, Director of Center for Islamic & Arabic Studies, San Diego State University
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Affiliated Faculty of Bioethics, Religion, and Society, Department of Religious Studies, DePaul University
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PhD candidate at Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer: Politics, History and International Relations, Aston University
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Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Constitutional Law, Monash University
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Professor of Religion and African Studies, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer and Director of Research, Centre for the Study of Islam and Society, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta
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Subject coordinator in Asian Studies, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne
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Fellow, Department of Anthropology, Durham University
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