In the gallery of satirical art there’s a largely blank space where the work satirizing Islam should be. Here I argue that, where satirical work has been removed out of fear, it should be put back. I also deal with a couple of objections against doing so...Read on: Charlie Hebdo and avoiding offence - two popular liberal arguments refuted | Center for Inquiry
Saturday, 17 January 2015
In a week that has seen both the Grand Mufti of Egypt and the Pope come out as apologists for violence against peaceful dissent; in the wake of violent protests in some Muslim countries, leading to killings and arson over a message of peace and forgiveness, I urge you to read this excellent analysis by Stephen Law:
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