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Freedom of insult or freedom of speech? A reply to critics about the case of the Turkish pianist Fazil Say

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I know that I am walking a very fine line here but I will and I have to. Recently Fazil Say, the Turkish pianist, faced a sentence of up to one and a half years in prison for the crime of 'openly insulting the sacred values of a certain fraction of the general public'. By Sinem Tezyapar





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27 March 2012 In order to further ensure peaceful co-existence among the two major religions in the country, Muslim women under ...



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CAIRO - Reaching a common message of mercy, respect and caring for the weak, Muslim and Christian leaders from across the Middle East and Denmark wrapped up a three-day conference in Beirut aimed at enhancing understanding be ...



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CAIRO - Egyptian armed forces and protesters clashed in Cairo on Friday, May 4, as troops fired water cannons and tear gas at demonstrators who threw stones as they tried to march on the Defense Ministry, sparking a new cycle ...



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KANO - Helping children and orphans, Nigeria's police is leading a matchmaking program aimed at offering widows and divorcees with suitable men to reduce the country's social problems by providing a stable home for children. ...



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KANO - Helping children and orphans, Nigeria's police is leading a matchmaking program aimed at offering widows and divorcees with suitable men to reduce the country's social problems by providing a stable home for children. ...



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DOHA - Marriages between family members are sparking a heated debate in the Arab Gulf region, with some believe that the practice helps securing relationships, while others see it contradicting with modern lifestyles. We'r ...



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CAIRO - Translated copies of the Bible intended to the Muslim world have sparked Christian outcry over claims that the copies miss the essential pillars of Christianity, the Mercury News reported Thursday, April 26. ...



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SANAA - Feeling excluded and robbed of their most basic and inherent rights, a Yemeni activist has launched a campaign to promote a fairer treatment of women in Yemen as enshrined in the Noble Qur'an and Islamic teachings. ...



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WASHINGTON - Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was frustrated with regional affiliates of his movement and complained of their incompetence, newly released documents revealed Thursday, May 3. On the basis of the 17 declassif ...



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KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait's parliament on Thursday, May 3, approved law amendment to make insulting God or Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him) punishable by death, sparking a heated debate about the freedom of expres ...



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CAIRO - Islam and Mormonism are the fastest-growing religion in the United States in the past decade, a new census has found, The Globe and Mail newspaper reported Thursday, May 3.“Christians are the largest group ...



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KUALA LUMPUR - For 30 years, Feisal Fakharudin lived a heroin addict's life, sleeping on streets, getting into trouble with police and rotating in and out of drug treatment centers.Now, he has high hopes to live like any o ...



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London: A candidate for the London Mayor from UK Labor Party, Ken Livingstone, has held the right-wing media and politicians responsible for fueling anti-Islam sentiments and racism. By Farhan Iqbal



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24 April 2012 Muslims in Europe are facing growing discrimination for their religious beliefs by governments and politicians, n ...



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03 April 2012 Google has just announced a massive expansion of its Art Project, adding collections from a number of museums aro ...



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02 March 2012 Turkish claims to art works held by the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, and New York's ...



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25 April 2012 Two books for religious educators are in the final states of preparation. One is a book on Catholocism prepared b ...



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02 May 2012 An Ohio Muslim organization that fought the U.S. government for six years over the seizure of its assets due to sus ...



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17 April 2012 The United Nations expressed alarm on Monday after reports saying that rebels had pillaged and looted the Ahmad B ...



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10 April 2012 To address some of the pressing issues in the country, a coalition of Muslims organizations in Nigeria is organiz ...




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