African Responses to "Muslim Innocence"
by Alex Thurston Protests against the Innocence of Muslims film have taken on a global scope…in sub-Saharan Africa, responses have ranged from violent protests to calls for peace. Continue Reading →
Tag: blasphemy
Everybody’s Sacred Cows or Nobody’s Sacred Cows? Equality for Impieties
By Austin Dacey F. M. Husain was hounded out of his native India…by Hindu conservatives outraged by his nude portaits of Hindu goddesses. Continue Reading →
Everybody's Sacred Cows or Nobody's Sacred Cows? Equality for Impieties
By Austin Dacey F. M. Husain was hounded out of his native India…by Hindu conservatives outraged by his nude portaits of Hindu goddesses. Continue Reading →
The Trouble With “Religious Hatred”
By Austin Dacey Opponents of hate speech laws contend that there is no evidence to suggest that the state can successfully bring about ethical behavior by the force of law. Bigotry is flourishing across Europe, for example, despite its robust hate speech laws. Continue Reading →
The Trouble With "Religious Hatred"
By Austin Dacey Opponents of hate speech laws contend that there is no evidence to suggest that the state can successfully bring about ethical behavior by the force of law. Bigotry is flourishing across Europe, for example, despite its robust hate speech laws. Continue Reading →
A Human Right to Blaspheme?
by Austin Dacey Do you have a human right to blaspheme? Ask a philosopher and you may get two different answers. Continue Reading →
The Globalization of Blasphemy
by Austin Dacey The Indian Penal Code was drafted in 1837 by the Indian Law Commission…In their commentaries, the commissioners observed that India is “pregnant with dangers” because of a susceptibility to “religious excitement” peculiar to Muslims and Hindus. Continue Reading →
How Blasphemy Got Personal
by Austin Dacey Fifty-six years before Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses thrust blasphemy into the spotlight of Western public discourse, the literary debut of a young medical doctor named Rashid Jahan was generating more excitement than she could have imagined. Continue Reading →
Sacrilege: an excerpt from Austin Dacey's The Future of Blasphemy
We do not know what the first blasphemer said. We do know that he was a stranger who came among the Israelites. Continue Reading →
Sacrilege: an excerpt from Austin Dacey’s The Future of Blasphemy
We do not know what the first blasphemer said. We do know that he was a stranger who came among the Israelites. Continue Reading →