ANALYSIS: Freedom of speech or defamation of religions?
Protection of religion against defamatory speech or protection of free speech against restrictive legislation? This conflict has crystallized the normative polarisation between liberal and Islamic approaches to human rights, researcher Marie Juul Petersen writes.
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In the last decade, the dilemma between free speech and protection of religion against defamatory speech has caused heated debates in the United Nations, often pitting Western countries, led by the US and the EU, against Muslim-majority countries, under the leadership of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
Researcher Marie Juul Petersen and Turan Kayaoglu of University of Washington write for the renowned Washington Review of Turkish & Eurasian Affairs.
Read their analysis here
Researcher Marie Juul Petersen and Turan Kayaoglu of University of Washington write for the renowned Washington Review of Turkish & Eurasian Affairs.
Read their analysis here