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Freedom of Speech and Islam (Paperback)
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Freedom of Speech and Islam (Paperback)
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Freedom of speech and expression is considered in the West a high
public good and an important social value, underpinned by
legislative and ethical norms. Its importance is not shared to the
same extent by conservative and devout Muslims, who read Islamic
doctrines in ways seemingly incompatible with Western notions of
freedom of speech. Since the Salman Rushdie affair in the 1980s
there has been growing recognition in the West that its cherished
value of free speech and associated freedoms relating to arts, the
press and media, literature, academia, critical satire etc.
episodically clash with conservative Islamic values that limit this
freedom for the sake of holding religious issues sacrosanct. Recent
controversies - such as the Danish cartoons, the Charlie Hebdo
affair, Quran burnings, and the internet film 'The Innocence of
Muslims' which have stirred violent reactions in the Muslim world -
have made the West aware of the fact that Muslims' religious
sensitivities have to be taken into account in exercising
traditional Western freedoms of speech. Featuring experts across a
spectrum of fields within Islamic studies, Freedom of Speech and
Islam considers Islamic concepts of blasphemy, apostasy and heresy
and their applicability in the modern world.
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