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Muslims Rage Against Offending Filmmakers
by Mark Tapson https://www.legal-project.org/1789/muslims-rage-against-offending-filmmakers Excerpt: It was a bad week for filmmakers' freedom of expression, or for the tender sensibilities of Islamic fundamentalists, depending on your point of view. The television airing of a "blasphemous" film in Tunisia sent hundreds of offended Tunisians on a rampage. An Iranian actress was sentenced to jail and ninety lashes for appearing in a film deemed critical of the Iranian regime. And Bollywood filmmakers were ordered to either change the name of a film that "hurt Muslim feelings" or face thousands of angry demonstrators across Mumbai. Read the complete original version of this item... Related Topics: Islamist Violence or Threats of Physical Violence Against Speech, Lawfare in the West, Pressure Tactics Against Free Speech receive the latest by email: subscribe to the legal project's free mailing list Note: The content of external articles does not necessarily reflect the views of The Legal Project. |
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