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Islamist Lawfare in England
by Emmanuelle Ottolenghi https://www.legal-project.org/264/islamist-lawfare-in-england Excerpt: Freedom of speech is considered to be the mother of democratic freedoms. And England is considered the mother of democracy. Nevertheless, in recent times, British libel laws have been used and abused not so much to protect reputable individuals from calumny but to silence critics of questionable figures and to cover up questionable practices. In a recent comment, Nick Cohen, Observer columnist and author of the book What's Left?, denounces the latest fashion in libel suits in the UK–something people like Rachel Ehrenfeld are painfully familiar with. The trigger for Cohen's comments was a libel suit launched a few days ago by Mohammad Sawalha, president of the British Muslim Initiative, against the British blog Harry's Place, arguably one of the best English language blogs. Read the complete original version of this item... 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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