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Germany asks if Islam impedes on freedom of speech
by Sarah Marsh https://www.legal-project.org/495/germany-asks-if-islam-impedes-on-freedom-of-speech Excerpt: A decision by the German publisher Droste not to print a murder mystery about an honour killing because it contained passages insulting Islam has raised questions in Germany about religion impeding on freedom of speech. Droste publishers said they would have published the book, entitled "To Whom Honour is Due", had author Gabriele Brinkmann softened the tone in some sections In one, for example, an angry character tells another to dispose of a Koran using a crude phrase we would not reproduce here. "The author was not prepared to change the derogatory passages, which would have been a condition for the publication," Droste said in a statement on its website. Read the complete original version of this item... Related Topics: Lawfare in Europe 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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