22 November 2011

Islamism, tolerance, freedom of speech and so-called 'honour culture'

.... And yet today, we view people throughout the Arab world who clamour for liberties, like freedom of speech,without necessarily believing that those liberties be extended to those they don’t like.

Thus the freedom of Islamists to protest their (too) secular government (like Mubarak’s, which supported women’s rights), does not translate into a concern for protecting the rights of those who would criticise Islam. The honor of Islam demands (at least for Islamists) the repression of freedom of speech. [telegraph.co.uk] Read more