.... He further noted, “Freedom of thought and belief ends where the freedom of thought and belief of others start. You can say anything about your thoughts and beliefs, but you will have to stop when you are at the border of others’ freedoms. I was able to include Islamophobia as a hate crime in the final statement of an international meeting in Warsaw.”
Erdogan said the government will immediately start working on legislation against blasphemous and offensive remarks. “Turkey could be a leading example for the rest of the world on this.”
[A COMMENT] Erdogan the wolf in sheeps clothing. Islamophobia is just word for the attempt to curb free speech. What is Islamophobia? Do I have the right to critizice Islam once laws against Islamophobia are implemented? It's already forbidden to criticise Turkey and now a whole religion and at the end of the day ... [Today's Zaman] Read more
