Comment: Antisemitism is an ideology, not a grievance
Hatred of Jews is coupled with hatred of the freedoms that characterise modernity and secular democracies
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Charlie Hebdo: Dismantling nine mistaken assumptions about the Paris atrocities
Tehmina Kazi of British Muslims for Secular Democracy looks at nine mistaken assumptions doing the rounds about the murders that took place at the offices of Charlie Hebdo yesterday.
Just as with other religions, we must be allowed to offend Islam
As long as radical Islam remains immune from criticism a moderate version will struggle to emerge.
Charlie Hebdo: No excuses – just murder
Those who use violence to silence those with who they disagree should never be appeased by the democratically-minded.
Free speech is a right, but a platform is not
The OSFL debate is not about censorship, but about our right to express dissatisfaction about an event happening at our university.
To be meaningful again, liberalism must actually seek to liberalise
The challenge facing contemporary liberalism runs far deeper than the leader of the Liberal Democrats.
If restrictions on free expression continue, Turkey will no longer be able to call itself a democracy
If limitations on the freedom of expression continue, Turkey will be faced with placement in the same ‘not free’ category as Iran and Saudi Arabia.
The Illiberal Democrats
Sadly, an attempt to challenge lazy and dangerous anti-Muslim stereotypes has ended up reinforcing them.
The removal of ‘insulting’ from Public Order Act is a victory for free speech
The decision by the House of Lords to pass an amendment removing the word ‘insulting’ from Section 5 of the Public Order Act is a victory for free speech and should be welcomed.
Comment: The rights and freedoms the tabloids trample must also be protected
Prateek Buch looks at the reaction to the Leveson Report by the press and politicians, and argues for regulation and against the anti-Leveson rhetoric.