March 29, 2009Blasphemy Charges in Finland:
Jussi Halla-aho to stand trial for blasphemy against Allah
Besides blasphemy, Halla-aho was “ordered to stand trial for publishing on his blog that Islam’s prophet was a pedophile.” Here again we encounter the Orwellian, or perhaps more precisely Alice-In-Wonderland, Through-the-Looking-Glass quality of today’s public discourse.
Helsinki city councilman, Jussi Halla-aho was charged with blasphemy and incitement [...]
March 4, 2009FIGHTING WORDS
Don’t Say a Word
A U.N. resolution seeks to criminalize opinions that differ with the Islamic faith.
By Christopher Hitchens/Slate
The Muslim religion makes unusually large claims for itself. All religions do this, of course, in that they claim to know and to be able to interpret the wishes of a supreme being. But Islam affirms itself [...]
