ARI: Is there a climate of self-censorship regarding Islam? Freedom of Speech, “Islamophobia,” and the Cartoons Crisis Freedom of Speech, “Islamophobia,” and the Cartoons Crisis [Podcast]
“...What is the situation like today? That was one of the questions I put to Flemming Rose, the editor who commissioned and published the cartoons. He has written a perceptive and riveting new book about the crisis, the reaction to it, and the future of free speech. The book’s title hints at the direction of the current trend: The Tyranny of Silence. Our conversation ranged widely. A few of the issues we touched on: what incidents prompted the commissioning of the cartoons, how self-censorship operated under the Soviet regime and the parallels to today, what lies behind the push to outlaw “defamation of religion,” and why the invalid term “Islamophobia” is so destructive...”
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