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An open letter to Maajid Nawaz: on Islamism, Charlie Hebdo and free speech

27th October 202028th October 2020 admin

By Khadija Khan Dear Maajid, First of all, I would like to acknowledge that you have long been an inspiration to many people from Muslim backgrounds, who were keen to reconcile their religious beliefs with human rights. I personally respect you for your thought provoking and remarkable contribution to the debate around the Islamist ideology and how this has influenced people (sometimes vulnerable) in committing atrocities around the world in the name of Islam. A few years ago, you faced death threats after tweeting a cartoon of Muhammad…

Is Charlie Hebdo ‘Islamophobic’ for echoing liberal Muslim voices?

11th April 20168th May 2017 admin

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid For a publication that has published barely 10 editions satirising Islam in the past decade, Charlie Hebdo has earned its ‘Islamophobic’ label rather effortlessly. ‘Islamophobia’ even in its most liberal definition would at least imply prejudice against Islam, Muslims or any variation thereof. Accusing a magazine that has mocked Christianity thrice as many times in the same duration, and religion in general twice as much, of bias against Islam betrays – at the very least – bias against the publication. Maybe it’s because there weren’t…