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At a time when free speech's preciousness driven home, Duke U does U-turn on Muslim call to prayer due to threats of violence. Bitter irony.

Thoughtful piece: Civilization’s Advance has depended on “Blasphemy” of Thinkers & Mystics http://t.co/w4jRUcK0Ft


Civilization's Advance has depended on "Blasphemy" of Thinkers & Mystics
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By Farhang Jahanpour The Wednesday edition of Charlie Hebdo (a week after the barbaric attack by two deranged terrorists on &helip;

Much-needed historical context in @MiddleEastEye: History didn't start in Paris on Sunday http://t.co/754ff2KiIg http://t.co/6NgFOFp1A2”


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Brilliant, brave analysis from @mehdirhasan: http://t.co/suQg2iEoNG via @HuffPostUKPol


As a Muslim, I'm Fed Up With the Hypocrisy of the Free Speech Fundamentalists
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Let's be clear: I agree there is no justification whatsoever for gunning down journalists or cartoonists. I disagree with your seeming view that the right to offend comes with no corresponding responsibility; and I do not believe that a right to offe...

If you read one thing on why Paris massacre happened, make it Chris Hedges's brave, true essay: http://t.co/7DSfkEfYG2


A Message From the Dispossessed: Chris Hedges
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The Paris massacre, evil though it was, delivers a crucial communication from the Muslim world about the Western hubris and violence that fuel the rage of the powerless. - 2015/01/11

New piece on Time.com about tensions between France's secular extremism and Islamic extremism


Why There's Tension Between France and Its Muslim Population
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The country's radical secularism clashes with many Muslims' desire to publicly display their faith

When radical secularism meets radical Islam: a new piece for http://t.co/VaXxo9ErtS http://t.co/3aLslLsUtg via @TIMEWorld


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Nice one from @NickKristof on Muslims: "Some read the Quran and blow up girls’ schools, but more read the Quran and build girls’ schools."

Seriously? Seriously depressing: @ProPublica: In history of U.S. Senate, just 44 women http://t.co/2gRwTBorZ0 http://t.co/PAW4vcoilr”


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Words to live by: @arshe2020: This makes soo much sense to me.
"Don't believe everything you think."”