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Published to Muslim Integration and Hate Speech in Europe
The Danish cartoon incident where a newspaper published images of the prophet Muhammad ignited a firestorm of controversy across Europe. It brought to light the complex and controversial issue of Muslim integration in Europe. In response to the controversy, Professor Tariq Modood makes the astute point that poking fun at and insulting Islam is not the best way to integrate Muslims into European culture. He calls for tolerance and respect, and illustrates that to truly incorporate Muslims... Read Full Story
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Published to Immigration and Hate Speech in America
The National Council of La Raza (NCLR), a Latino civil rights organization, requested that major news networks, “screen and reject” giving air time to commentators known to be affiliated with hate groups, vigilantes, and nativist-extremist groups. Having a broadly instituted network policy that would reject commentators out of hand because of their affiliation with certain groups would be a blatant violation of free speech. News networks have a right to host any commentators on their... Read Full Story
