April 30, 2010

CAIR’s Irresponsible Dismissal of the “South Park” Threat

Analyst Steve Emerson argues that the Council on American Islamic Relations’ dismissed the ‘South Park’ threat in an […]

April 28, 2010

Hirsi Ali wins rights award from Danish cartoon paper

Ayaan Hirsi Ali has received the Prize for Freedom of Expression from Jyllands-Posten, a Danish newspaper which sparked […]

April 28, 2010

The Simpsons support South Park writers in Mohammed censorship row

Creators of The Simpsons have given a nod of support to rivals at South Park whose recent episode […]

April 27, 2010

‘South Park’ and the Informal Fatwa

In an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, Ayaan Hirsi Ali argues the veiled threats against South […]

April 27, 2010

Sweden: University cancels Vilks lecture

Artist Lars Vilks was invited by Jonkoping University to speak about freedom of speech, but the seminar was […]

April 27, 2010

Not Funny: Americans Opposed to Censoring by Comedy Central

About seven in ten Americans (71%) disagree with the recent Comedy Central decision to censor part of a […]

April 26, 2010

Creators of ‘Everybody Draw Muhammad Day’ drop gag after everybody gets angry

In declaring May 20th to be “Everybody Draw Muhammad Day,” Seattle artist Molly Norris created a poster-like cartoon […]

April 25, 2010

Ayaan on CNN

Ayaan Hirsi Ali addresses the South Park controversy on CNN: “If the entertainment business were to take this […]

April 25, 2010

South Park creators should voice protest

In an interview, Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard urged South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker to “protest […]

April 23, 2010

‘South Park’ producers say network cut fear speech

Producers of “South Park” said Thursday that Comedy Central removed a speech about intimidation and fear from their […]

April 23, 2010

Seattle cartoonist launches “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day”

After Comedy Central cut a portion of a South Park episode following a death threat from a radical […]

April 23, 2010

Matt Stone and Trey Parker comment on the controversy

South Park’s creators Trey Parket and Matt Stone address the controversy surrounding the Prophet Mohammed in an interview […]

April 22, 2010

“South Park” Episode Is Altered After Muslim Group’s Warning

An episode of “South Park” that continued a story line involving the Prophet Muhammad was shown Wednesday night […]

April 22, 2010

Danish cartoonist at centre of Muhammad controversy on leave ‘for security reasons’

Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, who has been attacked and repeatedly threatened over a drawing of Prophet Muhammad, has […]

April 2, 2010

An Enthusiastic Defender of Freedom

Necla Kelek’s new book “Himmelsreise” (“Journey to Heaven”) casts a critical look at Islam and condemns the oppression […]

March 13, 2010

For the Love of Islam

Authorities in Ireland are investigating whether a second American woman was involved in an international plot to kill […]

March 10, 2010

Muhammad cartoonist Lars Vilks installs panic room

A Swedish cartoonist whose controversial image of the Prophet Muhammad led to a series of death threats said […]

March 9, 2010

Seven Muslims arrested over ‘plot to kill cartoonist’

Seven Muslims were arrested in the Irish Republic today over an alleged plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist […]

February 26, 2010

Danish daily issues apology over prophet drawing

A Danish newspaper on Friday apologized for offending Muslims by reprinting a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad: Danish […]

February 26, 2010

Are media, arts and culture really starting to censor themselves?

Flemming Rose, the editor of Jyllands Posten’s arts and culture pages, who has been living under police protection […]