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Blogger Hossein Derakshan arrested in Iran
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Aziz Poonawalla
Celebrated blogger Hossein Derakshan is literally the godfather of the Iranian blogsphere. Iran is one of those countries where speaking out requires courage, and where speech is anything but free. He has been living in Canada recently, but returned to Iran just a few weeks ago – and now has been arrested, rather ironically, on…
Regarding free speech
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Aziz Poonawalla
I’ve written a statement about my support for free speech, for reference. I will update it over time but I welcome feedback.
The Jewel of Medina: manufactured outrage
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Aziz Poonawalla
If you haven’t heard of this brouhaha, in a nutshell a (non-muslim) author wrote a book about Aisha, a wife of the Prophet Mohammed SAW, entitled The Jewel of Medina. A (non-muslim) University of Texas professor was invited to comment by the publisher, and observed that the contents of the book were being misrepresented as…
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