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The free world bars free speech

Title: The free world bars free speech
Date: Sunday, 12 April 2009
Publisher: Washington Post
Author: Jonathan Turley
Main source: washingtonpost.com
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For years, the Western world has listened aghast to stories out of Iran, Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern nations of citizens being imprisoned or executed for questioning or offending Islam. Even the most seemingly minor infractions elicit draconian punishments. Late last year, two Afghan journalists were sentenced to prison for blasphemy because they translated the Koran into a Farsi dialect that Afghans can read. In Jordan, a poet was arrested for incorporating Koranic verses into his work. And last week, ... [Read the rest at washingtonpost.com]