31 May 2012

Anti-Blasphemy Laws in the Arab Spring

The Emir of Kuwait is faced at this very moment with the decision of approving a law that would impose the death penalty against unrepentant Muslims (and varying prison sentences upon others) who exercise their religious freedom of speech in a way deemed blasphemous.

So far, this is the most extreme version of such a law in the region, and it is very surprising that it makes its appearance in enlightened Kuwait. [The Huffington Post] Read more