“FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION”: THE TOOL OF VICE IN THE HANDS OF FORCES OF GLOBALISATION Dr. Javed Jamil When Charlie Hebdo was targeted by Muslim attackers resulting in about a dozen deaths, the immediate reaction in the Muslim world was one of outrage and shock, with the whole community uniting in condemnation of the acts. But as soon it started appearing that the magazine is vowing to persist with its policy of satirical hatred of religions in general and Islam in particular, with French leaders openly supporting the “Free Speech”, a large number of Muslims and many right-thinking non-Muslim writers started losing sympathy for the Charlie. The French leaders forgot that “Free Speech” has itself become violent causing huge mental violence to the people who are even more committed to their faith than the owners and editors of Charlie Hebdo. They forgot that psychological violence does not take long to turn into physical violence, and if the deepest sensitivities of a community of more than 1.6 billion believing people are targeted, the appeal of clerics and intellectuals for maintaining peace will start losing its appeal in the common masses. READ MORE: ayazmedia.blogspot/2015/01/freedom-of-expression.html
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 06:13:38 +0000
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