Tariq Ramadan, Rick MacArthur and Art Spiegelman Discuss Freedom of Expression After Charlie Hebdo
The European scholar of Islam, the publisher of Harper's Magazine and the renowned American graphic novelist discuss the meaning of freedom of speech in the aftermath of the slaughter of 12 people at the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday.Over three segments of “Democracy Now!’s” Thursday show, the European scholar of Islam, the publisher of Harper’s Magazine and the renowned American graphic novelist discuss the meaning of freedom of speech in the aftermath of the slaughter of 12 people at the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday.
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Critical journalists view the slaughter of their colleagues in Paris from a deeply personal perspective. "Does my work threaten my life?" we ask ourselves.
Can free speech be isolated as an absolute value when any practice of freedom is affected by the social and political context of today’s unequal power relations?
"The Realist Cartoons" confirms humor as an essential tool for escaping the notion that our leaders are wise and benign stewards of justice.
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