26 August 2022 (087)  Blasphemy, Books and Free Speech

Attack On Salman Rushdie Manifests Barbarism In The Name Of Religion: Taslima Nasrin
The untold story of Pakistan’s blasphemy law
Why Killing of Lakhbir Singh Concerns Everyone and Not Just Sikhs
Palestine and the limits of free speech in Germany
How Caste Underpins the Blasphemy Crisis in Pakistan
How Caste Underpins the Blasphemy Crisis in Pakistan
A Shortcut for Feeling Just a Little Happier
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The community spread of the virus of offence-taking
‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’: On hurt religious sentiments, India would do well to heed this film’s title
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Read the previous issue here
Heroism in South Africa
Excerpt from Animal Farm
Why Toni Morrison's Books Are So Often the Target of Book Bans
Excerpt from Animal Farm
It’s easy to see why the Right wanted this book about Indians’ beef-eating history to be banned
YA Book Club: Judy Blume's 'Deenie', the masturbation and scoliosis book
The History and Legacy Surrounding "The Well of Loneliness", one of the First Lesbian Novels
The Neverending Campaign to Ban 'Slaughterhouse Five'