Consider the case of a Danish man who was charged with blasphemy, in February, for burning a Quran and for posting a video of the act online.
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By Steve Pinkerton | May 1, 2017
Recent weeks have brought renewed attention to the problem of blasphemy in the Muslim world.
In March, Pakistan sought Facebook’s aid in government efforts to “remove and block” blasphemous content from social media. Subsequently, there was a wave of blasphemy-related violence in Pakistan, including two murders and an attempted lynching. In Indonesia, meanwhile, prosecutors recommended an unexpectedly light sentence – two years’ probation – for the outgoing governor of Jakarta, who stands accused of speaking irreverently against Islam.
These news items are hardly surprising, coming as they do from parts of the world that regard blasphemy as a serious criminal offense.
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