Theocracy, a Few Strands of Hair, and Iran’s Democratic Future
Is Iran experiencing a women’s revolution, or will these protests be supressed like previous ones? Some of the answer depends on how the West responds.
Celebrating Blasphemy and Dissent in the Ex-Muslim Movement
In a quarter of the world’s countries and territories, people are legally killed, imprisoned or persecuted for blasphemy and apostasy. It is astonishing that in the 21 Century, thought, and opinion are still criminalised in this way. The argument for blasphemy laws is that the “insulting” of sanctities is so dangerous for society that in …
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