Shahinoor -that was a great event, I am sorry I have not responded to your email -(black hole in comms) I’ll be doing that in the next few days.

Shaun - sounds good!

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I like your blog - so I thought this may interest you:

I run the organisation ‘Dialogue with Islam’ (www.dialoguewithislam.org) which facilitates discussion between Islam and the West

I have some complementary VIP tickets on our next event re Freedom of Speech. We have invited a panel of 4 muslims who either for or against freedom of Speech against Prophet of Islam

Thanks

Shahinoor

Freedom of Speech: Where do Muslims Stand?

Islam and Muslims remain under an intense media spotlight, this
attention however is not always welcomed by Muslims. Some have taken
offence with what they see as provocation rather than genuine
artistic creativity and free expression. The Satanic Verses some 20
years ago, the more recent Danish Cartoons and this year’s novel on
the wife of the Prophet have attracted much criticism. Yet calls for
censorship sit uncomfortably in liberal secular democracies where
freedom of speech is seen as bulwark against the state deciding for
us what we can and cannot read. The right to offend, whilst not an
obligation, is seen as a fundamental civil liberty.

So where should Muslims stand on free speech? Are they too sensitive
to criticism? Or are they simply opposing what they see as the
desecration of their revered personalities? How do Muslims explain to
essentially secular societies their sense of the sacred? How is it
possible to reconcile these two principles - the love for free speech
and the respect for religion? Should Muslim books deemed offensive to
people of other faiths also be banned? Who should decide? Should
Muslim groups oppose free speech at a time when some are having their
own free speech threatened under anti-terror legislation? Does the
recent controversy surrounding comments made by Russell Brand and
Jonathan Ross show that ultimately it is public opinion that
determines what is acceptable speech?

Join us for a lively debate and discussion between some of the
leading personalities within Britain’s Muslim community:

Shaykh Tauqir Ishaq - Hijaaz College

Asim Siddiqui - City Circle

Sajjad Khan - Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain

Inayat Bunglawala - Muslim Council of Britain

Chaired by Matthew Taylor - Former Political Advisor and Chief
Executive
of the RSA

Date: Friday 5th December 2008
Time: 7.00pm
Venue:
The Toynbee Hall,
28 Commercial Street,
London E1 6LS

Nearest Station: Aldgate East

For further details contact:

Email: dialogue_with_islam@yahoo.co.uk
http://www.dialoguewithislam.org

Admission: £3.00

Seating is limited. Please book in advance via email or phone to
avoid disappointment.

Organised by Dialogue with Islam