Fazil Say
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Turkey: Amid Islamic Revival, What Right to Freedom from Religion?
in Turkeyby Dorian Jones Turkish pianist Fazil Say, seen here playing in September 2011, was recently convicted of blasphemy for distributing via Twitter several ironic messages on […]
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Turkey Convicts World-Renowned Pianist for ‘Defaming’ Islam
in Culture/ArtApril 23, 2013 By Andrew Harrod A Turkish court on April 15, 2013, convicted world-renowned pianist Fazil Say under Article 216(3) of the Turkish Penal Code. This article punishes “[a]nyone who openly denigrates […]
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Turkey’s New Taboo
in Culture/ArtNo doubt that the decision of a Turkish court passing a 10-month suspended prison term on world famous Turkish pianist Fazil Say for “insulting religion and as […]
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Freedom of speech in Turkey: A secularist’s lament
in TurkeyFreedom of speech in Turkey A secularist’s lament A blasphemy case raises new worries about freedom of speech in Turkey Apr 20th 2013 | ANKARA […]
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Sentencing of Turkish pianist marks new low
MEP: Sentencing of Turkish pianist marks new low 16.04.2013Posted in: Foreign Affairs, human rights, Policy Map, Timeline, Top Stories, Turkey Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) is concerned about […]
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Obama’s Talks With Turkey: Let Us Preach What We Practice
in USABy James D. Zirin Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Washington May 16 to meet with President Obama, largely to discuss his country’s […]