ISLAMIC ARCHIVESIdols & Insults: writing, religion, and freedom of expression (Ramadan's contribution)Tariq Ramadan

Published: 2006
Venue: openDemocracy (PEN event transcript), 25 May 2006
Language: English
Type: Speech
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Idols & Insults: writing, religion, and freedom of expression (Ramadan's contribution)

Name: Idols & Insults: writing, religion, and freedom of expression (Ramadan's contribution)
Author: Tariq Ramadan

Tariq Ramadan

Speaking in a panel on the cartoon controversy, Ramadan says it hardened divisions over values, notes mockery of religion has Western roots, and urges European Muslims to keep a critical distance.

Keywords: Danish cartoons, freedom of expression, PEN, European Muslims, blasphemy

Archived 16 October 2026 · Source: openDemocracy

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Ramadan, Tariq. Idols & Insults: writing, religion, and freedom of expression (Ramadan's contribution). openDemocracy (PEN event transcript), 25 May 2006. Archived 16 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/tariq-ramadan-idols-insults-writing-religion-and-freedom-of-expression/