In this interview, Egyptian cartoonist Doaa El Adl discusses the challenges for a female cartoonist, censorship in Egypt, and her cartoon on female circumcision.
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In this interview caricaturist Arifur Rahman discusses the most dangerous topic to illustrate in Bangladesh, being blacklisted, and self-censorship.
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Bina Shah discusses how the Ahmadis, a community of people in Pakistan, experience prejudice and bigotry that is actually codified under the law.
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In his latest column Tarık Günersel argues that for democracy and freedom to thrive in Turkey a secular government is essential.
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“Is freedom of speech incompatible with the values that Muslims hold? Does art have its limits in the Muslim world?” In this week’s Pakistan Unveiled author Bina Shah focuses on The Innocence of Muslims and its effect on the Muslim world.
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Writer Bina Shah recounts her experiences with blasphemy laws, from the fatwa placed on Salman Rushdie to the current persecution of Christians living in Pakistan, and her own wrestling with these policies as both a writer and Muslim.
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In this week’s From Egypt Hamdy El-Gazzar reflects on childhood memories of Ramadan with a short story about the tin lanterns he loved.
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