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Turkish pianist charged with insulting Islam

yahoo.com (11 months and 20 days ago)

Jun 1, 2012

A Turkish court has formally charged an internationally known Turkish pianist and composer with insulting Islamic religious values in comments he made on Twitter. full story

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Turkish Pianist Gets Suspended Jail Term

World-renowned Turkish concert pianist Fazil Say was handed a suspended jail sentence in Istanbul for insulting Islam on Twitter in a controversial court decision that supporters say protects Islamic values but critics maintain curbs free speech.

wsj.com (1 month and 5 days ago)

Turkish pianist guilty over insults

World-renowned Turkish pianist Fazil Say receives a 10-month suspended jail sentence over controversial charges of insulting Muslim values.

bbci.co.uk (1 month and 5 days ago)

Turkish Pianist Sentenced for Twitter Postings

Fazil Say, given a 10-month suspended sentence for insulting Islam and offending Muslims, said the accusations against him offended human rights.

nytimes.com (1 month and 5 days ago)

Turkish pianist-composer gets suspended prison term for insulting Islam

He is the latest in a series of intellectuals and artists to be prosecuted in Turkey for expressing their opinions and his case has raised further concern over rights and freedoms in the country, a democracy with a mostly Muslim population that seeks membership in the European Union.

oregonlive.com (1 month and 5 days ago)

Turkey: Concert pianist Fazil Say convicted of blasphemy against Islam

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examiner.com (1 month and 5 days ago)

Christian teacher to be tried in Egypt for insulting Islam

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's prosecutors on Tuesday referred a Christian schoolteacher to trial on charges of insulting Islam, judicial sources said. Dimiana Abdel-Nour, who was arrested on Wednesday, was accused by her Muslim students' parents of insulting Islam and comparing it to Christianity by saying that the late Coptic Pope Shenouda was better than the Prophet Mohammad. ...

yahoo.com (7 days ago)

Turkish pianist charged with insulting Islam

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