The Curse of Blasphemy Laws

(FTB) – Mano Singham:

The outgoing governor of Jakarta in Indonesia, who is a double minority in that he is both Christian and ethnic Chinese in a country that has the largest Muslim population in the world and is 85% Muslim, was sentenced to two-years imprisonment for blasphemy. His crime? Quoting a verse from the Koran which he said that opponents were using to mislead people that Muslims should not vote for a non-Muslim. …

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Romeo and Juliet: Act 3, Scene 3 (part 1)

(Good Tickle Brain) – Mya Gosling:

Romeo is about to make a fool of himself. Again, I mean. It’s not like this is the first time in the play that he’s made a fool of himself. …

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