From the Magazine: Writer and broadcaster Kenan Malik and art historian and educator Nada Shabout on one of the art world’s most contentious debates
Should religious or cultural sensibilities ever limit free expression?
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Enemies of free speech
Kenan Malik argues that free expression is now seen as an enemy of liberty
Arts for whose sake?
On 5 October 2012, Index launched Beyond Belief — a case study examining theatre, free expression and public order. Kenan Malik explains why it is that the most censorious voices hold the greatest sway
We should talk about this
Kenan Malik: We should talk about this
Shadow of the fatwa
It is 22 years since Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini issued a death sentence against the author Salman Rushdie. The author’s critics lost the Satanic Verses battle but won the war against free speech, argues Kenan Malik
The importance of giving offence
There are two questions I want to address here. In a plural society, should it be incumbent on people to refrain from giving offence to other groups and cultures? And should it be incumbent on governments to legislate to ensure that free speech is...