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Dane who drew controversial Muhammad caricature dies at 86

By Jari Tanner — July 19, 2021
HELSINKI (AP) — Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, whose image of the Prophet Muhammad was at the center of widespread anger has died.

Blasphemy law is repealed in Ireland but remains a problem for Christian and Muslims

By Steve Pinkerton — November 8, 2018
(The Conversation) — In an increasingly pluralist, multicultural West, blasphemy laws find fresh purpose in policing intolerance between religious communities.

Journalists ‘tiptoe through land mines’ of reporting on religious freedom at RNS event in D.C.

By Brian Pellot — April 18, 2014
An all-star panel of journalists and media experts with experience in China, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Denmark explored the red lines they face covering religion at a recent RNS/Newseum event in Washington, D.C. Watch the full discussion here.

Q&A with United Nations religious freedom czar Heiner Bielefeldt

By Brian Pellot — September 6, 2013
Who better to discuss religious freedom than the man tasked with promoting and defending it for the United Nations?
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