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In praise of blasphemy: Why Charlie Hebdo is not "islamophobic"
“Threatened by fanatics, censored by cowards, freethinkers on all continents continue to fight on all fronts to ensure the survival of an enlightened world. And the right to commit blasphemy plays a central role in their struggle.”
Caroline Fourest
In the overwhelming emotional aftermath of the terrorist attack against Charlie Hebdo in Paris, Caroline Fourest reaches those who refused to “be Charlie” in the name of “responsibility”, or concerns about “offending” or being seen as “islamophobic”.
In this ruthless and pedagogical analysis, Caroline Fourest looks into debates on freedom of speech. She also warns us about the risks associated with the globalization of bullying. She puts into perspective the breaking point between French secularism and Anglo-Saxon relativism, between the right to commit blasphemy and the calls for hatred, between Charlie and Dieudonné, and between laughing about terrorism and laughing with terrorists.
Caroline Fourest
In the overwhelming emotional aftermath of the terrorist attack against Charlie Hebdo in Paris, Caroline Fourest reaches those who refused to “be Charlie” in the name of “responsibility”, or concerns about “offending” or being seen as “islamophobic”.
In this ruthless and pedagogical analysis, Caroline Fourest looks into debates on freedom of speech. She also warns us about the risks associated with the globalization of bullying. She puts into perspective the breaking point between French secularism and Anglo-Saxon relativism, between the right to commit blasphemy and the calls for hatred, between Charlie and Dieudonné, and between laughing about terrorism and laughing with terrorists.
49 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 29, 2015
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Caroline Fourest
40 books62 followersCaroline Fourest est une essayiste et journaliste française, militante féministe et engagée en faveur de l'égalité, de la laïcité et des droits de l'homme. Elle est diplômée en histoire et en sociologie de l'EHESS, et est également titulaire d'un DESS de communication politique et sociale, obtenu à la Sorbonne. Elle y a étudié la communication de crise (réactions aux boycotts et aux rumeurs), à laquelle elle a consacré un livre : Face au boycott. Rédactrice en chef de la revue ProChoix, elle donne des cours à l'Institut d'études politiques de Paris. Elle est également chroniqueuse au Monde et à France Inter.
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May 9, 2015
Que reste-t-il à vivre?
Que reste-t-il à vivre qui ne soit pas déjà sali, piétiné par l'histoire?
N'en avons-nous pas les mains trop pleines de tout ce que l'homme peut croire?
Que reste-t-il à vivre pour atteindre enfin la béatitude du dégoût?
Tout bas, tout s'en va.
Tout qui nous file entre les doigts.
Que reste-t-il à vivre?
Les hommes à boire ont-ils encore quand les chiens seront tous morts?
De quelle chape de plomb se tailleront-ils de nouveaux poumons?
Comment brûlerons-nous demain ces tours de fer et de verre?
De quelle charrue pourra bien renaître la terre?
Tout bas, tout s'en va.
Tout qui nous file entre les doigts.
Qui reste-t-il à suivre qui ne soit pas le dernier maillon de la grande chaîne des pièges à cons?
N'avons-nous vraiment rien à apprendre de tous ces gens qui se sont fait descendre?
Allons-nous longtemps laisser les urnes se remplir de peste brune?
Tout bas, tout s'en va.
Tout qui nous file entre les doigts.
Tout bas... Tout bas... Tout bas...
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May 15, 2015
Quel livre! Chapeau bas Madame Fourest pour votre essai. On y trouve une demonstration parfaite de votre intelligence et connaissance des problemes qui affligent le monde politique francais et occidental ainsi que de nombreux autres pays qui font face au fanatisme religieux alors que certaines elites de gauche et de droite sont souvent complaisantes ou parfois complices. Vous expliquez et defendez vos positions de maniere claire et argumentee. Le resultat est impressionnant meme si on vous sent a nombreuses reprises a bout de nerfs ou au bord des larmes.
May 10, 2015
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August 25, 2015
Hommage passionné à Charlie Hebdo, sur la nécessité de blasphémer, critiquer, moquer, tous ceux qui prétendent régir la vie de leurs confrères humains. Aussi un excellent rappel des péripéties qui ont fait de Charlie une cible.
January 28, 2023
Toujours Charlie
February 12, 2016
Essential Reading for All Who Value Free Expression
This short book makes an impassioned and compelling plea for all who benefit from and value Enlightenment values to come together to stand against those on the political left who have been bamboozled into going along with the Islamophobia slander which paints as bigotry against all Muslims any criticism of the dogma of Islam or any hint that maybe when terrorists say they are committing their atrocities because of Islamic dogma they are being truthful. There is a war going on between modernity and 7th century theocracy. Too many on the left are capitulating to the theocrats and condemning all Muslims to second class citizenship by leaving them prey to totalitarian theocratic dictates from the most backward elements within their religion.
This short book makes an impassioned and compelling plea for all who benefit from and value Enlightenment values to come together to stand against those on the political left who have been bamboozled into going along with the Islamophobia slander which paints as bigotry against all Muslims any criticism of the dogma of Islam or any hint that maybe when terrorists say they are committing their atrocities because of Islamic dogma they are being truthful. There is a war going on between modernity and 7th century theocracy. Too many on the left are capitulating to the theocrats and condemning all Muslims to second class citizenship by leaving them prey to totalitarian theocratic dictates from the most backward elements within their religion.
May 31, 2015
D'une plume trempée dans le foutre de ses maîtres, Caroline Fourrée relate ses terribles frustrations et ses inassouvissements pathologiques, le tout avec une émotion si hypocrite qu'elle en devient sincère. Touchant. Elle aurait bien besoin d'une tournante en Burka dans les caves les plus sombres de notre histoire
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April 23, 2018A partire dalla polemica sulle vignette danesi e dalla strage di «Charlie Hebdo», Caroline Fourest sostiene il diritto alla blasfemia e mostra come la difesa della sensibilità religiosa dei credenti sia solo un pretesto per limitare ogni possibile critica alla religione, garantendo alla fede un'ingiustificata intoccabilità. Una società libera deve poter essere blasfema, oppure non è libera.
April 2, 2021
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May 29, 2022
Un libro da leggere per capire chi "era Charlie" e chi no, da studiare nelle scuole per capire l'importanza di affermare nelle democrazie laiche il diritto alla blasfemia come declinazione delle libertà fondamentali e antidoto ai fondamentalismi religiosi. Una riflessione a tutto campo che parte dal caso Charlie Hebdo e dall'esperienza diretta dell'autrice nella redazione del giornale, per allargare il ragionamento sull'ipocrisia di chi vuole cercare un presunto "equilibrio rispettoso" tra il fare vignette e uccidere per una vignetta, equilibrio possibile solo con l'autocensura, e denunciare l'uso strumentale fatto dalle organizzazioni fondamentaliste dell'etichetta "islamofobia" per demonizzare, criminalizzare e rendere di fatto impraticabile anche la legittima espressione di avversione al fondamentalismo e al terrorismo con i mezzi della satira, del teatro e del dibattito. Difendere il diritto alla blasfemia e condannare il discorso d'odio di cui si nutre il fondamentalismo è un imprescindibile baluardo contro l'intolleranza, la paura e il conformismo capace di affermare il pluralismo e i diritti civili in una società laica, dove tutti gli orientamenti filosofici e religiosi, ateismo compreso, hanno diritto di cittadinanza.
July 3, 2021
A simpleton and his racist agenda. Blasphemy should be embraced only if it is about the White man's targets. Now, heresy against his White gods: democracy of the political elite, equality by decree, veneration of the Big Brother, these should make one rot in an overcrowded jail. In short anything that has to do with personal freedom makes this ugly troll rabid. A woman deciding to wear a mask by herself? That is certain proof of the patriarchy. The patriarchy imposing masks everywhere, worse than in Iran, and denying the access to food by having mandatory masks in supermarkets, and the ugly troll will start publishing tutorials on making masks.
January 9, 2022
A good pamphlet, even though the author holds a view of free speech that is more restrictive than the US' 1st amendment. This is regrettable, since her support for "some" limitations is on the same spectrum as any other call for censorship.
Regardless, a good analysis of Charlie Hebdo's role, and the context behind the Mohammed cartoons.
Regardless, a good analysis of Charlie Hebdo's role, and the context behind the Mohammed cartoons.
July 10, 2020
Pequeña pero gran obra. La autora denuncia lo que encierra el fanatismo religioso y el relativismo moral que está poniendo en peligro la vida en democracia en Occidente. El lenguaje que utiliza es directo y eso siempre se celebra.
July 9, 2021
A lire absolument
J’étais assez convaincu avant de lire le livre mais maintenant je suis vraiment convaincu et j’ai appris beaucoup de choses aussi.
J’étais assez convaincu avant de lire le livre mais maintenant je suis vraiment convaincu et j’ai appris beaucoup de choses aussi.
September 9, 2022
Comme d’habitude, Caroline Fourest dépeint la réalité avec sa jolie plume.
March 11, 2023
Une leçon sur la laïcité et la liberté d’expression
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