We have seen this in Britain, Atlanta, Toronto, and elsewhere in the West. If someone wants to cut his head and stalk down the street with the blood streaming down, that’s his business, I suppose. It isn’t illegal. But others are likewise free to find it unnerving, disgusting, and possibly a danger to the public […]
Iraqi novelist assassinated after criticizing Iran’s Islamic revolution
The well-known Iraqi novelist Ala Mashzoub was gunned down “by a group of armed men” after recently publishing an article which criticized “the Islamic republic revolution in Iran, which is being celebrated now on its 40th anniversary.” The assassination sparked anger. Activists wrote that “we continue to write about everything that disturbs the sacred ignorance.” […]