The tyranny of silence
Subtitle: how one cartoon ignited a global debate on the future of free speech
By: Flemming Rose
Publisher: CATO Institute Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9781939709424
Subjects: Caricatures and cartoons; Freedom of speech; Morgenavisen jyllands-posten
Description: "When the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten (Viby, Denmark) published the cartoons of the prophet Mohammad in 2005, Denmark found itself at the center of a global battle about the freedom of speech. The paper's culture editor, Flemming Rose, defended the decision to print the 12 drawings, and he quickly came to play a central part in the debate about the limitations to freedom of speech in the 21st century. Since then, Rose has visited universities and think tanks and participated in conferences and debates around the globe in order to discuss tolerance and freedom.  Rose writes about the people and experiences that have influenced the way he views the world and his understanding of the crisis, including meetings with dissidents from the former Soviet Union and ex-Muslims living in Europe. He provides a personal account of an event that has shaped the debate about what it means to be a citizen in a democracy and how to coexist in a world that is increasingly multicultural, multi-religious, and multi-ethnic."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.