A Universal Virtue: The right to criticise

The discussions regarding freedom of speech have produced some heated exchanges. When Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) was depicted as a terrorist, those who love Him did nothing to repel that claim and only added credence to the other claim that “Muslims are against freedom of speech”. It seems mischevious to insinuate that when absolute freedom of speech does not exist in any society in the world – In the UK provisions within the legal system ensure that people are protected against hate-speech. The reason why Muslims were “up-in-arms” is because of the feeling of demonisation at a time when the current climate is not very welcoming.